Job Description

• R020123
• India
• Engineering
• Regular


Location: Details: India Remote



Diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.


At GoDaddy the future of work looks different for each team. Some teams work in the office full-time; others have a hybrid arrangement (they work remotely some days and in the office some days) and some work entirely remotely.



This position may be a hybrid or fully remote position, as decided by your manager. If designated as hybrid, you'll divide your time between working remotely from your home and an office location, so you should live within commuting distance. If designated as remote, you'll be working remotely from your home and may occasionally visit a GoDaddy office to meet with your team for events or meetings. Your hiring manager can share more about this role's hybrid or remote designation.


Join our team



At GoDaddy, we are looking for our next Director of Engineering who will embrace a leadership role in our Generative AI (GenAI) team. Our GenAI team owns the foundational logic for the AI powered GoDaddy Airo experience which helps our customers go from an idea to full online presence in just minutes. We use the latest AI models and technologies to accelerate the success of over 20 million small business entrepreneurs globally.



As a Director of Engineering, you will lead teams which build and use generative AI and Machine Learning models to improve existing customer-facing products, as well as build innovative new experiences, that will have a direct impact on the businesses of millions of entrepreneurs!



This role will have a direct influence across multiple teams, product lines and experiences including GoDaddy Airo, Domains, Websites & Marketing, Logo, Email, Managed WordPress, Commerce, Web Hosting and SSL. Our Partners Architecture team provides guidance, mentorship, and design assistance to numerous teams across GoDaddy's business units.


What you'll get to do...



Are you a leader who is keen on leveraging Generative AI to build new products and features that result in a significant positive customer impact at scale? Are you keen to leverage Generative AI to transform the technology and business capabilities in a global company? Can you help leaders understand how Generative AI can change the way value is delivered to customers? Can you influence large teams of people, even in the face of uncertainty?


• Build a diverse, self-sufficient, and fully functional team that owns and delivers new products and features for the GoDaddy Airo experience
• Embrace and lead with the latest technologies in the field of Generative AI and Machine Learning to build solutions that result in positive customer and business outcomes
• Build Generative AI models, prompts, and applications for intelligent business applications, social media post and design applications, logo generation systems, intelligent assistants and conversational experiences, and more
• Lead innovative solutions using foundational models/LLMs, model fine-tuning and RAG style application development
• Generate multilingual prompt completions using various ML tools and scripts
• Join forces and collaborate extensively with internal product, growth, and engineering teams to ensure that solution meets business needs
• Drive engineering and operational excellence including automation, quality, efficiency, productivity
• Provide technical leadership to the team including architecture, design, and code reviews
• Mentor engineers to reach their full potential. Manage a team responsible for achieving target scope, schedule, quality, and cost objectives
• Communicate results in a comprehensible manner to all levels of the company


Your experience should include...


• 10+ years of validated experience in a software engineering role shipping customer-facing products and services at scale with rich experience in large-scale data systems
• 8+ years of hands-on experience working as a leader of engineers, building effective teams, and creating a productive, inclusive, and fun workplace environment
• 2+ years' experience in Cloud computing, using publicly available services (AWS Services preferred)
• Deep technical background in software engineering and generative AI
• Experience working in an agile environment, and iteratively deploying AI/Machine Learning systems iteratively
• Able to thrive in a fast-paced environment that is anchored on an experimentation culture
• A strategic problem solver able to see patterns and relationships in information and events
• The ability to steadfastly prioritize and deliver results
• Intellectual curiosity combined with a bias for action
• Demonstrate ability to partner across the company to drive tangible business results


We've got your back... We offer a range of benefits that may include paid time off, retirement savings (e.g., 401k, pension schemes), incentive eligibility, equity grants, participation in an employee stock purchase plan, and other family-friendly benefits including parental leave. GoDaddy's benefits vary based on individual role and location and can be reviewed in more detail during the interview process.



We also embrace our diverse culture and offer a range of Employee Resource Groups (Culture). Have a side hustle? No problem. We love entrepreneurs! Most importantly, come as you are and make your own way.


About us... GoDaddy is empowering everyday entrepreneurs around the world by providing the help and tools to succeed online, making opportunity more inclusive for all. GoDaddy is the place people come to name their idea, build a professional website, attract customers, sell their products and services, and manage their work. Our mission is to give our customers the tools, insights, and people to transform their ideas and personal initiative into success. To learn more about the company, visit About Us.



At GoDaddy, we know diverse teams build better products--period. Our people and culture reflect and celebrate that sense of diversity and inclusion in ideas, experiences and perspectives. But we also know that's not enough to build true equity and belonging in our communities. That's why we prioritize integrating diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging principles into the core of how we work every day--focusing not only on our employee experience, but also our customer experience and operations. It's the best way to serve our mission of empowering entrepreneurs everywhere, and making opportunity more inclusive for all. To read more about these commitments, as well as our representation and pay equity data, check out our Diversity and Pay Parity annual report which can be found on our Diversity Careers page.


•GoDaddy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer .• •GoDaddy will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with local and federal requirements.• •Refer to our full• •EEO policy.•



Our recruiting team is available to assist you in completing your application. If they could be helpful, please reach out to myrecruiter@godaddy.com.


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