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CACarl Zeiss India (Bangalore) Pvt. Ltd.

Head of Software Development(m/w/x)

Aalen
Full-timeOn-siteSenior
AI/ML

Defining modern software architectures for customer-facing frontend applications. 12-18+ years leadership experience required. Hybrid work, 4-day work week.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related technical discipline
  • 12-18+ years progressive software engineering experience, significant portion in senior technical and people leadership roles
  • Extensive professional experience and demonstrated leadership maturity in complex, software-driven product organizations
  • Strong academic foundation and passion for building high-performing engineering teams
  • Proven track record leading multi-disciplinary engineering teams
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale, business-critical software platforms in dynamic environments
  • Prior experience in healthcare, medical technology, SaaS platforms, retail technology, or AI-enabled digital products preferred
  • Exposure to regulated or quality-critical domains advantageous
  • Software solutions impacting customer outcomes, operational efficiency, or clinical workflows
  • Demonstrated experience in global, matrixed R&D organizations highly desirable
  • Comfortable operating across geographies, cultures, and functions
  • Capable of aligning distributed teams around shared technical vision, standards, and delivery goals
  • Strong people leadership capabilities
  • Well-developed coaching and mentoring skills to develop engineering talent
  • Support career growth and build sustainable leadership pipelines
  • Fostering a culture of trust, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Customer-centric and outcome-driven mindset
  • Translate business and user needs into scalable, high-quality technical solutions
  • Deep hands-on expertise in modern software engineering domains
  • Contemporary frontend application development frameworks and practices
  • Backend systems based on cloud-native, microservices-oriented architectures
  • Native and cross-platform mobile application development for iOS and Android
  • AI/ML model development and deployment using domain-driven, production-grade datasets
  • Strong understanding of cloud platforms, containerization technologies, and distributed systems
  • Proven ability to design and deliver secure, high-performance, highly scalable software solutions
  • Strong appreciation for software quality, reliability, and long-term maintainability

Tasks

  • Lead end-to-end software development lifecycle
  • Ensure high-quality, scalable, and resilient software
  • Provide strategic oversight from concept to production
  • Define and evolve modern software architectures
  • Build customer-facing frontend applications
  • Develop cloud-native, containerized backend platforms
  • Create native and cross-platform mobile applications
  • Establish best practices in API design and performance
  • Ensure software maintainability and long-term sustainability
  • Balance innovation with robustness and compliance
  • Provide technical leadership for AI and ML capabilities
  • Guide creation of AI/ML engines and models
  • Translate business challenges into AI-driven solutions
  • Ensure responsible and ethical AI practices
  • Maintain high standards for AI quality and security
  • Foster a culture of engineering excellence
  • Define and enforce strong engineering standards
  • Drive DevSecOps practices and continuous improvement
  • Ensure high availability and cost efficiency in production
  • Balance speed of delivery with quality and reliability
  • Build and mentor a team of engineers
  • Promote ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning
  • Participate in architectural reviews and problem-solving
  • Attract and retain top engineering talent
  • Collaborate with global ZEISS R&D teams
  • Align technology execution with strategic objectives
  • Strengthen software engineering's impact on innovation

Work Experience

  • 12 years

Education

  • Bachelor's degreeOR
  • Master's degree

Languages

  • EnglishBusiness Fluent

Tools & Technologies

  • Cloud-native architectures
  • Microservices architectures
  • iOS
  • Android
  • AI/ML
  • Cloud platforms
  • Containerization technologies
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