Engineering Manager

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 5–10 engineers, driving collaboration and technical excellence.

Provide architectural vision and hands-on guidance in system design, performance optimization, and code reviews.

Own the roadmap for core backend systems — from planning to execution and delivery.

Partner with AI/ML, product, and cross-functional teams to design scalable, secure, and fault-tolerant solutions.

Establish and uphold engineering best practices in testing, CI/CD, observability, and Agile methodologies.

Build and scale distributed systems ensuring high availability and performance.

Play an instrumental role in hiring and developing technical talent within the engineering team.

Requirements

10+ years of full-time engineering experience, including at least 3-4 years of people management.

Strong proficiency in Java (Core, Spring Boot, Spring MVC); Python is a plus.

Deep understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and scalable backend architecture.

Proven success in 0–1 product journeys and high-scale B2C environments (acquisition, conversion, retention).

Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Exposure to LLM fine-tuning and vector databases is an advantage.

Strong grasp of CI/CD pipelines, Git, and Agile delivery processes.

Excellent leadership, problem-solving, and communication skills with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally.