Engineering Manager

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Job Description

Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager

Location: Bangalore | Experience: 8–14 yrs

About the Role

We're hiring an Engineering Manager / Senior Engineering Manager to lead high-performing full-stack teams delivering end-to-end product experiences across UI and backend services. Level will be determined based on candidate experience and impact, with an expectation of being 20% hands-on (as needed) while scaling team execution.

What You'll Do
  • Lead and grow engineering teams (6–10 engineers per team; EM typically owns one team, Sr. EM may own multiple teams)
  • Drive end-to-end delivery from product discovery to production, ensuring predictable execution on scope, timelines, and quality
  • Partner with Product, Design, and Business stakeholders to translate goals into a clear roadmap and execution plan
  • Implement and continuously improve Agile practices to increase delivery cadence and transparency
  • Build and scale full-stack systems (UI applications, APIs, and microservices-based backend services)
  • Raise the bar on engineering excellence (code quality, testing, performance, reliability, and operational readiness)
  • Use AI-assisted development tools to improve SDLC productivity while maintaining strong review, testing, and quality standards
  • Stay hands-on (20%) for design reviews, critical problem solving, and key technical contributions
Must-Have
  • Experience in a product company / high-growth startup (mandatory)
  • Managed teams of 8–12 engineers
  • Delivered end-to-end full-stack capabilities (UI/mobile and backend services) in production
  • Backend experience with Java / Python / Go and microservices; hands-on in at least one backend stack
  • Active use of AI-assisted development tools across the SDLC (e.g., for code review support, test generation, and developer productivity)
  • Strong execution & stakeholder management
  • Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD, Kubernetes
  • B.E./M.E./B.Tech/M.Tech from reputed institutions
Good to Have
  • Strong Agile experience driving efficiency
  • Exposure to at least one cloud provider (AWS/GCP/Azure)
  • Strong system design experience

Leveling Guide

Engineering Manager (EM)
  • Owns one team
  • Focus on execution, delivery, team health
  • Contributes to architecture
  • More hands-on
Senior Engineering Manager (Sr. EM)
  • Owns multiple teams / larger charter
  • Drives org-level delivery & technical strategy
  • Works with leadership stakeholders
  • Coaches managers / senior engineers
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