This role is for one of Zepcruit's clients.
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
Strong Engineering Manager / Technical Leadership Profile
- Mandatory (Experience 1): Must have 9+ years of experience in software engineering with experience building complex, large-scale products
- Mandatory (Experience 2): Must have 2+ years of experience as an Engineering Manager / Tech Lead with people management responsibilities
- Mandatory (Tech Skills 1): Strong technical foundation with hands-on experience in Java (or equivalent compiled language), scripting languages, web technologies, and databases (SQL/NoSQL)
- Mandatory (Tech Skills 2): Proven ability to solve large-scale technical problems and guide teams on architecture, design, quality, and best practices
- Mandatory (Leadership & Delivery): Experience in leading cross-functional teams, planning and tracking delivery, mentoring engineers, conducting performance reviews, and driving engineering excellence
- Mandatory (Collaboration): Must have strong experience working with Product Managers, UX designers, QA, and other cross-functional partners
- Mandatory (Communication): Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to influence technical direction and stakeholder decisions
- Mandatory (Company):Product companies
- Mandatory (Stability): Must have stayed for at least 2 years with each of the previous companies
- Mandatory (Education): B.Tech in computer science or related field from Tier 1, Tier 2 colleges
- Mandatory (Note): Education can be ignored for candidates with proven experience in strong, reputed product companies.
