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Lead by Example Hands-on Technical Execution :

- Be deeply involved in design and architecture discussions; guide the team through tradeoffs and implementation choices.
- Be extremely AI-first in how Engineering gets done today
- Review code for critical projects, mentor engineers on system design, and unblock complex technical challenges.
- Set and enforce standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and release readiness.
- Lead postmortems for issues and ensure lasting fixes, not just patches.

Drive Delivery and Reliability :

- Own the execution and delivery of product initiatives across timelines, quality, and scalability.
- Partner with Product to translate business priorities into actionable engineering plans.
- Strengthen observability, alerting, and on-call practices to support high availability.
- Lead incident response efforts and institutionalize root-cause learning.

Client-Facing Technical Leadership :

- Serve as the technical point of contact for clients, working directly with both their Engineering/IT teams and business stakeholders.
- Lead integrations end-to-end (APIs, data flows, SSO, third-party systems), from scoping to delivery.
- Co-build solutions with clients, translating business requirements into technical design and back.
- Represent the company's credibility in technical discussions, balancing client asks against product direction and engineering constraints.

Shape the Platform and Architecture :





- Partner with the Head of Engineering on architecture, refactoring, and modernization.
- Guide system evolution for performance, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Oversee CI/CD, deployment speed, and developer productivity.
- Ensure security and compliance readiness (e.g., SOC2) through sound engineering practices.

Build and Scale the Engineering Team :

- Help hire, onboard, and mentor engineers, tech leads, and QA specialists across backend, mobile, and DevOps.
- Foster a culture of accountability, curiosity, and shared ownership.
- Coach engineers on problem-solving, prioritization, and decision-making.
- Represent Engineering in cross-functional planning and leadership discussions.

What You Bring :

- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, including 3 to 5 years in engineering leadership.
- Clear, decisive communicator who can work with both technical and non-technical stakeholders - this is an absolute deal-breaker
- Strong coding and system design fundamentals; comfortable reviewing and discussing code across up-to-date stacks (Node.js, React, etc.).
- Proven success in building and scaling platforms at serious scale.
- Experience leading multiple teams or squads with structured processes and accountability.
- Deep understanding of cloud infrastructure, CI/CD pipelines, and performance optimization.

📌 Senior Engineering Manager (India)
🏢 Forward Biz
📍 India