Engineering Manager
Aerem | Mumbai | Full-time | Reporting to Head of Engineering/CTO
Role Overview: The Engineering Manager will drive Aerems tech vision, architecture direction, and high-velocity execution in select verticals across group. We are looking for a category-defining 0→1 and 1→10 and beyond tech leader with strong startup DNA, someone who has built and scaled complex, multi-stakeholder platforms.
About Aerem
Aerem is building India's end-to-end platform for distributed solar, integrating financing, commerce, installer operations, monitoring and customer experiences into one technology platform. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to build and scale a high-performing engineering organization that delivers with speed, quality and ownership.
What You'll Do
- Own engineering execution across select products and platforms
- Build, mentor and lead a high-performing engineering teams
- Own sprint planning, delivery, release management and engineering metrics
- Partner closely with Product, Design and Business tDrive architecture decisions that ensure scalability, maintainability, and long-term platform evolution
- Own the reliability, performance, and availability of the platforms and services managed by your team
- Continuously improve system architecture, engineering processes, and operational excellence to support business growth teams to translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions
- Hire exceptional engineers and build a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement Technical Expectations
- Strong software engineering fundamentals with solid system design knowledge
- Experience building and scaling modern web applications and APIs with hands on approach wherever needed
- AI-native development mindset with experience leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity
- Experience with our technology stack: React, React Native, Node.js, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS
- Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, databases, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices
- Ability to review code, mentor engineers, and make pragmatic technical decisions
- Comfortable balancing hands-on technical contributions with people leadership
What We're Looking For
- 6–9 years of software engineering experience with 2+ years managing engineering teams
- Proven experience delivering software products in a startup or high-growth workplace
- Strong track record of leading engineering teams and driving execution
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong product thinking with the ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt
- High ownership, bias for action, and pragmatic problem-solving skills Work Schedule
Location: Mumbai (Work from Office)
📌 Engineering Manager (Mumbai)
🏢 Aerem
📍 Mumbai