Company Description Organizations everywhere struggle under the crushing costs and complexities of solutions that promise to simplify their lives To create better experience for their customers and employees To help them grow Software is a choice that can make or break a business Create better or worse experiences Propel or throttle growth Business software has become a blocker instead of ways to get work done There s another option Freshworks With a fresh vision for how the world works At Freshworks we build uncomplicated service software that delivers exceptional customer and employee experiences Our enterprise-grade solutions are powerful yet easy to use and quick to deliver results Our people-first approach to AI eliminates friction making employees more effective and organizations more productive Over 72 000 companies including Bridgestone New Balance Nucor S P Global and Sony Music trust Freshworks customer experience CX and employee experience EX software to fuel customer loyalty and service efficiency And over 4 500 Freshworks employees make this possible all around the world Fresh vision Real impact Come build it with us About the Role Freshworks seeks an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a growing team of Engineers that builds and scales one of our many products As a technical leader you own the engineering vision and oversee the technical standards your team thrives on As a manager of engineers you coach and develop our promising young talent and ensure their collective energy is applied effectively and efficiently to accomplish not only the organizational goals but also their individual career goals An accomplished record as an individual contributor and experience managing an engineering team is expected to fill these shoes Responsibilities Own the development practices and standards for your team Own the technical architecture drive engineering design and shoulder critical decisions Understand prioritize and deliver the feature roadmap while chipping away at the technical debt Work effectively with a cross-functional team of product managers designers developers and QA Own the communication of the team s progress and perception of the team itself Collaborate with the Support team to keep track of and triage technical issues and track them through to resolution Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to drive sourcing screening interviewing and recruitment of the right talent for your team Continuously improve the productivity of your team by identifying investments in technology process and continuous delivery Own the morale of your team unblock them at critical junctures break ties in a timely manner Own the careers of your team members deliver regular and timely feedback represent your team for annual reviews and reward your performers Qualifications Education Bachelor s Degree in the technical field OR equivalent work experience A minimum of 10 years of relevant professional work experience A minimum of 3 years of experience in managing a high performing engineering team A minimum of 6 years of object-oriented software development experience as an individual contributor Experience developing software in a commercial software product development workplace A polyglot in programming languages with the ability to learn new technologies as the need arises Experience building large-scale performance services Experience leading teams that built software products for scale Clear and confident spoken and written communication Additional Information At Freshworks we have fostered an workplace that enables everyone to find their true potential purpose and passion welcoming colleagues of all backgrounds genders sexual orientations religions and ethnicities We are committed to providing equal opportunity and believe that diversity in the workplace creates a more vibrant richer environment that boosts the goals of our employees communities and business Fresh vision Real impact Come build it with us

📌 Engineering Manager (Chennai)
🏢 FreshWorks
📍 Chennai