Engineering Manager - Android

Job Profile: Engineering Manager - Android

Location: Bangalore | Karnataka

Years of Experience: 08 - 10

ABOUT THE TEAM & ROLE:

Swiggy's Engineering team helps customers enjoy personalized discovery and purchase experiences across multiple product lines (Food, Instamart, and Dineout). The team is enabling this by developing thoughtfully crafted applications, smart cataloging, recommendation systems, relevance-based search & purpose-built search experiences.

We are looking for a dynamic and visionary Engineering Manager to lead the Consumer Android team of our Food business vertical. The ideal candidate should have a strong technical background in the native Android technologies, coupled with proven leadership skills and a passion for delivering exceptional user experiences. As the Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for leading the development efforts, defining technical strategies, and fostering a culture of innovation and excellence within the team.

You will be the technical leader of the company. It will be your responsibility (and pleasure) to guide the team in adding new features, updating existing ones, enhancing reliability and performance, optimizing processes, and recruiting and training new team members.

As an Engineering Manager; you will be responsible for

Leading development teams responsible for delivering accurate and timely data in innovative ways for our Engineering teams. The successful candidate will have influence over the vision, features, and design of the critical data used to drive the business. You will own all phases of the development lifecycle from gathering business requirements, design and modeling, development, deployment, and support. You are responsible for all things people on your team – hiring and developing a high-performing team of software engineers.

What qualities are we looking for?

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's degree preferred).
• 8-10 years of progressive technology experience in Software Engineering functions and building multi-tiered, Android systems, with at least 2-3 years in a leadership or management role.
• Proven ability in architecture and building scalable systems.
• Understand software architecture and system design very well and Strong knowledge of Android Architectural Components and Design Patterns.
• Expertise in Android, Kotlin, Mobile Native apps, and system design/architecture, including building highly scalable systems
• Experience with Agile methodologies, Scrum, and other project management frameworks.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.
• Excellent project management skills, with experience building complex software systems, scoping requirements and successfully launching products.
• Technical leadership experience in building complex software systems from scoping requirements to the actual launch
• Proven ability to drive technical initiatives, prioritize tasks, and deliver results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Passion for technology, innovation, and delivering exceptional user experiences in the food industry.
• Outstanding coding skills in a high-level programming language (Java, Kotlin etc.)

What will you get to do here?

• Team Management: Build and nurture a high-performing engineering team through effective hiring, mentoring, and coaching. Set clear goals and expectations, conduct regular performance evaluations, and provide ongoing feedback and support to team members.
• Project Planning and Execution: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define project requirements, scope, and timelines. Lead the planning, prioritization, and execution of engineering initiatives, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, QA, and operations, to drive collaboration and alignment across the organization. Foster a culture of transparency, communication, and teamwork to achieve shared goals.
• Technical Excellence: Champion best practices, coding standards, and software engineering methodologies across the organization. Promote continuous learning and professional development initiatives to enhance the technical skills and expertise of the engineering team.
• Quality Assurance: Establish and maintain robust processes for quality assurance, code review, and testing to ensure the reliability, scalability, and performance of our applications. Implement automated testing frameworks and strategies to streamline the testing process and improve software quality.
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks early in the development lifecycle. Develop mitigation strategies and contingency plans to address technical challenges and ensure project success.

Visit our tech blogs to learn more about some of the challenges we deal with:

• https://bytes.swiggy.com/smart-select-tailored-cart-suggestions-38267fdca12b
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/automating-mobile-event-verification-1d840f39d300
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/optimizing-configuration-time-for-android-apps-that-use-react-native-81bb8c9bffdf
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/improving-video-cache-hits-on-swiggy-apps-610f395fff46
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/a-deep-dive-into-dynamic-widget-swiggys-server-driven-ui-system-92cdc3b16ec6
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/building-a-robust-mobile-platform-team-2ee40cce8670
• Building the WhatToEat Experience on Android | by Balvinder Gambhir | Swiggy Bytes — Tech Blog
• Media on Swiggy’s Mobile Apps. Swiggy believes that a seamless and | by Vignesh Muralidharan | Swiggy Bytes — Tech Blog
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/swiggy-design-language-system-1ef9cca11186
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/gradle-incremental-test-runner-125cee1e68a7
• https://bytes.swiggy.com/swiss-knife-that-powers-the-swiggy-app-dff9dc49a580

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by the law.