Otavo.ai is the hiring agency and is hiring on behalf of their client

Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Aerocity, Delhi

Compensation: ₹40–50L

Experience Required: 7–8 years, including 2 years in engineering management

Team Size: 7–8 backend and frontend engineers

About the Hiring Company – Name will be revealed to shortlisted candidates only after evaluating fit A corporate-backed media and entertainment company — one of India's most recognized media brands, reaching 40 million weekly listeners — growing its digital content platform across broadcast radio, digital podcasting and content production.

The Role

- We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead end-to-end engineering for the company's digital products.
- You will manage a team of 7–8 engineers, own backend and frontend development, and ensure the reliability of distributed systems serving millions of users. This is a hands-on leadership role.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead, mentor and grow a cross-functional team of 7–8 backend and frontend engineers.
- Own architectural decisions for distributed backend systems and shared platform services.
- Drive engineering best practices, including code reviews, CI/CD pipelines and service reliability.
- Work with product, design and content teams to translate business requirements into engineering plans.
- Define and track engineering KPIs and ensure accountability.
- Identify and resolve technical debt, scalability bottlenecks and infrastructure gaps.
- Work with senior leadership on platform strategy, resource planning and build-vs-buy decisions.

What We're Looking For

- 7–8 years of software engineering experience, including at least 2 years in an engineering management role leading backend and/or frontend teams.
- Background in high-scale B2C consumer product companies with large concurrent user bases.
- Hands-on experience designing and scaling distributed backend systems with RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
- Production experience with a major cloud provider such as GCP,



AWS or Azure.
- Experience deploying backend services using Kubernetes, Docker and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proficiency in data modeling, caching strategies and microservices architecture for consumer-facing products.
- Proficiency in at least one modern backend language — Go, Java, Node.js or Python — used in production at scale.

Must Haves:

- Architected shared backend platforms supporting multiple products or business verticals.
- Background in media, streaming, audio/video platforms or content-heavy consumer applications.
- Familiarity with CDN architecture, adaptive streaming protocols or real-time content delivery.
- Exposure to ad-tech, programmatic advertising or listener analytics platforms.

Tech Stack:

- Languages: Go, Java, Node.js or Python
- Cloud & infra: GCP, AWS or Azure; Kubernetes, Docker, CI/CD
- Architecture: RESTful/GraphQL APIs, microservices, data modeling, caching

Why This Opportunity?

This is an opportunity to lead engineering for one of India's most recognized media brands, impacting 40 million weekly listeners, and to own a growing digital platform at a pivotal stage in its development, with a creative, fast-moving team deeply embedded in Indian culture and communities.

About the Hiring Agency

Otavo.ai is a global AI-driven platform focused on senior recruitment for roles ranging from 40L to 2 Cr in compensation. Founded by serial entrepreneur Mahak Garg, a Stanford MBA and Forbes Under 30 honoree, the company builds on her prior experience scaling Udayy with leading global investors. Otavo.ai currently partners with 30 quick-growing companies worldwide to address their senior talent hiring needs.

The platform maintains a curated network of 10,000 high-performing candidates with 5–20 years of experience, including alumni from top global schools and leaders across marketing, product, and strategy in major firms and startups. For each open role, Otavo.ai provides a small set of pre-vetted, well-matched candidates rather than long lists of low-fit profiles, enhancing hiring efficiency and quality.

📌 Engineering Manager (Delhi)
🏢 Otavo.ai
📍 Delhi