Software Engineering Manager

ASBL is Indias fastest-growing builder. Tech is at our core, so we deliver high-quality homes, on time. Were AI-native-everyone uses Cursor daily - and we value shipping fast and well. Productivity isnt LOC; its customer and business impact.

What youll do

• Lead & Mentor: Manage a cross-functional team of 58 engineers. Conduct 1:1s, provide actionable feedback, and chart career growth paths for your reports.
• Stay Hands-on: You are expected to contribute to the codebase, lead complex architectural discussions, and perform deep-dive code reviews. You should be able to unblock any engineer on your team technically.
• Drive Execution: Partner with Product Managers and Designers to turn the product roadmap into a sprint-ready backlog. Own the "how" and the "when" of delivery.
• Recruit & Scale: Actively participate in hiring to build a world-class engineering organization. Refine interview loops to identify top-tier talent.
• Process Excellence: Implement agile methodologies that work for a fast-paced startupminimizing fluff and maximizing shipping velocity.

How we measure impact

• Team Health: High retention, clear career progression for team members, and a culture of radical candor and psychological safety.
• Velocity & Predictability: Consistent delivery of high-quality features with minimal "carry-over" and high sprint predictability.
• Technical Quality: Maintaining low technical debt and high system availability; ensuring the team adheres to "AI-first" development workflows.
• Product Success: Direct contribution to business goals like reducing construction timelines or increasing lead-to-sale conversion through tech.

Youll thrive if you

• Still love building but find equal joy in seeing your team succeed.
• Can switch contexts instantly between a high-level business meeting and a deep-dive debugging session.
• Believe that "the best process is the one that gets out of the way" and favor automation over manual checks.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of total software engineering experience, with at least 2+ years in a formal people management or team lead role.
• Technical Depth: Expert-level proficiency in our stack (Node/Go/Python/React) and the ability to design complex distributed systems.
• People First: Proven track record of mentoring engineers and handling performance management with empathy and clarity.
• Operational Grit: Experience running production systems at scale, including managing on-call rotations and incident responses.
• Communication: Ability to shield your team from distractions while communicating technical risks clearly to non-technical stakeholders.

Our stack

React/Next.js + TypeScript Node/FastAPI/Go Postgres/Redis Docker, GitHub Actions, AWS/GCP OpenTelemetry, Grafana/Prometheus, Sentry Cursor for everyone.

Why ASBL

• Real-world impact: Your team's work directly influences physical infrastructure and family homes.
• AI-native Environment: We empower you with the best tools (Cursor, LLMs) to remove the grunt work of management.
• Equity: Significant ownership through ESOPs in a company that is fundamentally changing the Indian real estate landscape.
• Growth: Youll report directly to engineering leadership and have a seat at the table for strategic decisions.

Life at ASBL: