Engineering Manager

Emergent Labs; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Daily Meals

Family Insurance

Unlimited PTO

Flexible Working Hours

Job summary

Emergent Labs is hiring an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for scaling core platform and product capabilities. You will balance people leadership with technical depth, ensuring reliable delivery, mentoring engineers, and driving ownership across design to production.

This role suits someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, loves building strong teams, and wants to shape both systems and culture at scale.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 1 to 3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams.
• Strong computer science fundamentals and system design skills.
• Experience building and operating production systems at scale using modern backend technologies (Python, Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar).
• Proven ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver with high quality.
• Excellent communication skills and a strong product mindset.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development.
• Drive high-quality, on-time delivery of product features and platform improvements.
• Own technical execution, system design, and architectural decisions for your team's domain.
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute roadmaps.
• Build a strong culture of ownership, code quality, and operational excellence.
• Hire and onboard top engineering talent as the team scales.
• Improve engineering processes, tooling, and best practices to support rapid growth.
• Ensure teams take ownership from design through production, monitoring, and iteration.

Skills

Leadership

System design

Backend development

Communication

End-to-end ownership

Job description

Emergent builds autonomous coding agents that replace traditional software development by generating, testing, and deploying production applications directly from plain-language intent. Our systems run in production at global scale and are used to build millions of real applications.

Since public launch, Emergent has crossed $100M in ARR and grown to over 10M users across 190+ countries. We're backed by Khosla Ventures, SoftBank, Google, Lightspeed, Prosus, Together, and Y Combinator.

We're solving the hard part of AI-driven software creation: correctness, reliability, security, and scale in real production systems. The team is built by repeat founders, Olympiad medalists, IIT & IIM alumni, and leaders from Google, Amazon, and Dropbox.

We're hiring builders who want ownership, speed, and impact at global scale.

About the Team

The Engineering team at Emergent builds the core systems that power our autonomous agents, platform reliability, and product velocity. We operate in an engineering-first environment with high ownership, fast feedback loops, and a strong bias toward shipping. The team works closely with Product, Research, and Design to turn ambitious ideas into production-grade systems.

The Role

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a high-performing team of engineers building and scaling critical platform and product capabilities. You'll balance people leadership with technical depth, ensuring your team delivers reliably while growing in skill, ownership, and impact. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, enjoys building strong teams, and wants to shape both systems and culture at scale.

What You'll Do

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers through coaching, feedback, and career development
• Drive high-quality, on-time delivery of product features and platform improvements
• Own technical execution, system design, and architectural decisions for your team's domain
• Partner closely with Product, Design, and cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute roadmaps
• Build a strong culture of ownership, code quality, and operational excellence
• Hire and onboard top engineering talent as the team scales
• Improve engineering processes, tooling, and best practices to support rapid growth
• Ensure teams take ownership from design through production, monitoring, and iteration

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience
• 1 to 3+ years of experience leading or managing engineering teams
• Strong computer science fundamentals and system design skills
• Experience building and operating production systems at scale using modern backend technologies (Python, Java, Kotlin, Go, or similar)
• Proven ability to own projects end-to-end and deliver with high quality
• Excellent communication skills and a strong product mindset

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in high-growth startups or engineering-first organizations
• Exposure to frontend or full-stack development
• Experience working on developer platforms, SaaS products, or AI-driven systems
• Prior ownership of highly available, customer-facing systems

Why Join Us

• Lead teams building at the cutting edge of AI and systems engineering
• Own high-impact systems used by millions of users globally
• Work with an exceptional team of builders and operators
• Competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and rapid career growth
• A rare opportunity to shape both technology and culture at massive scale

Benefits and Perks

• Daily Meals: Lunch and Dinner provided
• Family Insurance: 3 Lakhs worth of coverage for you and your family
• Unlimited Paid Time Off: Take the time you need to recharge and come back refreshed
• Flexible Working Hours: Work arrangements that fit your life and commitments

Let's build the future of software together.