Engineering Manager

Recrew AI; Bengaluru Urban; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Office at Embassy TechVillage, Bengla‪

Cross-regional collaboration (India &‑

Ownership-driven culture

Job summary

Recrew AI in Bengaluru leads a product engineering team within the Global Technology Department, guiding technical direction and delivery across a modern cloud-native stack. The Engineering Manager role combines deep technical engagement with people leadership, setting standards and owning outcomes across geographies.

The role requires mentoring engineers, partnering with product, design, and Japan-based stakeholders to align on scope, priorities, and trade-offs, while driving reliable, scalable

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• 3+ years leading engineering teams as Engineering Manager or equivalent.
• Experience owning technical direction for production systems.
• Strong collaboration with product, design, and international stakeholders.
• Expertise in automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and incident management.

Responsibilities

• Own the team's technical direction and delivery outcomes.
• Lead architecture and system design discussions, evaluate trade-offs and guide implementation decisions.
• Stay technically engaged through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and unblock the team.
• Take end-to-end accountability for delivery, engineering quality, production reliability, and technical risks.
• Partner with product managers, designers, platform teams, and Japan-based stakeholders to align scope and priorities.
• Build a team of engineers who can independently own problems and deliver solutions.
• Establish high engineering standards across testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and production operations.
• Drive adoption of AI-assisted development tools and workflows while maintaining code quality and production outcomes.
• Support hiring, performance management, and engineer development to build a strong team.

Skills

Software architecture

System design

Engineering leadership

CI/CD

Observability

Incident management

Mentoring engineers

Stakeholder management

Hands-on engineering

Production reliability

Job description

Function: Engineering / Technology Leadership

Type: Full-time

About Company

The company is a data-driven marketing research firm with over 25 years of experience. It operates one of the world's largest consumer research networks, with 130 million+ global panelists.

The company serves approximately 2,500 domestic and 1,500 overseas clients across Asia-Pacific. It integrates survey, digital behavioral, and daily purchase data to deliver comprehensive insights.

Backed by ~$848M in funding, it is currently in a merger stage. The culture is built on deep thinking, transparency, swift collective action, and ownership.

Position Overview

This role leads a product engineering team within the company's Global Technology Department. The Engineering Manager is responsible for technical direction, delivery quality, and production reliability across a modern cloud-native stack. The role bridges deep technical engagement with people leadership - setting engineering standards, driving architectural decisions, and building a team that independently owns and delivers outcomes. Close collaboration with product, design, and Japan-based stakeholders is required to align engineering execution with business priorities across geographies.

Role & Responsibilities

• Own the team's technical direction and delivery outcomes, ensuring engineering decisions support product goals, maintainability, scalability, and reliability
• Lead architecture and system design discussions, evaluate technical trade-offs, and guide implementation decisions for complex or ambiguous problems
• Stay technically engaged through design reviews, code reviews, debugging, and hands-on contribution when necessary to resolve critical issues or unblock the team
• Take end-to-end accountability for delivery, engineering quality, production reliability, and technical risks - establish clear priorities, address blockers, and ensure commitments are managed transparently
• Partner with product managers, designers, platform teams, and Japan-based stakeholders to clarify requirements, challenge assumptions, and align on scope, priorities, and trade-offs
• Build a team of engineers who can independently own problems and deliver solutions through effective delegation, technical guidance, mentoring, and constructive feedback
• Establish high engineering standards across testing, CI/CD, observability, security, and production operations, driving continuous improvement in quality and reliability
• Drive effective adoption of AI-assisted development tools and workflows, improving engineering productivity while maintaining accountability for code quality, security, and production outcomes
• Support hiring, performance management, and engineer development to build a strong, accountable, and high-performing engineering team

Must Have Criteria

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, including at least 3 years leading engineering teams as an Engineering Manager or equivalent technical leadership role
• Strong technical foundation in software development, architecture, and system design, with the ability to evaluate implementation details and challenge technical decisions
• Demonstrated experience owning technical direction and making sound engineering decisions for production systems
• Proven ability to take end-to-end accountability for delivery, balancing scope, speed, engineering quality, reliability, and long-term technical health
• Strong understanding of modern engineering practices including automated testing, CI/CD, observability, production operations, and incident management
• Experience identifying technical risks, resolving complex problems, and removing blockers to enable independent and effective team delivery
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder-management skills: partnering with product and design, challenging assumptions constructively, and aligning geographically distributed teams including Japan-based stakeholders
• Proven ability to mentor engineers, delegate effectively, and develop technical ownership and decision-making capabilities within the team

Nice to Have

• Experience with cloud-native systems, microservices, and distributed systems
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools and establishing effective AI-enabled engineering practices across a team
• Experience improving developer productivity through automation, better engineering workflows, and continuous process improvement
• Experience working with globally distributed engineering teams, particularly across Japan and India
• Experience managing production incidents and driving follow-up improvements to prevent recurrence
• Japanese language proficiency and experience collaborating with Japan-based stakeholders; familiarity with Japanese business culture is an advantage

What We Offer

• Leadership role with direct influence over technical direction and team-building within the company's Global Technology Department
• Exposure to one of Asia-Pacific's largest consumer data platforms, serving 4,000+ global enterprise clients
• Hybrid work model (2-3 days in office) at Embassy TechVillage, Bangalore - one of the city's premier tech campuses
• Collaborative, ownership-driven culture with cross-regional scope across India and Japan
• Opportunity to shape engineering culture and practices during a pivotal merger and growth stage