Engineering Manager

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Job Summary

hands-on Engineering Manager

fast-paced start-ups or mid-sized product companies

0–1 and 1–100 journey

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and scale a team of 8–15 software engineers while remaining technically hands-on. Deep understanding of Core Java, J2EE, JDBC, Java 8, Hibernate, Spring, and SQL.
• Familiarity with UI frameworks such as Ext.Js, Elastic search, and Cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Take ownership of product development life cycle — from ideation and prototyping to delivery and scaling.
• Work closely with cross-functional teams (Product, QA, DevOps) to ensure timely, high-quality delivery.
• Conduct regular code/design reviews and foster engineering best practices across the team.
• Act as a role model by demonstrating strong execution, technical excellence, and a builder’s mindset.
• Inspire a culture of ownership, urgency, continuous learning, and innovation.
  

Qualifications & Requirements

• 8-12 years of hands-on software engineering experience, with 2+ years in a managerial role.
• Strong expertise in Java, along with a deep understanding of object-oriented design, algorithms, data structures, and system design.
• Hands-on experience with MySQL and NoSQL databases (e.g., MongoDB, Redis).
• Proven experience building products from scratch (0–1) and scaling them successfully (1–100).
• Demonstrated leadership in start-up or mid-sized product companies.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Educational background from top-tier engineering institutes such as IITs, NITs, BITS Pilani, IIITs, NSIT, DTU etc..
  

Preferred Skills

• Familiarity with microservices, distributed systems, containerization (Docker/K8s), and cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Exposure to enterprise SaaS platforms and high-scale, high-availability systems.