Engineering Manager

This role is for one of Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 7000000 - Rs 7500000 (ie INR 70-75 LPA)

Min Experience: 8 years

JobType: full-time

Requirements

8+ years in software engineering

3+ years in senior tech leadership roles (Engineering Manager, Head/VP Engineering)

Strong experience in system design and scaling backend-heavy, data-driven systems

Expert in cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP) and modern architectures

Proficient in Node.js, Java, Spring Boot, Kotlin, React, MySQL

Proven ability to build and manage high-performance engineering teams

Experience in fast-paced startup environments

Strong sense of ownership, bias for action, results-driven leadership

(Good to have) Fintech or lending experience, especially asset?backed lending

(Good to have) Familiarity with compliance, data privacy, fintech audits (PCI-DSS, CISA), NBFC/banking systems

Responsibilities

Lead tech vision and architecture across web, mobile, backend, and DevOps

Ensure system stability, scalability, security in regulated fintech

Hire, mentor, and grow engineering talent; instill quality, ownership, velocity

Define best practices for coding, testing, deployment, operations

Collaborate with Product, Design, Data to deliver features fast and at scale

Manage delivery timelines, engineering quality across squads

Design secure, high-performance systems for large-scale financial data and transactions

Align tech stack for future NBFC regulatory and compliance needs

Drive long-term tech roadmap and evaluate emerging tech

Partner with founders, Product, Business, Ops on technical priorities

Lead audits and certifications (PCI-DSS, CISA) and manage third-party vendor relationships