Engineering Manager

Build Teams. Build Systems. Build Impact.

We started in 2014 with a simple vision — to transform intra-city logistics through technology. Today, Porter is a late-stage startup serving millions of users across 21+ cities, backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global, Lightrock, and Sequoia.

We are on a mission to move a billion dreams, and we are looking for an Engineering Manager who wants to work where scale meets purpose.

This role is not about managing status updates. It is about owning outcomes.

The Role: Engineering Manager

Location: Bengaluru, India

Focus: Backend, Platform, Marketplace, & Distributed Systems

As an EM at Porter, you will lead a high-performing team responsible for building and operating business-critical systems at massive real-world scale. This is a high-ownership role for someone who enjoys staying close to technology while driving execution, developing people, and creating direct business impact.

What You'll Do

• Drive Execution: Convert ambiguous business goals into clear engineering plans with predictable delivery.
• Guide Technical Direction: Review HLDs/LLDs, challenge assumptions, and raise the bar for system architecture, reliability, and scale.
• Own Operational Excellence: Drive SLOs, dashboards, and incident management. At our scale, launch is just the beginning.
• Nurture Talent: Coach, mentor, and develop engineers with a balance of empathy and high accountability.
• Partner Cross-Functionally: Collaborate with Product, Business, Data, and Operations to solve complex, real-world logistics puzzles.

What We're Looking For

• Experience: 8+ years of overall engineering experience with prior experience managing or directly leading engineers.
• Tech Depth: Strong hands-on background in backend, platform, marketplace, or distributed systems.
• Execution Power: Ability to break down complex goals, manage risks, and maintain momentum through ambiguity.
• Leadership Mindset: High ownership, clear communication, and a passion for raising the team's performance bar.

Why Join Porter

• Massive Scale: Solve complex marketplace problems unique to India-scale operations.
• High-Trust Culture: Work in an environment that values speed, frugality, user obsession, and bold bets.
• Holistic Growth: Build both next-gen systems and the future leaders of tech.

If you are a systems-minded leader who leads with empathy and delivers with urgency, we want to talk to you.