Engineering Manager

PhonePe is India's leading digital payments platform with over 280 million registered users. They are looking for a leader to facilitate discussions and make decisions on all engineering aspects of their team, define and execute engineering plans, drive best practices, and maintain the hygiene of production systems. The ideal candidate should have proven skills in designing and developing simple to complex solutions, building and managing high-performing software development teams, and driving design and architecture of multiple subsystems. They should also have excellent communication skills and past experience with startups and fast-paced environments.

• Facilitating discussions and lead decision making on all engineering aspects of his/her team
• Able to define and execute the engineering plans for the areas under his/her ownership
• Drive engineering best practices for the team
• Define, implement and maintain the hygiene of the production systems (both engineering and processes) for the areas under his/her ownership
• Responsible for the health of the business directly owned by the team
• Challenging business & product on outcomes, channelize feedback into execution and be accountable for engineering outputs
• Hiring, mentoring, and retaining a best-of-class engineering team
• Responsible for all stakeholder management including but not limited to business, product, operations and clients/vendors

• Proven skills designing and developing simple to complex solutions including experience in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.
• Proven track record building and managing high-performing software development teams
• Practical experience and ability to drive design and architecture of multiple subsystems with other senior members in the team
• BTech, MTech, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or equivalent).
• Min 8+ years of software development experience and min 2+ years in leading teams
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences
• Past experience with startups and fast-paced environments is an added advantage.