About the Role :

We are looking for a strong Technical Engineering Manager to lead our product engineering scrum teams. This role requires a hands-on technical leader who can drive execution, own delivery commitments, build scalable systems, and collaborate effectively with Product teams across India and the US.

This is not a coordination-only role. The Engineering Manager is expected to provide strong technical direction, conduct design reviews, guide complex problem-solving, and ensure engineering excellence across the team.

You will work closely with Product Owners in India and Product Managers in the US, operating effectively in a cross-geo environment. The role demands strong stakeholder communication, delivery ownership, and the ability to scale engineering capability while maintaining high standards of quality and performance.

Key Responsibilities :

Delivery & Execution Ownership :

- Own and be accountable for delivery commitments made to Product and executive stakeholders.

- Ensure predictable, high-quality sprint and release execution.

- Identify risks early and drive mitigation plans.

- Drive sprint planning, estimation discipline, and release predictability.

- Communicate delivery status clearly and proactively across stakeholders.

Technical Leadership & Architecture Ownership :

- Own architecture and design decisions for your scrum teams initiatives.

- Collaborate with the central Architecture team for high-complexity reviews and approvals.

- Provide deep technical guidance across backend and frontend systems.

- Adopt and scale your teams for effective usage of AI tools / AI Practices and automation in SDLC process.

- Drive best practices in microservices, distributed systems, event-driven architectures, and hybrid legacy platform.

- Lead design reviews and guide engineering decisions to ensure scalability and reliability.

- Take ownership of production stability and guide root-cause analysis for critical issues.

- Ensure strong code quality practices including reviews, standards, CI/CD, and automated testing.

Engineering Excellence & Process Leadership :

- Champion Agile and Scrum practices with a strong execution mindset.

- Define, track, and improve engineering metrics (velocity, predictability, defect trends, reliability).

- Drive efficient usages of AI tool / AI practices throughout in the SDLC process of the product.

- Drive CI/CD adoption and DevOps alignment across the team.

- Strengthen clean architecture principles, SOLID practices, and scalable design standards.

- Continuously improve engineering processes for sustainable product growth.

Team Leadership & Scaling :

- Hire and scale the engineering team in line with roadmap expansion.

- Conduct performance reviews and drive career development planning.

- Mentor engineers technically and professionally.

- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

- Ensure PR reviews, design reviews, and engineering rigor are consistently followed.

Required Experience & Skills :

Experience :

- 9 to 14 years of software engineering experience.

- Minimum 2+ years as an Engineering Manager.

- Proven experience scaling engineering teams.

- Experience delivering SaaS products in an Agile environment.

Technical Expertise :

- Strong hands-on background in Java / Spring Boot ecosystem.

- Microservices and distributed systems architecture.

- Event-driven systems and REST APIs.

- Cloud platforms (AWS preferred).

- CI/CD and DevOps practices.

- Experience working with hybrid legacy systems (Struts/JSP modernization exposure preferred).

- AI knowledge preferred; comfort managing AI-powered features desirable.

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies :

- Strong execution-focused leadership style.

- Ability to unblock teams technically and functionally.

- Excellent stakeholder communication skills (must-have).

- Process builder who strengthens engineering practices.

- High ownership and accountability.

- Ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months) :

- Consistent on-time delivery of committed roadmap items.

- Improved sprint predictability and reduced delivery slippage.

- Improved system reliability and production stability with betterment in DevOps practices.

- Working knowledge of FC platform.

- Assessment of software processes/skills on your team and plan to improve

- Successful scaling, hiring, onboarding for your team to meet roadmap needs.

- Strong alignment between India engineering and US product teams.