--- title: 'Director of Engineering at CommerceIQ' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/director-of-engineering-commerceiq-bengaluru-w4rgps29v7hm' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-15' --- # Director of Engineering at CommerceIQ - **Company:** CommerceIQ - **Location:** Bengaluru, India - **Posted:** 2026-10-14 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-15 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/commerceiq/jobs/8018231003 ## Job description The Company CommerceIQ is building the AI platform that runs commerce for the world's largest brands. We are not selling AI demos. We are shipping AI agents for content, media, and sales into the workflows of the Fortune 100 every week. 2,200+ Customers 10 of Top 12 CPG Companies 900+ Retailers Connected $200M+ Raised Customers include Coca-Cola, Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive, Mondelez, Samsung, and Kellogg's. Backed by SoftBank, Insight Partners, and Madrona. Headquartered in Mountain View with teams across the US, India, Canada, and the UK. Pre-IPO. CommerceIQ is a well funded fast growing enterprise SaaS platform that is helping brands grow and sell more on e-commerce channels through its machine learning technology. Top consumer brands like Nestle, Coke, PepsiCo, Johnson & Johnson, Mondelez, Kellogg to name a few rely on CommerceIQ suite of products to make efficient business decisions on a daily basis. It is critical to have high quality data and algorithms that drive business decisions for our customer in a timely manner. We are looking for a seasoned Engineering leader to own and lead the Engineering delivery and teams for one of our core Product Lines. As the Director of Engineering, you will lead the effort in building a truly disruptive and fundamentally differentiated world-class digital shelf analytics product that has helped drive a profound impact on how consumer brands sell and optimize their e-commerce presence and help drive millions of dollars in ROI. You will be responsible for leading a rockstar team spanning multiple engineering managers and 15+ Engineers, towards owning and managing the product delivery, software service quality and envisioning the future tech directions and goals in alignment with the organization product vision and growth plans. The successful candidate will help make technical and business decisions which will shape the future of the product and company. They will be obsessed with technology and relentlessly raise the bar in terms of building excellent products (which are scalable and extensible and just work all the time), build winning teams and be able to rally these towards a vision, and can attract and retain top talent. The candidate should be capable of managing a fast-paced delivery schedule and influence and drive a high-level engineering strategy with the leadership, as well as take a hands-on approach to implementing that strategy. If you have an entrepreneurial spirit, know how to deliver, are deeply technical, highly innovative, and long for the opportunity to build pioneering solutions to challenging problems, this role is for you. Come help us build an automated e-commerce optimization suite of products! Responsibilities: - As a key member of the executive team, work with Product Management, Marketing, Client Services, and Sales to deliver new, compelling products to market. - Ship great products under stringent deadlines in the face of ambiguous requirements and changing business priorities. - Attract talent, hire the best engineers, and grow teams at a rapid pace. - Establish strong interlock with Sales teams to win new deals and Client Services teams to ensure customer success. - Design enterprise-class SaaS systems. Requirements: - You have a Computer Science degree, or equivalent with at-least 10+ years of work experience and at least 5 years of leadership role, preferably experienced in managing engineering managers. - Excellent delivery and people management skills. - Exceptional leadership skills and proven experience in shaping team culture. - Hands-on experience in building distributed systems with GCP / AWS and experienced in building and delivering highly scalable Enterprise SaaS software. - Proven ability to headhunt, attract, retain, and coach engineering talent from top companies and universities. - Strong analytical skills and high ownership. - Prior experience with a start-up is preferred. - Willing to work with a distributed team. