Associate Engineering Manager

Role Overview

We are looking for an Associate Engineering Manager (AEM) who can drive

execution across applications (mobile/web) and backend systems, acting as a bridge

between Product and Engineering.

This role requires someone who can understand product intent, evaluate technical

complexity and make informed decisions by balancing:

• Feature urgency

• Technical debt

• Business and revenue impact

The AEM will play a critical role in ensuring that the right work gets done at the right

time.

The role combines technical leadership with strong execution ownership, ensuring

high-quality delivery across applications and systems while enabling teams to prioritize

effectively across feature development, system stability and business-critical

initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Product Understanding & Requirement Clarity

• Work closely with Product to understand feature intent, user impact and the

business objective

• Translate requirements into clear, actionable tasks with defined scope and

dependencies

• Estimate timelines and adhere to them.

• Proactively identify gaps, edge cases and hidden complexities in requirements

Prioritization & Trade-off Decisions

• Drive prioritization across:

o Feature development

o Technical debt and system improvements

• Make informed trade-off decisions based on impact, effort and timelines

• Continuously re-assess priorities based on changing business and product needs

Execution Ownership

• Own end-to-end delivery tracking across applications and backend systems

• Ensure alignment between Engineering and Product teams

• Identify and resolve risks, dependencies and bottlenecks early

• Provide clarity on task prioritization and execution expectations across engineering

and QA teams

• Assist teams during the delivery and stabilization phases of the feature.

Stakeholder Communication & Visibility

• Provide structured updates on: Progress, Risks, Trade-offs and decisions made

• Ensure transparency in execution and early escalation of concerns

Required Experience & Skills

• 6–10 years of experience in software engineering or delivery roles, with prior

experience as a Lead / Module Owner

• Strong ability to understand product requirements, identify gaps and translate them

into clear execution plan

• Proven experience in prioritization and trade-off decision-making across features

and technical debt

• Solid understanding of system interactions across applications (mobile/web) and

backend services (APIs, contracts, dependencies)

• Demonstrated ability to drive execution across cross-functional teams

• Strong problem-solving, ownership mindset and ability to operate in ambiguous

environments

• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to

provide clarity