Engineering Manager in Back End - LLM

Agoda; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 8,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Agoda is seeking an Engineering Manager in Gurugram, India to lead backend platforms and services powering machine learning capabilities. You will stay hands-on, guide architectural decisions, and mentor engineers to build reliable, high-performing systems.

The role focuses on owning systems throughout their lifecycle, collaborating with Product and Data Science teams, and driving excellence through automation and data-driven decisions. Relocation is available.

Qualifications

• Proven backend engineering experience with scalable production systems.
• Strong architectural judgment for complex distributed systems.
• Operational ownership with experience running services end-to-end.

Responsibilities

• Write and review code, contribute to system design, and coach engineers.
• Lead backend initiatives for scalable, reliable distributed systems.
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure high-quality, maintainable services.

Skills

Backend engineering

Programming languages Java/Scala/C#

Distributed systems architecture

DevOps/CI–CD/observability

Security best practices

Agile development practices

Team leadership (5+ reports)

Autonomy and ownership

Job description

Job Summary

The Engineering Manager role at Agoda is one of the most significant and challenging roles at the company. The right candidate is both highly hands-on, with strong engineering principles and demonstrates exceptional leadership and people development skills.

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one or more of our engineering teams. This role will focus on building and operating scalable backend platforms and services that support Agoda machine learning capabilities. The ideal candidate will bring strong backend engineering expertise, sound architectural judgment, and a passion for building reliable, high-performing systems. Experience working with machine learning or Large Language Models is a plus, but is not required.

In this Role, you'll get to:

• Stay hands‑on by writing and reviewing code, contributing to system design, and providing expert‑level coaching and guidance to engineers.
• Lead backend engineering initiatives involving scalable, reliable, and fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• Drive technical direction by making strong architectural decisions and ensuring systems are designed, engineered, and maintained to a high standard.
• Collaborate across disciplines with Product, Data Science, and other engineering teams to deliver impactful technology solutions.
• Own systems throughout their lifecycle, from design and development to deployment, operation, monitoring, and continuous improvement.
• Promote engineering excellence through automation, effective development practices, operational ownership, and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Develop people and teams by inspiring engineers, supporting career growth, attracting strong talent, and creating an environment where individuals can achieve their full potential.

What You'll Need to Succeed:

• Strong backend engineering experience, with a track record of building and operating scalable production systems.
• Extremely proficient in at least one programming language, such as Java, Scala, or C#.
• Strong experience in systems architecture, particularly complex, scalable, and fault‑tolerant distributed systems.
• Demonstrable experience as a system owner with operational responsibility.
• Experience building and operating backend services, APIs, and platforms at scale.
• Strong understanding of DevOps principles, including automation, CI/CD, observability, and operational excellence.
• Good understanding of application security and secure software development practices.
• Experience working successfully in an Agile development environment.
• Previous experience leading engineering teams with five or more direct reports.
• Ability to operate autonomously, make effective decisions, set KPIs, and demonstrate a strong sense of ownership.

It's Great if you have:

• Experience working with machine learning systems or production ML applications.
• Familiarity with Large Language Models and AI‑enabled products.
• Experience in content, media, image processing, or related technology domains.
• Experience partnering with Data Science teams to deliver production‑ready solutions.
• Proficiency in more than one programming language.

This position is based in Gurugram, India. Relocation package will be provided.

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