Engineering Manager

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Department: Weekday's Client via platform

Workplace: on_site

Employment Type: full

Description

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 5000000 - Rs 9000000 (ie INR 50 - 90 LPA)

Min Experience: 9 years

Location: Bangalore

JobType: full-time

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Engineering Manager with strong expertise in Java and Golang to lead high-performing engineering teams. The ideal candidate will bring a balance of technical depth, leadership capability, and strategic thinking to drive the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high-quality software systems. This role requires hands-on involvement in architecture decisions, mentoring engineers, and collaborating cross-functionally to build robust products.

Requirements

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Drive the design and development of scalable, distributed systems using Java and Golang.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Ensure high standards of code quality, performance, security, and maintainability through best practices and code reviews.
• Architect and implement microservices-based systems and RESTful APIs.
• Oversee project planning, execution, and delivery timelines, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Identify technical risks and proactively develop mitigation strategies.
• Promote DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automation for efficient software delivery.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and drive adoption where relevant.
• Participate in hiring, onboarding, and performance management of engineering talent.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• 9 to 13 years of professional software development experience, with at least 2–3 years in an engineering leadership or managerial role.
• Strong hands-on experience in Java (Spring Boot, Hibernate) and Golang for building high-performance backend systems.
• Deep understanding of data structures, algorithms, and system design principles.
• Experience with microservices architecture, distributed systems, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Proficiency in designing RESTful APIs and working with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB).
• Familiarity with containerization tools like Docker and orchestration platforms such as Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines and working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to handle complex technical challenges.

Leadership & Soft Skills:

• Proven ability to lead and inspire teams, manage performance, and drive technical excellence.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong decision-making abilities with a focus on delivering business impact.
• Ability to balance hands-on coding with managerial responsibilities.
• Passion for mentoring engineers and building high-performance teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working in product-based or high-growth startup environments.
• Exposure to event-driven architectures, messaging systems (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and observability tools.
• Knowledge of security best practices and scalable infrastructure design.