Engineering Manager

SourcingXPress; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A cutting-edge SaaS company in India is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a talented team of engineers. You will drive architecture decisions, mentor your team, and oversee delivery of innovative AI-native features. This role provides direct exposure to the CTO and a path towards advancing in the leadership hierarchy as the India operation grows. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience managing engineering teams and strong backend expertise. An opportunity to impact global product strategy awaits.

Qualifications

• 7–12 years of total experience, including 2–3+ years as Engineering Manager or Senior Tech Lead.
• Experience managing teams of 10+ engineers in a SaaS product company.
• Hands-on experience with AI/LLM-based features in production.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a 10–15 member engineering team.
• Own end-to-end technical delivery and architecture decisions.
• Drive engineering best practices.

Skills

Backend expertise (Python / Node.js / Go / Java)

Leadership and mentoring

AI/LLM feature development

Communication skills

Tools

AWS/Azure

Kubernetes

PostgreSQL

Kafka

Job description

Company

Company: SpendKey
Website: Visit Website
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Business Type: Startup
Company Type: Product & Service
Business Model: B2B
Funding Stage: Seed
Industry: Technology, Information & Internet
Salary Range: ₹ 30-45 Lacs PA

Job Description

SpendKey is a UK/EU-focused B2B SaaS company building AI-native spend management solutions for mid-market and enterprise customers. The platform streamlines procurement, vendor management, and financial operations through intelligent automation and real-time analytics.

We are hiring a high-ownership Engineering Manager to lead a team of 10–15 engineers (Backend, Full-stack, QA, DevOps). This is a hands‑on leadership role with direct reporting to the CTO and strong collaboration with UK/EU product and leadership teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a 10–15 member engineering team
• Own end‑to‑end technical delivery and architecture decisions
• Drive engineering best practices (CI/CD, TDD, observability, scalability)
• Build and ship AI-native features (LLM integrations, RAG pipelines, automation)
• Collaborate closely with global stakeholders across UK & Europe
• Maintain strong quality metrics (DORA, uptime, test coverage)

Must-Have Experience

• 7–12 years total experience; 2–3+ years as Engineering Manager or Senior Tech Lead
• Managed teams of 10+ engineers in a SaaS product company
• Strong backend expertise (Python / Node.js / Go / Java) with React/Next.js exposure
• Experience shipping AI/LLM-based features in production
• Hands‑on use of AI tools like Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot
• Experience in globally distributed teams

Preferred Skills

• B2B SaaS / FinTech domain exposure
• Experience with AWS/Azure, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL, Kafka
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

This role offers direct exposure to the CTO, global product impact, and a strong growth path toward Director/VP Engineering as the India team scales.