Director of Software Engineering

Director of Software Engineering (Asia) 

Why We Need You – The Mission & Our Vision 

 Veryon is a leading software and technology company that exists to enable aviation teams around the world to improve efficiency and safety. Our products maximize uptime for aircraft maintenance teams through our customer driven innovation and world class customer service. 
Veryon has more than 7,500 customers in 137 countries, we service general and business aviation, military/defense, commercial aviation, and OEM industries. Our core values drive us, in business, internally, and in our everyday lives. 
  
Reporting to the VP of Engineering, the Director of Engineering will be responsible for leading a team of Software Engineers to ensure that new product development demonstrates innovation and solves business specifications. We are looking for someone with deep technical hands-on experience in software development paired with excellent communication skills. The Director will be expected to co-ordinate efforts with development teams and subject matter experts within Veryon and our customers and partners as well as deliver technology solutions while adhering to our core values. 

The Director of Software Engineering will be a critical senior role at Veryon’s India office.  They will need to support staff at the location providing mentoring and problem solving skills across all departments.  This role will lead teams of Software Engineers (developers) in India and Sri Lanka. 

What You’ll Accomplish - Your Performance Objectives 

Objective #1 
Within your first 30 days, gain a solid understanding of the current state of the team, the technology and the projects 

• Familiarize yourself with the Veryon products, being able to click through and demo the applications at a high level 

• Demonstrate a clear understanding of the existing SDLC process at Veryon 

• Gain an understanding and appreciation for all of the individuals influencing success of this role, including direct reports, peers and project stakeholders across India, Sri Lanka, UK and North America geographies 

• Build recommendations in terms of growing and supporting the workplace environment and culture at the India office 

Objective #2 
Within your first 90 days, demonstrate your ability to take in-depth understanding and create actionable plans of action. 

• Work with your and you peers’ teams to deliver your first feature to production. 

• Establish regular touchpoints with direct reports and within other business units. 

• Establish and monitor goals and growth plans for individual team members by various means such as 1:1s and metrics 

• Present a readout to senior leaders on a plan to evolve the Asia Development team with clearly defined milestones and regular progress reporting 

• Build relationships with all Chennai and Sri Lanka staff across all departments, exhibiting a leadership presence as a go to person for all senior leadership support in Asia 

• Evaluate usage of existing and potentially new technologies, ensuring that the development team is optimized with the appropriate tooling that makes a direct impact to efficiency and effectiveness 

Objective #3 
Within your first 6 months, establish yourself as a senior technology leader.  

• Ensure continued on-time delivery of features and bug fixes  

• Complete your first set of performance reviews for your team and provide recommendations for continuous improvement and career growth. 

• Maintain or improve high standard of employee engagement in the Veryon Asia development team 

• Implement at least two innovations and demonstrate value using both KPIs and qualitative measures 

• Clearly articulate the cost and time savings associated with advancements in Asia’s development practice such as the further adoption of AI tools in the development process 

• Create and maintain key KPIs which can be easily consumed across the organization 

• Build strong relationships with engineering senior leadership team and key stakeholders across the organization 

Who We’re Looking For – The Personal Competencies That Matter  

Collaborative: You have empathy for your colleagues and customers. You demonstrate cross-functional collaboration within the engineering teams and seek out opportunities to build relationships with others throughout the company. You understand we are all on the same team working towards the same goals. 
Intellectually Curious: You have a strong level of curiosity and care about learning. You understand that learning is a continuous part of being an engineering manager and are always looking for ways to sharpen and/or broaden your skillset. 
Flexibility: You understand that priorities and requirements will evolve, and you may have to be flexible in your approach and in your expectations. You are open-minded and adapt well to changing environments as a company grows and scales. You aren’t afraid to step outside your comfort zone and take the initiative to help the team succeed. 
Technical Skills: You have technical expertise across numerous technologies, and the ability to train and mentor your team on how and when to utilize them.  

How We Work – The Core Values That We Live By  

Fueled By Customers: We work hard so our customers can get more uptime. A customer-centered approach is on the forefront of our minds. We are big on transparent communication with our customers, and we celebrate their wins internally because we love the positive impact we are making on their lives. 
 
Win Together: We focus on the “we” and not the “me”. Collaboration is key, we value diverse backgrounds and skill sets. Our mission is to win as a team, we think everyone plays an integral part in our success. 
 
Make it Happen: When we make a commitment, we get it done. We take a proactive approach, commit, adapt to evolving landscapes and problems, and tackle problems at every difficulty level. 
 
Innovate to Elevate: We set the standard in aviation by embracing and advancing cutting edge technology. We take a fail-forward approach using everything as a learning experience. We encourage creativity and experimentation within our teams. This helps us set the bar high and provide world class expertise in aviation.