Engineering Manager

Seeking a Dynamic Engineering Lead for a fintech platform in Bengaluru!
Job Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
● System Architecture: Prepare technical design documents and maintain an updated end-to-end architecture document, including an architecture decision matrix.
● Resilience & High Availability: Design high availability, failure, and recovery protocols for the platform to guarantee zero downtime.
● Observability: Design and implement multi-level observability across the platform, including application, database, infrastructure, and integrations.
● Problem Solving: Solve complex technical and engineering challenges, delivering appropriate solutions that align with business goals while staying within budget.
Product Alignment & Execution
● Roadmap Collaboration: Coordinate closely with product owners and managers to jointly drive the product roadmap.
● Feasibility & Analysis: Collect, analyse, and action product features, user flows, and integrations, collaborating directly with the product team on implementation feasibility.
● Agile Delivery: Oversee technical project management using Agile development methodologies to ensure consistent, timely releases.
Engineering Excellence & Operations
● Best Practices: Identify and implement engineering, coding, and testing best practices, while defining clear Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs).
● CI/CD & DevOps: Design and execute robust 'build & deployment' processes rooted in CI/CD principles.
● Platform Stability: Maintain ultimate accountability for production issues, SLAs, defects, technical debt, and overall release stability.
● Infrastructure & FinOps: Define required cloud and on-premises infrastructure, plan budgets for future growth, and lead cross-functional teams to establish an operational
FinOps framework (including AI infrastructure cost management).
● Change Management: Lead process design, continuous process reviews, and
comprehensive change management practices.
Talent & People Management
● Team Growth: Build, manage, and scale a team of proficient engineers, providing regular mentoring and technical guidance.
● Performance Management: Define, assess, and execute clear performance plans to foster continuous professional growth within the team.
Job Requirements
● Engineering Leadership: Proven experience in talent management, technical project management, and leading engineering teams while remaining functionally hands-on with coding and engineering design.
● Full-Stack Proficiency: Deep expertise in transforming end-to-end platforms leveraging modern tools, including Node, Python, Next.js, MongoDB, APIs, REST Services, and microservices.
● Cloud & Infrastructure: Strong experience with the AWS Cloud platform, multiple system integration techniques, and infrastructure budgeting.
● AI Engineering: Conversant with the broader LLM and AI ecosystem, with a distinct focus on AI engineering: specifically integrating AI into practical business solutions rather than just building isolated GenAI models.
● Security & Privacy: Robust understanding of data privacy, data security, and application security best practices.

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