Licious - Engineering Manager - Backend Architecture

About the job :

About the Role :

We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of the Backend teams.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering with a focus on backend development.

If you're passionate about building scalable and robust backend systems and have a proven track record of managing high-performing engineering teams, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities :

- Lead 6 to 10 backend engineers, should have hands-on experience in designing, developing, and scaling a reliable data platform.

- Set clear goals and track progress towards achieving project milestones.

- Drive innovation, collaborate cross-functionally, and multitask effectively.

- Drive technical architecture and design of backend systems for scalability and reliability.

- Set the processes & standards across SDLC lifecycle

- Prioritize operational excellence, incident management, and risk identification.

- Mentor engineers, manage a team, and emphasize engineering excellence and quality.

- Champion high availability, performance culture, and customer-centric product focus.

- Collaborate closely with engineering, product and operations teams.

Requirements :

- Should have a minimum of 7+ years of experience.

- Strong problem-solving skills , Data oriented mindset and innovative thinking.

- Strong understanding of OOP concepts, distributed systems, SQL, and NoSQL databases.

- Experience with message brokers and caching systems.

- Experience with CI-CD

- Experienced in architectural decisions and design.

- Knowledge with any cloud AWS/Azure/Google

- Highly adaptable to changing stakeholder needs in a fast-paced environment.

- User-focused with the ability to drive product improvements.

- Leadership skills for coaching and providing growth opportunities.

- Effective communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

- Commitment to continuous improvement through experimentation and experience.

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.

Nice to Have Requirements :

- Prior Management experience in leading a team of developers