Job description

Job Role: Engineering Manager

Experience: 10+ years

Location: Mumbai / Bangalore

Must-Have Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years in engineering, with at least 3+ years in a formal people management or leadership role.

• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Java, Python, Microservices, and various database technologies.

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related quantitative field.

• Delivery Record: A proven track record of leading teams in cloud-native or microservices environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Lead deep-dive architectural discussions and conduct high-quality code reviews to maintain technical excellence.

• Operational Rigour: Master Agile/Scrum and other metrics (Cycle Time, MTTR, Change Failure Rate) to drive predictable, high-velocity delivery.

• Strategic Delivery: Balance immediate business feature requests with the management of technical debt and long-term platform scalability.

• People Development: Establish high-trust relationships, mentor direct reports for promotion, and foster a psychologically safe team culture.

• Process Optimization: Audit development cycles to identify bottlenecks and implement efficiency through automation and AI tools.

Core Competencies

• Technical Credibility: Hands-on expertise that allows you to lead by example and earn the respect of seasoned engineers.

• Strategic Judgment: The ability to make tough trade-offs between speed-to market and architectural integrity.

• Emotional Intelligence: Exceptional empathy and interpersonal skills to resolve conflicts and demonstrate partner/customer empathy.

Good-to-Have

• Prior experience within the Fintech or Financial Services industry.

• Experience in adopting AI-driven development tools to enhance team productivity.

• Experience scaling a platform from early-stage to enterprise-grade.

Ideal Candidate Profile

• The “Leader-Doer”: Someone who is still hands-on with code but has evolved into a strategic leader who understands business priorities.

• Background: Candidates from high-growth product startups who have managed teams of 10+ engineers through rapid scaling phases.