As we expand our platform into an AI-native procurement operating system, we're looking for an Engineering Manager who combines strong technical depth with exceptional people and delivery leadership.
This is a role for someone who thrives in high-velocity, high-impact environments someone who can architect complex systems, coach and grow engineers, and drive execution across multiple product lines. You will work closely with Product, Design, Data, and GTM teams, and play a pivotal role in shaping the technical backbone of our next stage of growth. This is a full-time, in-office role based at our HQ in Gurugram.
What will you do:
Technical Leadership
- Lead architecture, design, and development of scalable, secure, and high-performance systems across our core procurement platform.
- Own technical decision-making across multiple product pods; enforce engineering best practices, code quality, and architectural consistency.
- Work hands-on where needed to unblock teams, review code, design systems, and raise the engineering bar.
People & Team Leadership
- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of Backend, Frontend, and Full-Stack Engineers.
- Drive hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, and talent development.
- Build a culture of ownership, craftsmanship, speed, and healthy debate.
Execution & Delivery
- Own end-to-end delivery of projects, ensuring high-quality releases on time.
- Transform product requirements into technical plans, sprints, and milestones.
- Identify and mitigate risks early; solve problems before they escalate.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Partner closely with Product Managers on discovery, scoping, and prioritization.
- Work with Data & AI teams to integrate ML/GenAI capabilities into core workflows.
- Collaborate with QA, DevOps, and Design to ensure smooth releases and exceptional user experience.
What you would bring:
Technical Depth
- 612 years of engineering experience with at least 24 years in a leadership or EM role.
- Strong command over system design, distributed systems, microservices, API architectures, and cloud-native technologies (AWS/GCP).
- Strong backend experience (Ruby on Rails, Go, Python any modern backend stack).
- Solid understanding of databases, caching, queues, CI/CD, observability, and security.
Leadership & Communication
- Proven experience managing and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth SaaS or product startup.
- Ability to influence without authority and align cross-functional stakeholders.
- Capacity to simplify complex technical concepts for business and product teams.
Mindset & Culture
- High ownership, high velocity, and a bias for action.
- A builder's mindset comfortable with ambiguity and 01 problem-solving.
- Strong customer empathy and a desire to build category-defining products.
- Someone who raises the bar for the entire engineering org.
