Senior Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Senior Engineering Manager to lead large, technically complex, and strategic engineering initiatives. You will drive execution through Engineering Managers (EMs) and Technical Program Managers (TPMs), ensuring scalable, reliable, and high-quality delivery that aligns with broader business goals. The ideal candidate will combine strong technical depth with proven leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:
Leadership and Strategic Execution:
Lead multiple engineering teams and manage a group comprising EMs, TPMs and staff engineers.
Deliver multi-stream projects with direct impact on company and team-level goals.
Drive engineering roadmap and execution in alignment with product strategy.
Collaborate closely with Product and Business leaders to ensure engineering delivery supports organisational objectives.
Guide and coach EMs and TPMs on execution excellence, planning, and stakeholder communication.
Participate in manpower planning, team structure, and hiring strategy.
Set performance expectations, conduct reviews, manage underperformance, and lead career development for EMs/TPMs.
Champion a culture of learning, collaboration, and accountability.
Actively manage senior stakeholders, ensuring clear communication and alignment with technical decisions and delivery timelines.
Technical Strategy and Execution:
Accountable for the overall technical output of all teams under your leadership.
Optimise delivery metrics (quality, velocity, reliability) and ensure visibility to senior leadership.
Contribute hands-on in reviews, architecture, and troubleshooting when required.
Be the go-to expert in at least one tech stack, with working knowledge of others.
Lead initiatives that span across pods and domains, influencing system architecture and product evolution.
Continuously improve technical processes, development practices, and engineering operations.
Define and evolve engineering strategies for product scalability, security, and reliability.
Lead incident resolution and critical troubleshooting across engineering areas.
Guide adoption of modern DevOps, CI/CD, and observability practices.
Collaboration and Influence:
Build strong partnerships with cross-functional teams across Product, Design, QA, and Business.
Lead cross-stream engineering initiatives and contribute to organisation-wide programs.
Share knowledge via reviews, workshops, or playbooks to uplift overall org capability.
Actively shape strategic direction, roadmaps, and OKRs through data-driven insights.
Team Building and Talent Development:
Identify team skill gaps and define hiring plans for current and future needs.
Lead recruitment efforts for leadership and senior technical talent across the org.
Scale teams thoughtfully while preserving high-performance culture.
Foster a supportive and inclusive environment that promotes innovation and growth.
Requirements:
12+ years of experience in software development, with 4+ years in engineering leadership roles.
Proven track record of leading delivery for large, complex software programs.
Experience managing managers (EMs/TPMs) and cross-functional delivery teams.
Deep technical expertise in system design, distributed architecture, and cloud technologies.
Strong analytical and decision-making capabilities in ambiguous or high-pressure situations.
Excellent written and verbal communication; ability to influence at all levels.
Hands-on familiarity with Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and modern software practices.
Nice-to-Have Skills:
Exposure to fintech platforms and regulatory environments.
Familiarity with AI/ML pipelines or big data infrastructure.
Experience working with global teams in multicultural environments.
Thought leadership through external talks, blogs, or contributions to open-source.

Skills
Agentic AI, Architecture, AWS, customer facing, Golang, Java, Kubernetes, Microservices, Python

Experience
10-14 yrs