Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the software development function, including developers, technical leads, architects, and QA engineers.
• Define and execute the software development roadmap in alignment with the company's business strategy and growth objectives.
• Oversee the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of scalable, secure, and high-performance software applications.
• Lead the development and enhancement of fintech platforms, financial applications, payment solutions, and digital financial products, as applicable.
• Drive API development, third-party integrations, banking integrations, payment gateway integrations, and other financial technology integrations.
• Establish software architecture standards, coding practices, development methodologies, and engineering best practices.
• Ensure application security, data protection, system reliability, scalability, and performance across software platforms.
• Drive the adoption of modern technologies, cloud-based solutions, DevOps practices, automation, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Oversee software development life cycles, sprint planning, release management, quality assurance, and production support.
• Establish engineering KPIs, monitor team performance, and ensure timely delivery of high-quality software solutions.
• Collaborate with Product, Business, Compliance, Information Security, and Operations teams to translate business requirements into effective technology solutions.
• Ensure software development processes adhere to applicable regulatory requirements, security standards, internal policies, and IT governance practices.
• Manage technology budgets, external development partners, software vendors, and resource allocation.
• Mentor and develop engineering leaders, build a high-performing technology team, and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, technical debt reduction, and improvement in software delivery efficiency.

Required Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 15–20+ years of experience in software development, engineering, and technology delivery, with approximately 20 years preferred.
• Significant experience in leading software development teams and managing large-scale application development initiatives.
• Strong expertise in software architecture, system design, API development, databases, microservices, and distributed systems.
• Experience with modern programming languages, frameworks, cloud platforms, DevOps, CI/CD, and software engineering tools.
• Proven experience in developing scalable, secure, and high-availability applications.
• Experience in fintech, banking, payments, digital lending, financial services, or related technology domains is preferred.
• Understanding of financial data security, application security, regulatory compliance, and secure software development practices.
• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects, engineering teams, delivery timelines, and technology priorities.
• Excellent leadership, strategic planning, analytical, stakeholder management, and communication skills.

Work Location: In person

Celeco Labs is hiring a hands-on Head of Engineering on behalf of a confidential client in the housing-finance sector.

This is a role for an engineer who wants to own delivery, not only manage it. You will set the technical direction, build and maintain production systems, and work closely with the business team. You should be comfortable taking a requirement from the first discussion through technical planning, implementation, release, and production support.

What you will do

• Own the engineering roadmap and help decide what should be built first.

• Design, build, and maintain reliable customer-facing products and internal systems.

• Write production code and review code written by others.

• Turn business requirements into clear technical plans and releases.

• Choose practical architecture, tools, and vendors that fit the company's needs.

• Set working standards for testing, deployment, monitoring, backups, and access control.

• Protect customer and company data through practical security controls.

• Investigate production issues and make sure the same problems do not repeat.

• Help hire and guide a small engineering team as the company grows.

What we are looking for

• 3–5 years of professional software-engineering experience.

• Experience building and running production systems.

• Strong backend skills, including APIs, databases, and cloud services.

• Enough frontend knowledge to work across a product when needed.

• Good judgment about system design, security, reliability, and cost.

• The ability to explain technical choices in simple language.

• Comfort working independently and taking full ownership of delivery.

Experience in lending, housing finance, fintech, or another regulated industry is useful, but not required. Experience leading engineers or working directly with founders and business leaders is also useful.

How to apply

Please share your CV or LinkedIn profile and two short examples of production systems you have owned. This is a confidential search. More information about the company will be shared with shortlisted candidates during the interview process.

Job Title: Engineering Manager

Location- Delhi

Job type: Full time, On site

About Us: TIMBLE is leading Authentication Company, delivering cutting edge technology and alternate data analysis for Identity management, Onboarding & Verification and Business Intelligence. We provide solutions across three verticals

1. BFSI Solutions

2. KYC and background check Solutions

3.AI Solutions

Role Overview

As an Engineering Manager at Timble AI, you will manage, mentor, and scale our core engineering teams (including Backend, Frontend, and AI/ML divisions). You will remain highly technical, contributing to architecture decisions and system design, while taking full ownership of project delivery timelines, agile sprints, and team performance metrics.

Key Responsibilities

1. People Leadership & Mentorship: Manage and grow a cross-functional team of software engineers (SDE-1 to SDE-3). Conduct regular 1-on-1s, drive career growth paths, and foster an innovative, high-ownership engineering culture.
2. Delivery & Agile Project Management: Own the engineering sprint cycles. Work closely with Product Managers to break down roadmaps into execution goals, manage dependencies, and ensure high-velocity, predictable delivery.
3. System Design & Architecture: Provide technical governance and direction. Collaborate on core system architecture, design reviews, and ensure codebases remain clean, scalable, and modular.
4.  Engineering Excellence: Define and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for the engineering team, including code quality, test coverage, uptime, and system performance.
5. Hiring & Scaling: Actively partner with the talent acquisition team to identify, interview, and onboard top-tier engineering talent to help build our core verticals.

Required Skills & Qualifications

1. Experience: 5+ years of core software engineering experience, with at least 1–2 years of experience in an engineering management, tech lead, or team leadership role.
2. Technical Roots: Strong foundational background in backend systems, distributed architectures, or AI integration. Prior hands-on experience with Python/Django ecosystems, microservices, cloud infra (AWS/GCP), or heavy automation systems is highly valued.
3. Agile Mastery: Deep familiarity with Agile/Scrum development methodologies, sprint planning tools, and CI/CD pipelines.
4.  Communication: Exceptional interpersonal and cross-functional communication skills, with a track record of translating complex technical visions into clear execution steps.
5.  Education: B.Tech / M.Tech in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical discipline from a reputed institute.

Learn more about us at: https://timbleglance.com