Sr. Engineering Manager

In partnership with a 1500 CR Conglomerate, we will be launching a combination of FinTech & Retail Marketplace focused on empowering Kirana Stores.  Formal registration, Business Plan finalization and  kick off  activities are work-in progress. We are looking for 15+ years experienced technology specialists for the role of Head of Engineering.

You will lead this new value stream help the platform scale up to servce over a 3 million user base in the next 3-5 years

Location ; Bangalore / Chennai 

Travel  : Would be required in the initial stages 

Compensation  - Industry standard (open for discussion)

You

• 9+ years experience developing highly scalable, distributed applications, products and services in Java or similar languages
• 3+ years of experience in team management, including hiring, building key projects and career management.
• Deep understanding of how distributed resilient software is built and deployed
• Entrepreneurial spirit, priding yourself on getting things done with a high level of quality
• Strong desire to work in an unstructured, fast moving startup environment
• Passionate Tech architect, retains narrow focus on research, system performance and scalability

Technology

Good knowledge of languages like Java, Python and web technologies (e.g. Javascript, HTML, CSS)

Expertise in front end and backend JS frameworks (e.g React JS, Angular, Node.js,)

Experience working in Agile frameworks and project management tools (e.g. Atlassian, Git)

Knowledge of deployment of distributed RESTful search platforms (like Elastic or Solr)

Experience in designing hyperscale architecture

Exposure to Microservices, AI/ML and Bigdata

Worked on at least one 0-1 initiative preferably IT product firms

Hands on ready to code any time (candidates who are interested only in advisory model, please excuse)

Candidates with good exposure working with OR algorithms would be given preference

Reasonably networked to be able to attract tech talent and build a large Engineering team independently

- Key responsibilities include:

• Deliver software products that delight our customers and accelerates our business growth.
• Be a combination of technical hands-on software engineer and a leader who has the ability to influence, guide, and inspire those around you.
• Empower the team to achieve a high level of productivity, reliability and simplicity.
• Hire and retain a team of high-performing engineers and managers.
• Understand the market and our end customers.
• Stays current on leading industry trends.
• Conduct performance reviews, calibration sessions and feedback discussions for direct reports.

• Leading the engineering team  and federated suites.
• Helping define Technical Roadmap and own the entire product delivery end to end.
• Working very closely with various business stakeholders to drive the execution of multiple business plans and technologies for the team.
• Improving, optimizing and identifying opportunities for efficient software development processes.
• Hiring, Developing and Retaining a strong team of engineers.

• 7-9 years of experience with Java development, Spring Boot. Minimum 5+ years of managing high performance development team(s).
• Strong knowledge of REST and micro services based design.
• Experience across the product development SDLC with solving customer problem approaches.
• Prior product engineering leadership in Identity and Access Management solutions is a big plus.

Technical Skills Required

Mandatory:

• Minimum 10 years of experience in software development with C# and the .Net framework/.net core.

• Experience on building RESTful services and MVC patterns-based web applications, web api and wcf

• Experience in ORM, Document-oriented NoSQL databases or RDMS • Experience with Git (GitHub), automatic deployments, continuous integration

• Expertise on JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, AngularJS, ReactJS, NodeJS, data visualization tools.

• Experience of working on highly scalable SaaS products

• Developed & debugged multi-threaded applications.

• Developed and deployed modules in Azure / Aws Good to have: • Experience in development of reports.

• Developed and deployed modules in Docker / Kubernetes • Experience as scrum owner

• Experience in agile development methodology

• Polyglot

Role and Responsibilities:

• Design, document, develop & test own product.

• Collaborate with team members.

• Care deeply about writing quality/testable/modular code

• Work with various stake holders across teams and prioritize deliverables.

• Drive efficient DevOps practices for full cycle .NET development and deployment.

Soft Skills Required

Mandatory:

• Clarity of thought

• Sincere

• Proactive

• Self-motivated

• Logical bent of mind (Analytical)

• Team player

• Flexible/adaptable

• Strong communication skills (both written and verbal)

• Leader with passion

We are in search of a young and energetic team lead for our engineers with 3-4 years of experience. Technical prowess in the below areas are must haves

• Full stack development experience in Java/NodeJs backend with React/React Native front end
• Experience in working with Git flow, unit and end-to-end test cases. CI/CD pipelines and deployment to AWS infrastructure
• Proficient in designing and building webapps/mobile with structured/unstructured database systems
• Have an eye for detail and advocate for a good end user experience
• Exposure to agile development

 If you have team leading experience under your belt, that would be a plus. Candidates need to have good communication skills (verbal and written), be proactive and have a go getter attitude. On the job, you will have to 

• Ensure the business requirements are met with respect to functional and technical specifications established
• Guide, mentor, and help out younger team members
• Do code reviews and ensure there are minimal to no tech debts
• Design and review technical architecture, unit test cases and CI CD pipeline
• Collaborate with designers, business analysts, and contribute to product development at the organizational level
• Test and deploy solutions and work with our QA team to squash those nasty bugs
• Iterate and improve code design and clear off technical debt such as test coverage and technical design improvements

You will be part of the core team that builds platforms that could transform the lives of frontline workers around the world.

• Mandatory experience in the Lending/ Digital Lending domain.
  
  Roles/Responsibilities:

  • Own Architecture and Design for one or more verticals end to end
  • Work with stakeholders (Product teams, Partners, UI/UX teams & Vendors) to create exemplary architecture for large-scale, large-volume consumer-facing applications
  • Ability to do POCs by writing code involving both front-end (UI – Web, Mobile Apps) and back-end services.
  • Ability to work in ambiguous environments
  • Be on top of emerging technology and make recommendations to future-proof products and solutions
  • Ensure that systems are architected to be secure and resilient through the practical application of security and Business Continuity principles
  • Lead the definition and validation of architectural principles and standards.

Functional / Technical Skills:

• In-depth architectural, design and leadership skills.
• Extensive experience with enterprise architecture best practices
• Experience working in an Agile / Scrum team environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong problem-solving skills.