Job Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Mumbai

Experience: 6-9 years

Role Overview:

We are looking for an Engineering Manager for our client in the fintech industry that will drive tech vision, architecture direction and high velocity execution. 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.

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 to drive 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
- 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 environment
- Robust 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

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.

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