Director, Cloud Software Engineering - Backend

About TP-Link

TP-Link is a global innovator in reliable networking and smart home solutions, delivering connectivity to millions of users around the world. Our cloud platform is a critical foundation for our rapidly growing ecosystem of IoT and smart devices. We are looking for a visionary engineering leader to drive the next phase of our cloud backend strategy and development.

As the Director of Cloud Software Engineering – Backend, you will lead the strategy, execution, and growth of TP-Link’s backend cloud platform. This role blends deep technical expertise with strong leadership, guiding multiple engineering teams to build scalable, reliable, and secure cloud services that support our global user base.

You’ll work closely with executive leadership, product teams, and other technical stakeholders to shape the future of TP-Link’s cloud ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale the backend cloud engineering organization, including multiple teams across regions.
• Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for cloud backend services powering TP-Link’s smart device platforms.
• Ensure delivery of high-quality software with a focus on scalability, availability, performance, and security.
• Foster a culture of technical excellence, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with product, mobile, frontend, DevOps, and security teams to ensure seamless end-to-end product delivery.
• Set engineering standards and best practices across architecture, development, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
• Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent, focusing on team health and leadership development.
• Oversee execution of large-scale projects, timelines, and resource planning.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies that can accelerate innovation and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; Ph.D. a plus.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in technical leadership roles, including managing engineering managers and large distributed teams.
• Proven experience designing and scaling cloud-native backend systems (preferably on AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Deep expertise in backend technologies such as Go, Java, or Python, and cloud architecture patterns (e.g., microservices, event-driven, serverless).
• Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, databases (SQL/NoSQL), message queues (Kafka, MQTT), and container orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience building and running high-availability services in production with strong observability and incident response practices.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to align engineering initiatives with company goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in IoT or connected device platforms.
• Familiarity with security and privacy practices for cloud services at scale.
• Background in managing global engineering teams.
• Contributions to open-source or published technical content.

Salary range: $200000- $230,000

• Free snacks and drinks, and provided lunch on Fridays
• Fully paid medical, dental, and vision insurance (partial coverage for dependents)
• Contributions to 401k funds
• Bi-annual reviews, and annual pay increases
• Health and wellness benefits, including free gym membership
• Quarterly team-building events

At TP-Link Systems Inc., we are continually searching for ambitious individuals who are passionate about their work. We believe that diversity fuels innovation, collaboration, and drives our entrepreneurial spirit. As a global company, we highly value diverse perspectives and are committed to cultivating an environment where all voices are heard, respected, and valued. We are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants, and we prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Beyond compliance, we strive to create a supportive and growth-oriented workplace for everyone. If you share our passion and connection to this mission, we welcome you to apply and join us in building a vibrant and inclusive team at TP-Link Systems Inc.