Engineering Manager, Backend - Pune

PHONEPE LIMITED; Pune District; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

PhonePe Limited seeks an engineering leader to drive scalable distributed systems and define end-to-end engineering plans. You will lead a high-performing team, mentor engineers, and partner with product, operations, and clients to deliver impactful solutions.

The role emphasizes hiring, mentoring, and maintaining production health while challenging business outcomes with technical insights for rapid execution.

Qualifications

• 11+ years of software development experience.
• 3+ years in leading teams.
• Proven ability to design distributed systems at scale.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in startups or fast-paced environments is a plus.
• Formal CS degree or equivalent advanced qualification.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate discussions and lead decision-making on engineering topics for the team.
• Define and execute engineering plans for owned areas.
• Drive engineering best practices across the team.
• Maintain production hygiene for systems and processes under ownership.
• Share accountability for the health of the business outcomes.
• Challenge business and product with technical insights and drive execution.
• Hire, mentor, and retain a top-tier engineering team.
• Manage stakeholders including business, product, operations, and vendors.

Skills

Distributed systems

Team leadership

Architectural design

Clear communication

Startup experience

Mentoring

Hiring

Education

BTech/MTech/PhD in CS or related

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