Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Who we are:

Spinny is one of India’s fastest-growing full-stack used car platforms, backed by marquee investors like Tiger Global and ADQ. With operations across 25+ cities and a unicorn valuation, we’re reimagining the car-buying and selling journey in India through technology, trust, and transparency. Join us in building products and experiences that make owning a car as joyful as driving one.

Why this role matters:

Engineering Manager

Who you are:

• A passionate technologist who thrives on solving complex system challenges.
• A strong leader and mentor who believes in uplifting teams and building scalable, high-quality systems.
• Customer-obsessed, with a keen eye on delivering seamless product experiences.
• A strong problem solver who combines technical depth with business context.
• Even better if you have startup experience and have scaled systems from scratch.

What will you do:

• Contribute to all aspects of an agile software development lifecycle including design, & architecture. Led the design and development of highly scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.
• Own technical architecture decisions and guide teams through trade-offs and implementation strategies.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Frontend, Data, DevOps) to drive end-to-end solutions.
• Mentor and coach engineers; review code, designs, and provide thought leadership.
• Drive best practices in coding, design, testing, and deployments.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies to keep the system ahead of the curve.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelors/Master’s degree in Computer Science engineering, preferably from Tier I/II Institutes.
• 7-10 years of hands-on experience in

  experience

  in backend system design, development, and scaling distributed systems.
• 2+ year of experience in leading a team of 6-10 members and driving projects end-to-end.
• Proven expertise in

  system design (HLD + LLD), microservices architecture, and API development

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• Strong fundamentals in

  data structures, algorithms, databases, and cloud infrastructure

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• Experience in mentoring teams, leading projects, and making architecture decisions at scale.
• Proficiency in Python (preferred) / Java / Golang / Node.Js / ROR etc.
• Experience with database design; SQL (MySQL / PostgreSQL), & NoSQL (MongoDB/DynamoDB).
• Bonus: Experience in

  observability, security, performance optimization, and DevOps practices

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