Job Description

About Albertsons Companies India
Albertsons Companies is a leading food and drug retailer in the United States. As of February 22, 2025, the Company operated 2,270 retail stores with 1,728 in-store pharmacies, 405 associated fuel centers, 22 dedicated distribution centers and 19 manufacturing facilities. Albertsons Companies India is a vital extension of the Albertsons Companies Inc. workforce and important to the next phase in the company & technology journey to support millions of customers & lives every day.

Job Title: Senior Director of Engineering eCommerce Search & Catalog
Location: Bengaluru, India
We are seeking a visionary and results-driven Senior Director of Engineering to lead our eCommerce Search and Catalog engineering teams. This leader will be responsible for building and scaling world-class search and product discovery experiences that power our grocery retail platform. You will drive the technical strategy, architecture, and execution of our search and catalog systems, ensuring seamless, personalized, and high-performance experiences for millions of customers.
Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and grow high-performing engineering teams focused on search relevance, catalog management, and product discovery.
• Define and execute the technical roadmap for search and catalog platforms, aligning with business goals and customer needs.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Data Science, UX, and Business teams to deliver innovative and scalable solutions.
• Champion engineering excellence, agile practices, and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Ensure high availability, performance, resiliency, and modularity of search and catalog services.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in AI/ML, search technologies, and eCommerce innovation.

• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in engineering leadership roles and people management experience.
• Bachelors or Masters degree in computer science or related field.
• Proven experience leading large-scale search, catalog, or recommendation systems in a high-traffic eCommerce environment.
• Deep understanding of search technologies (e.g., Elasticsearch, Solr, vector search, LLMs), data pipelines, design patterns, and microservices architecture.
• Strong technical acumen with the ability to make architectural decisions and lead engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
• A problem-solver Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and you find ways to get things done
• Strong strategic planning and project management skills.
• Inspiring team leadership style, both for direct reports and internal team members
• Excellent at people management, building and leading teams
• Exceptional at prioritizing and focusing on the highest value opportunities Ability to thrive in a fast-paced setting that is constantly evolving.
• Ability to work up and down the leadership range, with good flexibility to shift quickly between strategy and tactics
• Willing to travel as needed (including international travel)

• Experience in grocery, retail, or consumer-facing digital platforms.
• Familiarity with personalization, taxonomy, and product data enrichment.
• Familiarity with GitHub CoPilot and other developer productivity tools and frameworks.
• Hands on development experience in Java, Python, Spring Boot, Elastic Search/Solr, and ReactJS or other frameworks is preferred.