Engineering Manager – GenAI Startup (Chennai)

Were building a next-generation GenAI product for the US market, backed by a successful serial entrepreneur. As we scale our engineering team in Chennai, were looking for an Engineering Manager who enjoys building products, leading teams, and shipping real-world AI solutions.

40-60 L.P.A

What Youll Do

Lead day-to-day engineering execution and feature delivery

Work closely with founders, product, and US-based stakeholders

Design and build scalable backend systems and AI-powered workflows

Stay hands-on with coding in the early stages

Integrate GenAI capabilities (LLMs, embeddings, vector DBs, RAG, APIs, Agentic)

Mentor engineers and help grow a strong Chennai engineering team

Ensure best practices in code quality, CI/CD, and cloud deployment

What Were Looking For

1015 years of software engineering experience

13 years as a Tech Lead / Engineering Manager / Technology Manager

Strong backend, API, and cloud experience (AWS/GCP/Azure)

Practical exposure to GenAI / AI systems in production

Experience building and shipping SaaS or product platforms

Comfortable collaborating with US clients

Startup or fast-growth experience is a plus

Why Join Us

Build US-facing products from Chennai

Work directly with experienced founders

High ownership

Hands-on exposure to cutting-edge GenAI in production

Clear growth path