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
- A people-first leader who fosters a culture of learning, ownership, and accountability
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Posted April 6, 2026
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