Engineering Manager

Turtlemint is a technology platform (http://www.turtlemint.com/">www.turtlemint.com) that facilitates the entire process of researching, decision-making and buying insurance. Turtlemint is building a unique insure-tech platform which is enabling the transaction of complex products with a simple and intuitive interface. On the supply side, Turtlemint aggregates more than 25+ insurers and enabled three unique demand channels. First, direct to consumer channels where users buy insurance products. Second, a network of more than 35,000 agents across India who use the Turtlemint platform to sell insurance. Third, the SaaS version of the same platform for large financial institutes, consumer applications, etc. Now it is expanding into other financial products like mutual funds.

Turtlemint is founded by IIT/IIM graduates, ex-employees of top companies like ICICI Lombard, Yahoo, eBay, and Quikr. Our management team has to experience building and growing many successful technologies and consumer companies. Turtlemint is growing rapidly and it is already amongst the top three insurance platforms in India. We are a well-funded startup, backed by leading Venture Capitalists, and began our business operations in September 2015. We strongly believe that as a technology-led company we can truly disrupt the 'old economy' financial services businesses, a multi-billion dollar industry in India.

Turtlemint promises to offer an intellectually enriching and fun work environment, and an opportunity to work with smart and dedicated colleagues. Come make an impact on millions of users on an important but often ignored aspect of their life - financial security & freedom!

Job Description  

Position: Engineering Manager

Role:  Engineering Manager  

Experience: 8-15 years  

Location: Mumbai/Pune

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of engineers and product managers in the ideation and technical development of product
• Provide strategic and operational oversight for Enterprise software product development
• Work closely with business leaders to develop short and long-term strategies
• Manage business expectations, resolve conflicts, and keep businesses aligned
• Define the processes needed to achieve operational excellence in all areas, including project management and system reliability
• Experience scaling and managing 5-20 person teams
• Develop and drive execution on 6 months and 1-year road maps
• Drive innovation, establish new approaches in improving productivity
• Establish a metrics-based organization, develop key operational metrics and push for continuous improvement.
• Ensure system security, data integrity, and accuracy of financial records

Skillset and Experience

• 8+ years of experience in building Enterprise software
• 8+ years of experience with programming languages such as Java, PHP, Python, or C++
• 5+ years experience with agile systems development methodologies
• 4+ years of experience managing engineering teams including hiring/termination and performance management
• 3+ years of experience with either Spring Boot, Play Framework, Django, etc

Bachelors in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent experience 

Finally, and most importantly, drive, energy, and motivation to succeed with delivering great customer experiences 

Bonus Qualification

• Experience developing financial products like insurance, mutual funds, etc
• Ability to understand the business logic
• Organizational and analytical skills

What you get: 

• To work in an early-stage consumer internet start-up in disruptive space  
• To directly work with the founding team of graduates from IIT/ IIM and experience at top internet brands like Yahoo/ eBay  
• Great culture and work with like-minded colleagues  
• Health Insurance for yourself and your family