Engineering Manager

FoundWise; Mumbai; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

FoundWise invites an Engineering Manager to lead tech vision, architecture direction and fast execution in our fintech client portfolio. You will own engineering outcomes across products, build and mentor high-performing teams, and drive delivery, release management and metrics.

You'll partner with Product, Design and Business to shape scalable platform evolution, ensure reliability and optimize performance, while balancing hands-on coding with people leadership to accelerate growth.

Qualifications

• 6–9 years software engineering experience
• 2+ years of engineering team leadership
• Proven experience delivering in startups or high-growth environments
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management
• Strong product thinking with balance of speed and quality

Responsibilities

• Own engineering execution across select products and platforms
• Build, mentor and lead a high-performing engineering team
• Own sprint planning, delivery, and release management
• Partner with Product, Design and Business for architecture decisions
• Ensure platform reliability, performance, and availability
• Drive continuous improvement of architecture and processes
• Foster ownership and accountability culture

Skills

Team leadership

Stakeholder management

Product thinking

Excellent communication

Problem solving

Tools

React

React Native

Node.js

Java

Python

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

AWS

Job description

We are looking for an Engineering Manager for our client in the fintech industry that will drive tech vision, architecture direction and high velocity execution. A category-defining 0→1 and 1→10 and beyond tech leader with strong startup DNA, someone who has built and scaled complex, multi-stakeholder platforms.

What You'll Do:

• Own engineering execution across select products and platforms
• Build, mentor and lead a high-performing engineering teams
• Own sprint planning, delivery, release management and engineering metrics
• Partner closely with Product, Design and Business to drive architecture decisions that ensure scalability, maintainability, and long-term platform evolution
• Own the reliability, performance, and availability of the platforms and services managed by your team
• Continuously improve system architecture, engineering processes, and operational excellence to support business growth teams to translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions
• Build a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement

Technical Expectations:

• Strong software engineering fundamentals with solid system design knowledge
• Experience building and scaling modern web applications and APIs with hands on approach wherever needed
• AI-native development mindset with experience leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity
• Experience with our technology stack: React, React Native, Node.js, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS
• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, databases, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices
• Ability to review code, mentor engineers, and make pragmatic technical decisions
• Comfortable balancing hands-on technical contributions with people leadership

What We're Looking For:

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience with 2+ years managing engineering teams
• Proven experience delivering software products in a startup or high-growth environment
• Strong track record of leading engineering teams and driving execution
• Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Strong product thinking with the ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt
• High ownership, bias for action, and pragmatic problem-solving skills

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.