Kapiva - Engineering Manager - Backend & Frontend Technologies

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of engineers building scalable, intelligent, and customer-centric products across Kapiva's E-commerce and Health Tech platforms. You will own the delivery of key initiatives end-to-end - from design to deployment - while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and AI-driven innovation.

This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who can balance people leadership, product execution, and the integration of AI and automation into engineering and customer experiences.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead and manage a team of SDEs, SDETs, and DevOps engineers to deliver impactful products and features.

- Drive design and development of scalable backend systems, APIs, and microservices, and ensure seamless integration with web and mobile platforms.

- Partner with Product Managers, Designers, and QA to define roadmaps, priorities, and release plans.

- Ensure engineering best practices across code reviews, testing, deployment, and monitoring.

- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

- Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development plans for engineers.

- Drive hiring, onboarding, and capability building within the team.

- Track engineering metrics (velocity, quality, reliability) to improve delivery efficiency.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment on architecture, scalability, and timelines.

- Stay hands-on to guide engineers through technical design discussions and reviews.

Required Skills and Qualifications

- 8-10 years of total experience, including 2+ years in engineering leadership or team

lead roles.

- Strong technical background in backend systems (Node.js, Java, or Python) and cloud-native architectures (AWS/GCP).

- Proven experience designing and scaling microservices, RESTful APIs, and distributed systems.

- Solid understanding of frontend integration (React/Next.js or similar frameworks).

- Experience managing cross-functional engineering teams (backend, QA, DevOps).

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to drive execution under tight timelines while maintaining quality.

- B.Tech/M.Tech in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

Bonus Points

- Prior experience in Ecommerce or Health Tech platforms.

- Exposure to security, compliance, or performance optimization at scale.

- Experience in setting up platform engineering or DevOps automation.

- Ability to scale teams and systems simultaneously.

- Exposure to AI-driven personalization, recommendations, or chatbot systems.