Engineering Manager - Backend | Insurance Tech - Mumbai (Vikhroli)

Mumbai, Maharashtra10-18 yrsPermanentOn-siteTo be shared with shortlisted candidates

Hiring for: An emerging general insurance business in India. AI-led, fast and transparent.

Role: Engineering Manager - Backend

Positions: 1

Experience: 10 to 14 years

Reporting: Head of Engineering, who reports to the CTO

Location(s): Mumbai - WFO (Vikhroli)

Type: On-site / Permanent

Salary: To be shared with shortlisted candidates

Notice Period: 30 days preferred


APPLY ONLY IF:

1) From strong Product / startup companies

2) Ok with 80% hands-on + 20% people management

3) Hardcore Backend engineering experience + AWS / GCP

Our client is on a mission to revolutionize the insurance industry with cutting-edge technology, and is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead one of their engineering pods. If you have a passion for building high-scale architectures, driving engineering excellence, and mentoring teams to deliver impact, this is the perfect opportunity.


Roles and Responsibilities:

  • People & Team Management – Hire, mentor, and grow a team of engineers, fostering a culture of high performance and collaboration
  • Technical Leadership – Define scalable architectures and drive engineering best practices
  • Process & Delivery Ownership – Own sprint planning, execution, and delivery to ensure high-quality releases
  • System Design & Scalability – Oversee system design, ensuring performance, security, and resilience
  • Cross-functional Collaboration – Partner with product, design, and business teams to align technical efforts with company goals
  • Hands-on Guidance – You will be coding daily and should also be comfortable reviewing PRs, making architectural decisions, and unblocking technical challenges.


Required skills:

  • 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 2+ years in an engineering management role
  • Proven experience leading and scaling engineering teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment
  • Strong background in designing and building scalable distributed systems
  • Expertise in Node.js / Python, Django and TypeScript
  • Exposure to any frontend technologies
  • Experience with cloud platforms like AWS / GCP
  • A track record of driving engineering best practices and improving team productivity
  • Strong understanding of agile development, sprint planning, and delivery management
  • people-first leader who fosters a culture of learning, ownership, and accountability

Skills

AgileAWSCode ReviewDelivery ManagementDistributed SystemsDjangoEngineering LeadershipGCPNodeJSPythonResilience EngineeringScalable ArchitectureSoftware EngineeringSprint PlanningStakeholder ManagementStartup ExperienceSystem DesignTypeScript

Posted April 6, 2026