AssociateVicePresident-Engineering(AVP)

**This role is for one of the Weekday's clients** **Salary range: Rs 4000000 - Rs 6000000 (ie INR 40 - 60 LPA)** Experience: 13+ yrs Location: Mumbai Job Type: full-time We seek a seasoned and energetic Associate Vice President (AVP) – Engineering to head engineering delivery, release management, and client support functions. The perfect candidate will champion excellence in backend engineering, manage scalable microservice-based applications, and guarantee top-quality delivery for various enterprise clients. **Requirements** ### Key Responsibilities ### 1\. Engineering Leadership Provide leadership and mentorship to engineering managers, team leads, and backend engineering teams. Drive architectural and design decisions for Java-based microservices applications. Develop and enforce engineering best practices, encompassing code quality, testing standards, CI/CD processes, and API governance. Ensure the prompt and high-quality delivery of all client projects. Oversee recruitment, performance evaluations, career growth, and succession planning. Promote a culture centered on accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement. Monitor and enhance engineering KPIs, including sprint velocity, deployment frequency, and defect rates. ### 2\. Release Management Take ownership of the entire release lifecycle, covering planning, scheduling, risk assessment, and execution. Establish release governance processes to enable zero-downtime deployments. Coordinate release readiness activities among engineering and DevOps teams. Enhance CI/CD automation, rollback procedures, and deployment effectiveness. Maintain release schedules and proactively communicate with stakeholders and clients. Lead continuous improvements in release predictability and change management. ### 3\. Client Support Operations Supervise the client support team responsible for addressing production issues and client-submitted tickets. Define and track adherence to SLAs and SLOs regarding response and resolutio