AI/ML Software Engineering Director

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Bengaluru, Bengaluru Urban, Karnataka
In-Office
Expert/Leader
Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Role
Lead the design and development of AI-driven applications, oversee cloud architecture, manage teams, and ensure software quality and operational excellence.
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Role Overview:

We are seeking an experienced Director of Software Engineering to lead the design, development, and deployment of advanced Agentic applications powered by AI/LLM services and AI protections. As AI becomes integral to software development, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape and contribute to a fast-growing consumer business that protects millions of customers—right from one of India’s most vibrant cities. You will bring strong expertise in AI-driven product development, cloud-native engineering, and consumer product innovation, using AI both throughout the SDLC and in building and operating products.
This is a Hybrid position located at our Bangalore, India development center. You will be required to be on-site 2 to 3 days per week. When you are not working on-site, you will be working from your home office. We are only considering candidates within a commutable distance to our Bangalore office and are not offering relocation assistance at this time.

About the Role

  • In this role, you will require to have deep cloud experience and modern AI tooling skills, including proficiency in GoLang, MCP (Model Context Protocol), LLMs, and full‑stack development on AWS.

  • You should have a passion for creating consumer products and be eager to join a collaborative team focused on delivering best‑in‑class experiences while leading a high-performing engineering group.

  • You should be able to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders while demonstrating adaptability, strong communication, and the ability to thrive in remote or distributed environments.

  • You will drive product requirements and roadmap planning in close partnership with cross-functional teams while leading the design, architecture, and implementation of highly scalable cloud solutions.

  • You will be customer‑obsessed, using agile practices to build products that deliver exceptional experiences, and you will optimize testing processes by guiding your team to create comprehensive test plans, run failure‑mode scenarios, and ensure high‑quality releases.

  • You will lead and develop a high‑performing engineering team through strong people management, including hiring, coaching, feedback, and performance management.

  • You will champion operational excellence across the organization by enforcing secure development best practices, rigorous code reviews, unit testing, and scalability standards.

About You

  • You should have bring 14–18 years of software development experience with at least 5 years of leadership as a Manager or Director of a product development team.

  • You should have 5+ years of full‑stack, cloud-native development expertise building high‑performing, scalable applications on AWS or Azure.

  • You should have experience in designing, architecting and deploying advanced Agentic and AI/LLM-driven applications with strong protections for security, privacy, and identity.

  • You must have deep proficiency in REST services using Golang or Python, containerization with Docker, and orchestration frameworks such as Kubernetes or EKS.

  • You should possess strong skills across SQL, NoSQL, and big data technologies including DynamoDB, Cassandra, MongoDB, Hadoop, Spark, S3, and middleware like Kafka or Redis.

  • You should have an experience with Safety, Privacy, Identity, Connected Home, Wearables, IoT products is a plus

  • You should ideally bring experience in neural networks, machine learning, deep learning, NLP, or domains such as safety, privacy, identity, security, IoT, wearables, or connected home products.

  • You should have Bachelors/Masters/ Ph.D. in Computer Science or Engineering, or an equivalent advanced technical degree.

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Company Overview

McAfee is a leader in personal security for consumers. Focused on protecting people, not just devices, McAfee consumer solutions adapt to users’ needs in an always online world, empowering them to live securely through integrated, intuitive solutions that protects their families and communities with the right security at the right moment.

Company Benefits and Perks:

We work hard to embrace diversity and inclusion and encourage everyone at McAfee to bring their authentic selves to work every day. We’re proud to be Great Place to Work® Certified in 10 countries, a reflection of the supportive, empowering environment we’ve built where people feel seen, valued, and energized to reach their full potential and thrive.

We offer a variety of social programs, flexible work hours and family-friendly benefits to all of our employees.

  • Bonus Program
  • Pension and Retirement Plans
  • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • Support for Community Involvement

We're serious about our commitment to diversity which is why McAfee prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender expression or identity, sexual orientation or any other legally protected status.

Top Skills

Spark
AWS
Cassandra
Docker
DynamoDB
Eks
Go
Hadoop
Kafka
Kubernetes
Model Context Protocol
MongoDB
Ms-Sql
No-Sql
Python
Redis
Rest Services
S3
SQL
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The Company
HQ: Santa Clara, CA
7,996 Employees

What We Do

McAfee is a global organization with a 30-year history and a brand known the world over for innovation, collaboration and trust. McAfee’s historical accomplishments are founded upon decades of threat and vulnerability research, product innovation, practical application and a brand which individuals, organizations and governments have come to trust.

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