Engineering Manager, Backend

PhonePe; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

PhonePe in Maharashtra, India is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide multiple subsystems, define engineering plans, and drive best practices while ensuring health of production systems.

You will mentor a high-performing team, partner with business, product, operations, and clients/vendors, and shape the technical roadmap with clarity and accountability.

Qualifications

• Experience designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven track record building and managing high-performing software teams.
• Ability to drive design and architecture of multiple subsystems with senior staff.
• 11+ years in software development and 3+ years leading teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication with diverse audiences.
• Startup experience and fast-paced environments are a plus.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating discussions and leading decision-making on all engineering aspects of his/her team
• Able to define and execute the engineering plans for the areas under his/her ownership
• Drive engineering best practices for the team
• Define, implement, and maintain the hygiene of the production systems (both engineering and processes) for the areas under his/her ownership
• Responsible for the health of the business directly owned by the team
• Challenging business & product on outcomes, channelize feedback into execution, and be accountable for engineering outputs
• Hiring, mentoring, and retaining a best-of-class engineering team
• Responsible for all stakeholder management including but not limited to business, product, operations, and clients/vendors

Skills

Distributed systems design

Team leadership

Software architecture

Hiring & mentoring

Communication skills

Education

BTech/MTech/PhD in CS

Job description

Our goal is to make digital payments so easy, safe and universally accepted that people never feel the need to carry cash or cards again. We believe India is at the cusp of a new mobile revolution, which will change the way we manage our money on the go. We see ourselves facilitating this change, through technology and dogged customer centricity.

At PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right environment for you is just one of the things we do. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one.

Being enthusiastic about tech is a big part of being at PhonePe.

If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

Job Description

As a leader, you will be:

• Facilitating discussions and leading decision-making on all engineering aspects of his/her team
• Able to define and execute the engineering plans for the areas under his/her ownership
• Drive engineering best practices for the team
• Define, implement, and maintain the hygiene of the production systems (both engineering and processes) for the areas under his/her ownership
• Responsible for the health of the business directly owned by the team
• Challenging business & product on outcomes, channelize feedback into execution, and be accountable for engineering outputs
• Hiring, mentoring, and retaining a best-of-class engineering team
• Responsible for all stakeholder management including but not limited to business, product, operations, and clients/vendors

Qualifications

As a leader, you must have:

• Proven skills in designing and developing simple to complex solutions including experience in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven track record building and managing high-performing software development teams
• Practical experience and ability to drive the design and architecture of multiple subsystems with other senior members of the team
• BTech, MTech, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or equivalent)
• 11+ years of software development experience and 3+ years in leading teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences
• experience with startups and fast-paced environments is an added advantage