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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Manager, Engineering based in India.
This role is a key leadership opportunity focused on building and scaling high-performing engineering teams responsible for delivering reliable, scalable, and secure distributed systems. You will shape engineering execution across complex SaaS products, ensuring technical excellence while fostering a strong culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Working closely with product, UX, and cross-functional stakeholders, you will help translate strategic priorities into robust technical delivery. The environment is fast-paced, innovation-driven, and centered on leveraging modern engineering practices and AI-enabled workflows. You will play a pivotal role in coaching engineers and managers, driving delivery consistency, and elevating system reliability at scale. This is a highly impactful position where leadership directly influences product quality, engineering maturity, and organizational growth.
Accountabilities:
Lead engineering teams to design, build, and operate scalable, secure, and high-availability distributed systems while driving execution excellence and delivery predictability. You will be responsible for ensuring strong technical governance, team performance, and cross-functional alignment across the organization.
- Lead, coach, and grow engineers and engineering managers, fostering high performance and a strong team culture
- Oversee architecture reviews and provide guidance on scalability, reliability, performance, and security of systems
- Drive delivery of SaaS applications, ensuring robust testing, deployment readiness, and production stability
- Coordinate cross-team initiatives, manage dependencies, and ensure smooth execution across engineering groups
- Partner with product and UX teams to align technical solutions with customer needs and product strategy
- Establish engineering best practices for Agile execution, system design, and operational excellence
- Ensure production readiness through deployment planning, risk assessment, and continuous improvement practices
Requirements:
Strong engineering leadership experience is required, along with deep technical expertise in building and scaling distributed systems in SaaS environments. The ideal candidate combines hands-on technical understanding with proven people management and cross-functional leadership skills.
- 13+ years of software engineering experience with at least 4+ years in engineering or technical leadership roles
- Strong background in building scalable, high-availability customer-facing applications
- Solid understanding of SaaS platforms, system design, and modern distributed architectures
- Experience hiring, mentoring, and scaling engineering teams in fast-growing environments
- Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies and modern software delivery practices
- Strong communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience
- Experience working in English-speaking, global engineering environments
Benefits:
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market benchmarks
- Equity participation opportunities (where applicable)
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Flexible remote or hybrid work arrangements
- Paid time off, holidays, and wellness leave policies
- Learning and development support for professional growth
- Opportunity to work on large-scale, high-impact SaaS systems
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