YipitData - Engineering Director

About Us:YipitData is the leading market research and analytics firm for the disruptive economy and most recently raised $475M from The Carlyle Group at a valuation of over $1B.Every day, our proprietary technology analyzes billions of alternative data points to uncover actionable insights across sectors like software, AI, cloud, e-commerce, ridesharing, and payments.Our data and research teams transform raw data into strategic intelligence, delivering accurate, timely, and deeply contextualized analysis that our customers - ranging from the world's top investment funds to Fortune 500 companies - depend on to drive high-stakes decisions.From sourcing and licensing novel datasets to rigorous analysis and expert narrative framing, our teams ensure clients get not just data, but clarity and confidence.We operate globally with offices in the US (NYC, Austin, Miami, Mountain View) APAC (Hong Kong, Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Singapore), and India.Our award-winning, people-centric culture - recognized by Inc. as a Best Workplace for three consecutive years - emphasizes transparency, ownership, and continuous mastery.What It's Like to Work at YipitData :YipitData isn't a place for coasting - it's a launchpad for ambitious, impact-driven professionals.From day one, you'll take the lead on meaningful work, accelerate your growth, and gain exposure that shapes careers.Why Top Talent Chooses YipitData :- Ownership That Matters: You'll lead high-impact projects with real business outcomes.- Rapid Growth: We compress years of learning into months.- Merit Over Titles: Trust and responsibility are earned through execution, not tenure.- Velocity with Purpose: We move fast, support each other, and aim high - always with purpose and intention.Who Thrives Here?We hire sprinters, not coasters - people who :- Choose growth over comfort.- Lead through challenges.- Are energized by high expectations.It's not for everyone, and that's intentional.If your ambition is matched by your work ethic - and you're hungry for a place where growth, impact, and ownership are the norm - YipitData might be the opportunity you've been waiting for.As the Director of Engineering, You Will be Responsible for :- ERP Data Management: You'll be the one implementing connectors to fetch and store the ERP data. It's like building a bridge to a treasure trove of information. And not just that, you've got to ensure this data has high availability. So, whether it's the crack of dawn or the dead of night, the ERP data should be accessible without a hitch. It's your kingdom, and you're responsible for all related improvements. Make sure the data is stored efficiently and securely, and is always ready for action.- Email Processing Management: Own the reliability and scalability of large-scale email processing systems, including maintaining tens of millions of email accounts and ensuring that hundreds of millions of emails are consistently delivered to downstream systems each day, with related email notifications sent in a timely manner. This role requires strong expertise in email protocols such as IMAP and SMTP. You should be comfortable designing around rate limits, proxy strategies, and provider-specific constraints, and have strong proficiency in Redis, MySQL, and message queue systems to support high-volume, distributed processing workloads.- Business and Technology/Engineering Liaison: Understand the business requirements inside out. Jump right into discussions with the team and bring your A-game to design technical solutions. You'll be the one who bridges the gap between business needs and technical implementation.- Backend API Mastery: Customers' requirements are constantly evolving, and that's where you come in. You'll be implementing or upgrading backend APIs to fit these new demands like a custom-made glove. Your work will be the driving force behind our ability to keep up with the market.- System Maintenance and Architecture Champion: Maintain our existing services like a pro. Dive into iterative upgrades, deploy improvements, and take charge of service governance. Your work will be the glue that holds our services together and keeps them evolving. Build new foundational components that empower the team with strong, reliable core support.- Global Team Player: Work hand-in-glove with our US, Singapore, India and China teams. Be flexible with work hours as the data world never sleeps, and we need you to be on top of your game, always! This is a fully-remote opportunity based in India. Standard work hours are from 8 am to 5 pm IST.You Are Likely To Succeed If you have or you are :- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, or related majors, 12+ years overall experience.- Solid computer foundation and programming skills, familiar with common data structures and algorithms.- Excellent in one of the following languages: Python/Golang/Java (Python is the most preferred).- Proficiency with messaging platforms (Kafka, RMQ, SQS) and relational/NoSQL datastores (MySQL, Postgres, MongoDB, Cassandra, ScyllaDB, HBase, Redis, Aerospike, etc.).- Experience in architecture and developing large-scale distributed systems.- Familiarity with microservice architecture, API gateway patterns, and service observability (logging, tracing, metrics).- Proven track record building and operating systems with strict latency and reliability requirements in 24/7 environments, including :1. High-performance, high-uptime (99.99%+) systems.2. Self-recoverable architectures.3. Container/VM orchestration platforms.- Bonus: RPC frameworks (gRPC/Protobuf, Thrift).- Strong architectural expertise with modern backend stacks (Go, Python, Java, Node.js) and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure, Kubernetes/Docker).- Excellent logic analysis capabilities, able to abstract and split business logic reasonably.- Strong ownership, self-motivation, and the ability to deliver independently while also collaborating effectively.- Experience leading small engineering initiatives or mentoring junior developers (20%).- Ability to clearly articulate complex technical concepts and org-wide strategies to engineers, cross-functional partners, and executives.Nice to have (Optional) :- Knowledge of security best practices, authentication/authorization, and performance tuning for high-traffic systems.- Knowledge of AI agent/harness, focus on how to use AI to improve work efficiency or restructure work patterns.- Experience with DevOps practices.What We Offer :- Our compensation package includes comprehensive benefits, perks, and a competitive salary: We care about your personal life, and we mean it. We offer vacation time, parental leave, team events, learning reimbursement, and more!- Your growth at YipitData is determined by the impact that you are making, not by tenure, unnecessary facetime, or office politics.- Everyone at YipitData is empowered to learn, self-improve, and master their skills in an environment focused on ownership, respect, and trust.- We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, or veteran status. We are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. (ref:hirist.tech)