Job Title: Backend Engineering Manager

Location: Bangalore [Hybrid]

Experience: 12 years

Work Mode: Hybrid

Notice Period: Immediate - 30 Days Notice Period

Job Summary

As Backend Engineering Manager, you will play a critical role in driving the development of our backend architecture and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality, scalable web and mobile applications. You will be responsible for managing and mentoring a team of engineers, defining the technical strategy, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional user experiences. Your experience with Node.js, Python, Microservices, Gen AI, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, API, Azure and other up-to-date technologies will be pivotal in guiding the team towards achieving our technical vision.

This role requires a balance of deep technical expertise and leadership skills. You will have the opportunity to shape the technical direction, mentor engineers, and build high-performing teams while aligning engineering efforts with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

•. Leadership & Team Management:

- Lead, mentor and manage a team of backend/full stack engineers, including setting clear goals, providing mentorship, and conducting performance reviews.
- Drive engineering best practices, including coding standards, reviews, QA and process improvements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, engineering) to deliver seamless, user-focused web applications.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning within the engineering team.

Technical Strategy & Execution:





- Define and drive the technical vision for development.
- Architect and implement scalable, maintainable, and high performance web/mobile applications.
- Ensure the technology tech stack is up to date, making informed decisions on the adoption of new frameworks, libraries, and tools.
- Lead the evaluation and integration of new technologies that improve development velocity using Gen AI tools and enhance the user experience.

• Collaboration & Communication:
- Work closely with senior leadership to align engineering initiatives with the company's strategic goals and priorities.
- Communicate technical challenges and solutions effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
- Manage timelines and priorities to ensure on-time delivery of key projects.

• Process Improvement & Innovation:
- Continuously improve engineering processes to ensure high efficiency and productivity within the team.
- Champion a culture of innovation, promoting experimentation and continuous improvement in all engineering practices.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in frontend development.

Required Qualifications:

Experience:

- 8 years of experience in software engineering,



with a strong focus on backend development and optional frontend development.
- At least 3 years of recent experience in a leadership role, overseeing teams of engineers.
- Proven experience in building, scaling, and maintaining large-scale applications.
- Experience in building and maintaining high performance, scalable and secure applications based on microservices architecture.

Leadership & Management:

- Strong technical leadership abilities, with a track record of building and mentoring engineering teams.
- Experience managing and collaborating with cross-functional teams (product managers, UX/UI designers, frontend and backend engineers).
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives, manage multiple priorities, and deliver projects on time.
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders.

Technical Expertise:

- Expertise in Node.js, Python, API, OAuth, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Azure.
- Oversee integration of ML and Gen AI solutions into existing and new applications to drive innovation
- Lead code reviews, establish rigorous testing practices and ensure high quality code through automated testing frameworks
- Experience with modern development workflows, CI/CD, testing frameworks, and version control systems.
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g. Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes).
- Ensure backend systems are designed with focus on performance, scalability and security

📌 Backend Engineering Manager (Bengaluru)
🏢 iXceed solutions
📍 Bengaluru