Director of Engineering – Product Development

Job title: Director of Engineering – Product Development

Location: Pleasanton, CA (Hybrid 3 days on-site)
Job Type: Full-Time

About Meeru AI

Meeru AI is building an AI-native enterprise finance platform that transforms data from ERP, CRM, billing, and HR systems into auditable insights for finance teams. Our platform supports multi-tenant SaaS, single-tenant, and on-prem deployments across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform.

Role Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Director of Engineering to lead product development, architecture, and engineering execution for our AI-driven enterprise platform. This role will manage distributed engineering teams across the US and offshore locations while partnering closely with Product, AI/ML, and Platform teams.

The ideal candidate has strong experience building scalable SaaS products, leading engineering organizations, and integrating AI/ML capabilities into enterprise applications.

Key Responsibilities

·       Own technical architecture and product engineering strategy

·       Design scalable multi-tenant SaaS platforms with cloud-agnostic architecture

·       Lead backend development using Python, APIs, PostgreSQL, and Redis

·       Drive AI/ML and LLM integration into enterprise workflows

·       Architect solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud Platform environments

·       Lead code reviews, technical design discussions, and engineering best practices

·       Build and manage distributed engineering teams across multiple geographies

·       Drive Agile delivery, sprint planning, release management, and execution

·       Establish CI/CD, testing, monitoring, observability, and incident management processes

·       Partner with Product and leadership teams to deliver enterprise-grade features on schedule

·       Ensure scalability, reliability, security, and compliance standards including SOC2, GDPR, and HIPAA

Required Qualifications

·       10+ years of software engineering experience with 5+ years in engineering leadership

·       Proven experience building and scaling B2B SaaS platforms from 0→1

·       Strong expertise in Python (FastAPI, Django, Flask), PostgreSQL, Redis, and API design

·       Deep understanding of multi-tenant SaaS architecture and distributed systems

·       Experience with AWS infrastructure; Azure/Google Cloud Platform exposure preferred

·       Experience integrating AI/ML, LLMs, or agent frameworks into production systems

·       Proven ability to lead teams of 10–20+ engineers across distributed environments

·       Strong experience with Agile delivery, engineering processes, and enterprise product launches

·       Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

Preferred Skills

·       ERP/Finance systems experience (NetSuite, Oracle, SAP)

·       Knowledge of financial workflows including AP/AR, GL, and FP&A

·       Experience with LangChain, LangGraph, Kubernetes (EKS/AKS/GKE), Terraform, or Pulumi

·       Experience with SOC2/ISO 27001 compliance initiatives

·       Startup or high-growth SaaS environment experience

·       Experience managing offshore engineering teams