Engineering Manager
Cargoz.com
5 - 10 years
Bengaluru
Posted: 17/12/2025
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Job Description
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and scale a high-performing engineering team within our fast-growing technology startup. This role is perfect for leaders who excel in dynamic, high-velocity environments, enjoy developing both people and systems, and want to help shape our product and engineering culture from the ground up.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers across multiple product areas.
- Foster a culture of ownership, continuous improvement, and high performance.
- Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and engineer growth plans.
- Identify hiring needs, partner with Talent/HR, and drive the technical hiring process.
- Guide architectural and technical decisions for scalable, resilient, and sustainable solutions.
- Oversee end-to-end engineering project delivery, ensuring quality and predictability.
- Maintain high engineering standards around code quality, testing, and documentation.
- Champion best practices in CI/CD, DevOps, monitoring, and incident management.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Business teams to define roadmaps and align priorities.
- Translate complex product requirements into actionable technical plans.
- Communicate project progress, risks, and trade-offs to leadership and stakeholders.
- Implement processes that scale with the team and product growth.
- Anticipate and resolve technical or organizational bottlenecks.
- Contribute to building a strong engineering culture rooted in transparency, autonomy, and accountability.
Qualifications & Experience
- 712+ years of professional software engineering experience.
- 25+ years leading engineering teams as an Engineering Manager or equivalent.
- Proven experience in fast-paced, high-growth startup environments.
- Strong expertise in modern web technologies, cloud infrastructure, and scalable architectures.
- Hands-on experience with agile methodologies and efficient product delivery practices.
- Demonstrated success in hiring, coaching, and developing engineering teams.
- Ability to balance technical depth with leadership and communication skills.
- Comfortable operating in ambiguous, evolving environments.
Preferred Skills
- Experience managing remote or hybrid engineering teams.
- Exposure to startups that have scaled rapidly (Series AC+).
- Familiarity with data platforms, AI/ML, or mobile applications (optional).
- Strong product mindset and a focus on customer-centric solutions.
- Ability to operate strategically and tactically.
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