Engineering Manager (Backend)

About the Team

Navi's Engineering team builds the backbone of our financial products—spanning lending, payments, insurance, investments, and debt management. We operate as cross-functional teams that work closely with Product, Data, and Business functions to deliver reliable, high-performance systems at scale. Our engineers focus on solving real-world challenges through scalable architecture, automation, and long-term thinking—ensuring every Navi product is built to serve millions efficiently and seamlessly.

About the Role

As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will lead the design, development, and delivery of high-impact financial products in the BFSI domain for retail consumers. You'll drive engineering excellence, build high-performing teams, and ensure our systems are scalable, reliable, and customer-first. This role is ideal for someone who thrives on solving ambiguous problems, scaling 0 → 1 products, and leading diverse, cross-functional teams.

What We Expect From You

Product & System Leadership

• Design scalable and reliable systems to power financial product experiences.
• Solve complex engineering challenges with strong customer impact.
• Align with Product, Design, and Business on execution.

Team Building & Delivery

• Build and lead a high-performing engineering team.
• Own end-to-end product delivery with high quality and speed.
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and customer-first thinking.
• Ensure stable delivery processes as products scale.

Technical Leadership

• Be hands-on when needed — especially in critical design or incidents.
• Maintain a high bar for code and architecture.
• Influence org-wide technical standards.

People Leadership

• Set clear goals and roadmaps for your team.
• Provide mentorship and feedback to engineers.
• Hire and grow top talent with strong technical and cultural fit.

Must Haves

Experience

• 10+ years of overall software engineering experience with 3+ years in a senior engineering management role.
• Proven experience managing engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to set vision, drive execution, and build customer-facing systems in fast-paced environments.

Technical Skills

• Strong hands-on technical background, particularly in backend systems at scale.
• Experience with microservice architecture, distributed systems, relational and NoSQL databases etc.
• Expertise in API design and developing intuitive, reliable customer flows.
• Depth and breadth in system design – from threads and memory models to control flows and data architecture.

Soft Skills

• Strong sense of ownership, with a track record of delivering high-quality products.
• Ability to mentor engineers & managers, delegate effectively, and lead by example.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate across product, design, and leadership.

About Navi

Navi is on a mission to make finance simple, accessible, and affordable for a billion Indians. Guided by a strong customer-first approach, the company is building tech-first solutions that work at scale.

Their offerings include a range of financial products and services across Loans, Insurance, Mutual Funds, Digital Gold, and UPI. Founded by Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal in 2018, Navi is one of India's fastest-growing financial services organizations.

Our Culture

At Navi, ambition meets opportunity, and ideas turn into impact quickly. We empower people with high ownership from the start, encouraging them to solve meaningful problems and build with excellence. Teams work in an environment that values speed, collaboration, and craftsmanship, while celebrating learning, growth, and shared wins. The company is guided by The Navi OS—a set of principles that shape how we work and win together. You can explore them at navi.com/our-values to see what drives them every day.

If this feels like you, Navi is the place to grow, thrive and make a real impact.