Engineering Manager

MCO (MyComplianceOffice); Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

MCO (MyComplianceOffice) in Hyderabad, India, seeks an Engineering Manager to lead global product teams across the SDLC, ensure quality, and optimize customer experiences.

You will mentor engineers, enforce coding standards, drive automation, manage risks, and coordinate with product management, quality, and platform teams.

This role requires 10–15 years of product development experience, strong Java full stack skills, and a hands-on stance (~20% coding) with a growth mindset.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of product development experience, including up to 3 years in management.
• Strong Java full-stack engineering experience in a product development environment.
• Hands-on involvement with coding ~20% of the time.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills."
• Demonstrates resilience, flexibility and effective priority management.
• Growth mindset and willingness to learn.
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skills.
• Experience with agile development (Scrum/Agile/KANBAN).
• SAAS or financial services product experience is a plus; architect experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Own the Scrum Agile process and ensure adherence to best practices.
• Ensure quality of team outputs and customer experience of products.
• Lead product development through all SDLC stages.
• Participate in architecture/design reviews, code reviews, coding, troubleshooting, defect triage.
• Define and enforce coding standards within the team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into technical specs.
• Drive automation and continuous process improvement.
• Mentor and coach engineers for technical growth.
• Identify risks early and propose mitigations.
• Act as a technical liaison between engineering, product management and stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Platform Test teams for thorough testing.
• Oversee deployment and release processes for smooth launches.
• Monitor system performance and address issues promptly.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents.

Skills

Java full stack

Leadership

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Mentoring

Problem solving

Communication

Cultural adaptability

Job description

The Engineering Manager position entails the leadership of MCO global product development teams across the entirety of the software development life cycle. Key responsibilities encompass ensuring the quality of team outputs and optimizing customer experiences, along with maintaining strict adherence to coding standards and promoting automation initiatives. Moreover, the role involves mentoring and guiding engineers, proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks, and facilitating effective communication between engineering and other stakeholders. The manager oversees deployment processes, monitors system performance, and provides decisive technical leadership during incidents. Ultimately, this role aims to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and innovation in MCO software development practices.

Responsibilities

• Own the effectiveness of the Scrum Agile process and adherence to good agile practices for the team.
• Be responsible for the quality of the teams' outputs and the customer experience of our products.
• Lead product development teams through all stages of the SDLC.
• Hands-on participation in all technical activities including architecture & design reviews, code reviews, coding, troubleshooting, defect triage
• Define and enforce coding standards and best practices within the engineering team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure high code quality and adherence to engineering standards.
• Drive Automation in the engineering teams
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and tools to increase efficiency and quality.
• Mentor and coach engineers to foster their technical growth and career development.
• Identify technical risks and challenges early in the project lifecycle and propose mitigation strategies.
• Act as a technical liaison between engineering, product management, and other stakeholders.
• Coordinate with Platform Test teams to ensure thorough testing and validation of software products.
• Oversee deployment and release processes to ensure smooth and reliable product launches.
• Monitor system performance and address technical issues promptly to maintain product stability.
• Provide technical leadership during incidents and outages, facilitating root cause analysis and resolution.
• Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture focused on delivering high-quality software products

Experiences and Skills

• 10-15 years of experience (including up to 3 years in management) product development.
• Strong java full stack engineering experience in a product development environment
• Maintain hands-on involvement with coding approximately 20% of the time
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to resolve complex issues.
• Demonstrates resilience and flexibility, consistently adapting while managing priorities with efficiency
• A strong willingness to learn and a growth mindset.
• Excellent communication and servant leadership skill
• Possess knowledge and experience of agile development methodology. (Scrum, AGILE and KANBAN)
• Experience in a product driven SAAS or financial services company is a plus. Architect experience is a plus.