Engineering Manager, Modernisation Platform

Mongodb; Gurgaon; Hybrid; INR 20,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading database technology company is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a talented team in building a complex product suite. You will provide technical leadership, drive architectural decisions, and ensure a high level of quality. The ideal candidate has extensive experience in software development, a deep understanding of application modernization, and excellent mentoring skills. This role offers a hybrid working model based in Gurugram.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language.
• 2+ years of experience leading a team of software engineers.
• Solid experience in software architecture and development.
• Deep expertise in application/database modernization with proven architectural skills.
• Extensive experience with relational and document data modeling.
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, and complexity.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineers.
• Drive the architectural vision for the Modernization Testing product suite.
• Collaborate with Product Managers to define product features.
• Lead the design and implementation of complex testing components.
• Champion best engineering practices through reviews and standards.
• Act as a hands-on leader and guide the team through challenges.

Skills

Commercial software development experience

Team leadership

Software architecture

Application/database modernization

Spring Boot

MongoDB

SQL databases

Algorithms and data structures

Excellent communication skills

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager (internal title Lead Software Engineer) with a strong background in building software testkits/frameworks, the Java ecosystem, and team leadership. You will lead a talented team building a complex product suite using a modern stack. The ideal candidate is a hands‑on technical leader who can drive architectural decisions, mentor engineers, and collaborate closely with product management to deliver a product that solves our customers’ most challenging modernization verification problems, ensuring that new applications have the same functionality and performance as their legacy counterparts.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.

The ideal candidate for this role will have

• 8+ years of commercial software development experience with at least one JVM language such as Java, preferably using the Spring ecosystem
• 2+ years of experience leading, coaching, and mentoring a team of software engineers to achieve high-impact results
• Solid experience in software architecture and development
• Deep expertise in application/database modernization with proven ability to architect and implement frameworks that ensure database state equivalence across different implementations. Must understand change data capture, event-driven database interception (MongoDB listeners, RDBMS triggers), and state comparison algorithms with pattern-based exclusions. Strong Spring Boot (or equivalent Java framework), MongoDB (or equivalent), and JDBC/JPA skills required
• Extensive experience with relational and document data modeling and hands‑on experience with at least one SQL database (Postgres, MySQL, etc) and at least one document database (e.g. MongoDB)
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures and their time and space complexity
• Curiosity, a positive attitude, and a drive to continue learning
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Position Expectations

• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, quality, and continuous improvement
• Drive the architectural vision and long‑term technical roadmap for the Modernization Testing and Verification product suite, ensuring it is scalable, reliable, and performant
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to define product features and translate business requirements into robust technical designs
• Lead the design and implementation of complex, mission‑critical components of our automated testing and code verification platform
• Champion and enforce engineering best practices through design reviews, code reviews, and by setting a high standard for quality and operational excellence
• Act as a hands‑on leader, guiding the team through complex technical challenges and contributing to the codebase where necessary

Success Measures

• Within the first three months, you will have
  • Fully ramped up on our architecture, business domain, and team processes
  • Established yourself as the technical leader within the team, actively driving technical discussions, design reviews, and planning for the product roadmap
  • Begun mentoring team members and building strong collaborative relationships with your product counterparts
• Within six months, you will have
  • Successfully led the team to deliver a major feature or product releaseMade significant contributions to the architectural roadmap and started influencing the technical direction of adjacent teams
  • Established a clear rhythm of execution and a high‑performing culture within your team
• Within 12 months, you will have
  • Become recognized as the go‑to technical expert for the modernization testing domain at MongoDB
  • Delivered large‑scale features across the entire tech stack that have a measurable impact on our customers and business
  • Played a crucial role in recruiting, hiring, and growing the engineering team