We are looking for an Associate Engineering Manager (AEM) who can drive execution across applications (mobile/web) and backend systems, acting as a bridge between Product and Engineering.

This role requires someone who can understand product intent, evaluate technical complexity and make informed decisions by balancing :

1. Feature urgency.

2. Technical debt.

3. Business and revenue impact.

The AEM will play a critical role in ensuring that the right work gets done at the right time. The role combines technical leadership with strong execution ownership, ensuring high-quality delivery across applications and systems while enabling teams to prioritize effectively across feature development, system stability and business-critical initiatives.

Key Responsibilities :

- Product Understanding & Requirement Clarity.

- Work closely with Product to understand feature intent, user impact and the business objective.

- Translate requirements into clear, actionable tasks with defined scope and dependencies.

- Estimate timelines and adhere to them.

- Proactively identify gaps, edge cases and hidden complexities in requirements.

- Prioritization & Trade-off Decisions.

- Drive prioritization across :

1. Feature development.

2. Technical debt and system improvements.

- Make informed trade-off decisions based on impact, effort and timelines.

- Continuously re-assess priorities based on changing business and product needs

Execution Ownership :

- Own end-to-end delivery tracking across applications and backend systems.

- Ensure alignment between Engineering and Product teams.

- Identify and resolve risks, dependencies and bottlenecks early.

- Provide clarity on task prioritization and execution expectations across engineering and QA teams.

- Assist teams during the delivery and stabilization phases of the feature.

Stakeholder Communication & Visibility :

- Provide structured updates on: Progress, Risks, Trade-offs and decisions made.

- Ensure transparency in execution and early escalation of concerns.

Required Experience & Skills :

- 6-10 years of experience in software engineering or delivery roles, with prior experience as a Lead / Module Owner.

- Strong ability to understand product requirements, identify gaps and translate them into clear execution plan.

- Proven experience in prioritization and trade-off decision-making across features and technical debt.

- Solid understanding of system interactions across applications (mobile/web) and backend services (APIs, contracts, dependencies).

- Demonstrated ability to drive execution across cross-functional teams.

- Strong problem-solving, ownership mindset and ability to operate in ambiguous environments.

- Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to provide clarity.