Lead engineering execution for a cross-functional product pod, partnering with the product owner to review requirements, guide architecture and technical decisions, plan delivery, and ensure predictable, high-quality releases. Drive coding standards, testing, documentation, observability, security, incident resolution, and technical debt management. Mentor engineers, collaborate with QA, Design, and DevOps, remove blockers, conduct technical research, and promote accountability and continuous improvement.
This role is for one of Weekday’s clients
Salary range: Rs 4000000 - Rs 6000000 (ie INR 40 - 60 LPA)
Min Experience: 7+ years
Location: Remote (India), India
JobType: full-time
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the engineering execution of a product pod. This role is the technical counterpart to the pod owner (product owner), responsible for ensuring features are delivered with high quality, sound technical decisions, and predictable timelines.
You will bridge product and engineering by reviewing requirements, guiding technical decisions, driving engineering best practices, and ensuring the team delivers scalable, maintainable software. This role replaces the traditional Project Manager within the pod.
A pod is a small, cross-functional team with end-to-end ownership of a specific business domain or product area. It is accountable for delivering outcomes, making decisions, and continuously improving its domain. Consider, the pod owner to be the CEO of the pod and you, the engineering manage will be the CTO of the pod.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities
- Own engineering delivery, planning, estimation, and execution for the product pod.
- Partner with the pod owner to review PRDs, identify gaps, edge cases, and technical risks before development begins.
- Lead technical discussions, challenge assumptions, and validate implementation approaches.
- Drive predictable delivery while balancing speed, quality, and technical debt.
- Enforce engineering best practices, including code reviews, testing, documentation, observability, security, and coding standards.
- Ensure production quality by driving root cause analysis and preventing recurring issues.
- Mentor engineers, improve engineering discipline, and foster a culture of ownership and accountability.
- Collaborate with QA, Design, DevOps, and other teams to remove blockers and ensure successful releases.
- Perform Technical research for the pod on behalf of the pod owner.
Primary Requirements
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 2+ years leading engineering teams or technical delivery.
- Strong experience building modern Enterprise SaaS products.
- Solid understanding of software architecture and system design.
- Knowledge of cloud-native applications (AWS preferred).
- Experience with modern development practices, CI/CD, and automated testing.
- Strong understanding of Agile product development.
- Ability to review code and technical designs.
- Excellent planning, estimation, and delivery management skills.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management abilities.
- Ability to balance business priorities with engineering quality.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience leading cross-functional product teams.
- Experience in high-growth product startups.
- Knowledge of secure software development practices.
- Experience with observability, production monitoring, and incident management.
- Experience mentoring senior engineers and technical leads.
- Expertise with AI-assisted software development tools and workflows.
Soft Skills & Mindset
- Clear communication and the confidence to challenge and be challenged.
- Curious, proactive, and generous with knowledge.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative product environment.
- Strong desire to build real products that solve real problems.
Success in the Role
A successful Engineering Manager will:
- Deliver features on time with high engineering quality.
- Improve PRD readiness by identifying gaps early.
- Challenge weak technical decisions and promote sound engineering practices.
- Reduce production defects and engineering rework.
- Improve estimation accuracy and delivery predictability.
- Build a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Engineering Manager
Good-to-have skillsRuby, Node JS, React JS
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