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