ENGINEERING MANAGER || Fintech || Mumbai

About The Role

You will be the bridge between complex technical architecture and meaningful

business growth, responsible for scaling our embedded finance platform, to

an enterprise-grade level. You will move beyond simple management to lead a high-

velocity team through the full SDLC, ensuring predictable delivery and long-term

system scalability.

Key Responsibilities

• Architectural Leadership: Lead deep-dive architectural discussions and
  
  

conduct high-quality code reviews to maintain technical excellence.

• Operational Rigour: Master Agile/Scrum and other metrics (Cycle Time,
  
  

MTTR, Change Failure Rate) to drive predictable, high-velocity delivery.

• Strategic Delivery: Balance immediate business feature requests with the
  
  

management of technical debt and long-term platform scalability.

• People Development: Establish high-trust relationships, mentor direct reports
  
  

for promotion, and foster a psychologically safe team culture.

• Process Optimization: Audit development cycles to identify bottlenecks and
  
  

implement efficiency through automation and AI tools.

Core Competencies

• Technical Credibility: Hands-on expertise that allows you to lead by example
  
  

and earn the respect of seasoned engineers.

• Strategic Judgment: The ability to make tough trade-offs between speed-to-
  
  

market and architectural integrity.

• Emotional Intelligence: Exceptional empathy and interpersonal skills to
  
  

resolve conflicts and demonstrate partner/customer empathy.

• Operational Excellence: A disciplined approach to the engineering lifecycle
  
  

and a commitment to data-driven performance metrics.

Must-Have Requirements

• Experience: 10+ years in engineering, with at least 3+ years in a formal
  
  

people management or leadership role.

• Technical Proficiency: Hands-on experience with Java, Python,
  
  

Microservices, and various database technologies.

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or a
  
  

related quantitative field.

• Delivery Record: A proven track record of leading teams in cloud-native or
  
  

microservices environments.

Good-to-Have

• Prior experience within the Fintech or Financial Services industry.
• Experience in adopting AI-driven development tools to enhance team
  
  

productivity.

• Experience scaling a platform from early-stage to enterprise-grade.
  
  

Skills: python,fintech,java,microservices