Engineering Manager

An emerging firm that provides an agentic Transportation Management System

for all-mile, all-channel, trusted by enterprises. The company's platform unifies orders, capacity, and carrier networks into one living plan, aligning planning, execution, and settlement. At present, this company is looking to hire an Engineering Manager

Job Role/Position: Engineering Manager

Industry - Software/IT

Work Location - Bengaluru

Work Mode - ONSITE (Workdays - 5 days a week)

Qualifications:- B.Tech/B.E/M.Tech/M.E in Engineering

Required Work Experience:- 9-12 years

Notice Period - 30 days

Role & Responsibilities

We are seeking a visionary and decisive Engineering Manager to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will lead and inspire a talented team of software engineers, driving innovation and excellence in product development efforts. This is an exciting opportunity to influence and shape the future of our engineering organization.

Key Responsibilities

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing the overall software development life cycle of one product. You will work and manage a cross-functional team consisting of Backend Engineers, Frontend Engineers, QA, SDET, Product Managers, Product Designers, Technical Project Managers, Data Scientists, etc.

Responsible for mapping business objectives to an optimum engineering structure, including correct estimation of resource allocation.

Responsible for key technical and product decisions. Provide direction and mentorship to the team. Set up best practices for engineering.

Work closely with the Product Manager and help them in getting relevant inputs from the engineering team.

Plan and track the development and release schedules, proactively assess and mitigate risks. Prepare for contingencies and provide visible leadership in crisis.

Conduct regular 1:1s for performance feedback and lead their appraisals.

Responsible for driving good coding practices in the team like good quality code, documentation, timely bug fixing, etc.

Report on the status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management.

Create and maintain an open and transparent environment that values speed and innovation, and motivates engineers to build innovative and effective systems rapidly.

Ideal Candidate

Must be a Strong Engineering Manager / have Technical Leadership experience

Must have 9+ years of experience in software engineering with experience building complex, large-scale products

Must have 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager / Tech Lead with people management responsibilities

Strong technical foundation with hands-on experience in Java (or equivalent compiled language), scripting languages, web technologies, and databases (SQL/NoSQL)

Proven ability to solve large-scale technical problems and guide teams on architecture, design, quality, and best practices

Experience in leading cross-functional teams, planning and tracking delivery, mentoring engineers, conducting performance reviews, and driving engineering excellence

Must have strong experience working with Product Managers, UX designers, QA, and other cross-functional partners

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence technical direction and stakeholder decisions

Must be Product companies and from Bengaluru Only

Must have stayed for at least 2 years with each of the previous companies

B.Tech in computer science or related field from Tier 1, Tier 2 colleges

Note:- Education can be ignored for candidates with proven experience in strong, reputed product companies.

PS:- Only those who meet the job criteria specified in the job description and satisfy the mandatory requirements for the job role, are required to apply. Upon shortlisting, there will be a 2.5-hour (code section 1.5 hrs + system design 1hr) assessment.