Role Overview :

We are hiring a high-ownership Engineering Manager to lead a team of 10-15 engineers (Backend, Full-stack, QA, DevOps). This is a hands-on leadership role with direct reporting to the CTO and strong collaboration with UK/EU product and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities :

- Lead and mentor a 10-15 member engineering team.

- Own end-to-end technical delivery and architecture decisions.

- Drive engineering best practices (CI/CD, TDD, observability, scalability).

- Build and ship AI-native features (LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, automation)

- Collaborate closely with global stakeholders across UK & Europe

- Maintain strong quality metrics (DORA, uptime, test coverage)

Must-Have Experience :

- 7 to 12 years total experience; 2-3+ years as Engineering Manager or Senior Tech Lead

- Managed teams of 10+ engineers in a SaaS product company.

- Strong backend expertise (Python / Node.js / Go / Java) with React/Next.js exposure

- Experience shipping AI/LLM-based features in production.

- Hands-on use of AI tools like Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot.

- Experience in globally distributed teams

Preferred :

- B2B SaaS / FinTech domain exposure.

- Experience with AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka

- Strong written and verbal communication skills.

This role offers direct exposure to the CTO, global product impact, and a strong growth path toward Director/VP Engineering as the India team scales.