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other category prohibited by applicable law. ## About CommerceIQ ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: CommerceIQ provides a unified AI platform for retail ecommerce teams to automate and optimize sales, content, and media across thousands of retailers globally. - **Entity Type**: Private (Series D, closed in 2022) - **Headquarters**: Mountain View, California, USA (with additional offices in Bengaluru, India and London, UK) - **Founded**: 2018 - **Founders**: Guru Hariharan (CEO) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Retail ecommerce technology / AI-driven commerce automation - **Target customers**: B2B – consumer brands (both SMB and enterprise) selling on Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, and 1,450+ other retail endpoints - **Mission statement**: “We drive profitable ecommerce growth with intelligent automation” [[commerceiq.ai/about-us]](https://www.commerceiq.ai/about-us) ## Products & Services - **AllyAI**: An always-on AI commerce operator that automates pricing adjustments, media spend optimization, and content visibility improvements across retailers. Acts as a “co-pilot” for ecommerce teams. - **Content Agent**: Automates management of thousands of SKUs across hundreds of retailers, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and AEO (Amazon Eligibility Optimization). - **Digital Shelf Analytics**: Tracks digital shelf performance 24/7 across 1,450+ retailers, providing prioritized insights and ready-to-use WBR reports. - **eCommerce Sales Management**: Forecasts sales vs. plan, prioritizes next-best actions, and automates execution to close gaps. - **Retail Media Management**: Optimizes retail media bids and pacing using 50+ shelf-aware signals, driving incremental sales. All products are SaaS-based, delivered via a unified platform. ## Market Standing - **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Total funding raised – Series D in 2022 (amount undisclosed); notable investors include Insight Partners, Madrona Ventures, and Shasta Ventures [[commerceiq.ai/leadership]](https://www.commerceiq.ai/leadership) - **Notable Investors/Partners**: Insight Partners, Madrona Ventures, Shasta Ventures; the platform connects to Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, and 1,450+ other retail endpoints - **Growth Signals**: - 2,200+ brands use the platform - Global network of 900+ retailers - In 2021, CommerceIQ automations drove 250 million actions that contributed to profitable market share gains for customers - Offices in US, India, and UK, with a growing global team ## Competitive Advantages - **Unified platform**: One platform covering content, analytics, sales, and media – eliminating siloed tools and spreadsheets. - **AI-native automation**: AllyAI and other agents continuously monitor and act on pricing, content, and media without manual intervention. - **Shelf-aware signals**: Proprietary intelligence that captures real-time shelf data across 1,450+ retailers, enabling better bid optimization and content decisions. - **Deep retailer integrations**: Direct connections to Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, and many others, built specifically for the algorithmic nature of retail marketplaces. ## Strategic Focus CommerceIQ is doubling down on AI-driven automation to help brands scale profitable growth. The company’s leadership principles emphasize “relentless innovation” and “exception-based automated decision making.” Near-term priorities include expanding platform capabilities (e.g., Director of Engineering – AI, Forward Deployed Engineering) and deepening international reach (85+ countries). The company is investing heavily in product teams (AI, data science) and growth partnerships. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & values**: Emphasis on ownership, hiring and developing the best, and moving quickly. Diversity, equity, and inclusion are core to the company’s identity [[commerceiq.ai/careers]](https://www.commerceiq.ai/careers). - **Work model**: Hybrid and remote options depending on role and location; generous PTO including vacation, holidays, and global recharge days. - **Compensation & perks**: Competitive base pay, equity (stock options for eligible roles), comprehensive health/dental/vision insurance, gym stipends, mental health support, and learning & development opportunities. - **Engineering culture**: Strong focus on internal growth and promotion; many team members expand roles from within. Active engineering hubs in Mountain View, Toronto, Bengaluru, and London. - **Global team**: Cross-regional collaboration across US, UK, and India; inclusive environment that values diverse backgrounds. ## Sources 1. [commerceiq.ai](https://www.commerceiq.ai/) – Main site, product descriptions 2. [commerceiq.ai/careers](https://www.commerceiq.ai/careers) – Culture, perks, DEI, hybrid policy 3. [commerceiq.ai/about-us](https://www.commerceiq.ai/about-us) – Mission, metrics, offices, investors 4. [job-boards.greenhouse.io/commerceiq](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/commerceiq) – Open roles, locations 5. 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