Our client is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the development of highly scalable, reliable, and secure platform services and database connectors that power mission-critical data pipelines for thousands of enterprise customers, connecting to data warehouses such as Snowflake, BigQuery, and Databricks, and data lakes like Apache Iceberg. The role involves owning foundational systems, leading a high-impact team, shaping platform vision, and fostering technical excellence and high accountability while working closely with product, program, support, and business stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor and inspire a team of software engineers who take pride in ownership and delivering impact
- Ensure operational excellence through proactive monitoring, automated processes, and continuous improvement with strong accountability
- Drive a strong quality-first mindset embedded in the development lifecycle from design to deployment
- Drive technical leadership through architecture reviews, code guidance, and solving critical platform challenges
- Build and operate multi-tenant, distributed backend systems at scale
- Collaborate deeply with Product, Program, Support, and Business functions to drive alignment and execution
- Embed principles of observability, reliability, security, and auditability into all aspects of the platform
- Inspire the team to pursue engineering excellence, driving best-in-class implementations and visible results
- Define and track data-driven KPIs to ensure operational efficiency, performance, and team effectiveness
- Take end-to-end ownership of product lines, ensuring on-time delivery and customer success
- Contribute to team growth, hiring, and building an inclusive, learning-focused engineering environment
Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in backend or systems software development
- 2+ years in a formal or informal Engineering Manager, Sr. Engineering Manager, or Tech Lead role in a fast-paced engineering environment
- Progression through senior IC roles such as Tech Lead, Staff, or Principal Engineer
- Strong experience with distributed systems, cloud-native architectures, and multi-tenant platforms
- Proven ability to drive cross-team collaboration with product, support, business, and program teams
- Demonstrated ability to drive accountability, set clear goals, and raise the performance bar for the team
- Expertise in system design, scalability, performance optimization, and cost control
- Proven track record of mentoring engineers, guiding architecture, and leading impactful initiatives
- Clear communicator, adept at both strategy and execution
Benefits & Perks
- Insurance (100% Company-Paid Premiums) Medical: INR 5,00,000 floater cover for you and up to 5 dependents. Accident & Life: 2x Annual Base Pay (minimum INR 10L, maximum INR 50L).
- Leave & Life Earned, Wellness, Menstrual, Wedding, and Bereavement leave, plus statutory Maternity (26 weeks) and Paternity (2 weeks). Complimentary daily lunch, stocked pantries, on-site valet parking.
