Manager Engineering

Blackhawk Network India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 223,200 - 334,800; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead technical teams and drive system design and architecture. This role requires over 10 years of engineering experience, with strong backend expertise and proven leadership abilities. The ideal candidate will have deep experience in microservices architecture, hands-on cloud-native experience, and exceptional problem-solving skills. Join us in shaping the future of payment solutions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience with strong backend/system-level expertise.
• 2+ years of people management experience, including leading senior/principal engineers.
• Deep experience in building microservices and distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Own system design, architecture reviews, and performance optimizations.
• Lead technical decision-making and guide best practices.
• Drive initiatives on CI/CD, testing automation, and cost-optimization.

Skills

Backend/system-level expertise

Problem-solving skills

Microservices architecture

Cloud-native architecture

Technical decision-making

Tools

Kubernetes

AWS

Java

Spring Boot

Node.js

Job description

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Overview

Today, through BHN’s single global platform, businesses of all kinds can tap into the world’s largest network of branded payment solutions. BHN helps businesses grow revenue, increase loyalty, motivate and reward their teams, disburse funds and engage consumers. Branded payment solutions include the issuance and distribution of gift cards, egifts, corporate payouts and rewards, along with the technology to deliver these products in seamless, integrated ways. BHN’s network spans the globe with more than 400,000 consumer touchpoints. Learn more at BHN.com.

Responsibilities

We are looking for a highly technical Engineering Manager who can lead by example—someone equally comfortable discussing architecture and system internals as they are coaching engineers and driving delivery.

• Own system design, architecture reviews, performance optimizations, and scalability planning.
• Lead technical decision‑making and guide the team on best practices in coding, testing, observability, and infrastructure.
• Review PRs, debug critical issues, and dive into the weeds when needed.
• Stay ahead of technical debt and proactively drive platform stability, cost‑efficiency, and performance improvements.
• Lead a team of senior/staff engineers, setting clear expectations and high technical standards.
• Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation.
• Drive sprint planning, deliverables, and release timelines while managing scope and technical risk.
• Guide engineers through deep‑dive problem‑solving and unblock challenges at both system and team levels.
• Partner with Product, Architecture, DevOps, and Security to build scalable, secure, and future‑proof systems.
• Translate business problems into high‑quality engineering solutions with measurable outcomes.
• Ensure high availability and performance of services (SLAs, SLOs, incident management).
• Drive initiatives on CI/CD, testing automation, observability, and cost‑optimization.
• Build strong metrics dashboards and use data to guide engineering decisions.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of engineering experience with strong backend/system‑level expertise.
• 2+ years of people management experience, including leading senior/principal engineers.
• Deep experience in building microservices and distributed systems (preferred: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js, Golang, or similar).
• Hands‑on experience with cloud‑native architecture (preferably AWS), Kubernetes, CI/CD, and monitoring tools (New Relic, Datadog, etc.).
• Strong debugging and problem‑solving skills; you can guide root cause analysis in high‑pressure situations.
• Track record of leading teams that build reliable, scalable, secure, and maintainable systems.

Nice to Have

• Experience with database performance tuning (RDS, DynamoDB, Cassandra, etc.).
• Exposure to payment systems, PCI compliance, or enterprise‑grade security protocols.
• Experience influencing product direction through engineering insight.

We seek candidates who not only demonstrate curiosity and adaptability in emerging technologies but have also successfully implemented and utilized AI tools to enhance their work, improve processes, or deliver measurable results. Our teams embrace continuous learning and the thoughtful integration of AI to create meaningful impact – for our employees and the future of work.