Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager - Platforms

Our Story

Zepto is a fast-growing startup that delivers products in 10 minutes through an optimized network of dark stores that we're building across the country! Within a year after launching, we've raised $1.26B.Our investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, and many more! We’ve built out one of the best startup teams in India, with Senior Executives from Uber, Flipkart, Dream11, PhonePe, Goldman Sachs, Pepperfry, and institutions like Stanford, INSEAD, IITs, and IIMs.

The magic of Zepto is our ability to consistently deliver 15000+ products in 10 minutes flat. It's the core of what we do, and the reason why we’ve been able to grow so fast with phenomenal customer love. Our mission is simple: to make 10-minute delivery the new normal.

Engineering @ Zepto

Why this role matters

Zepto

• We own the

  Customer Data Platform ecosystem

  , including the

  User Profile Store

  , real-time

  Event Pipelines

  , and

  Segmentation & Audience Management

  — serving

  10M+ requests per minute

  .
• Our

  Journey Builder and Communication Platform

  enables Product and Marketing teams to launch personalized user experiences and campaigns in real time.
• We also manage

  Access Control systems

  for both customers and enterprise users, providing secure and scalable authentication and authorization.

self-serve Machine Learning Platform

What you’ll do

• Own and drive the roadmap

  for core platform systems, balancing long-term architectural vision with short-term execution and sprint planning.

• Design and scale high-performance, low-latency backend services

  , capable of handling tens of millions of requests per minute while meeting strict SLAs and reliability goals.
• Build

  self-serve infrastructure capabilities

  that enable product, growth, and data science teams to move fast and independently.
• Lead the

  end-to-end lifecycle of critical infrastructure components

  , including real-time data pipelines, service orchestration, observability, and operational excellence.
• Develop and maintain

  secure, multi-tenant systems

  that handle authentication, authorization, and access control across internal and external surfaces.

• Mentor and grow a high-performing team

  of engineers through technical guidance, career development, and a strong culture of ownership and excellence.

Collaborate cross-functionally

What makes you a great fit

• 8+ years

  of backend/platform experience, including

  2+ years

  leading engineering teams
• Proven ability to build and scale high-throughput, low-latency systems (10M+ RPM, <100ms p95)
• Experience delivering self-serve platform tools for internal teams like Product, Growth, or Data Science
• Strength in one or more areas: streaming systems, customer data infra, auth platforms, or ML serving infra
• Solid understanding of distributed systems — caching, sharding, queuing, and system observability
• Skilled at balancing architecture vision with hands-on execution
• Passion for mentorship, engineering excellence, and team development
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and communication in fast-paced environments