Engineering Manager - eCommerce

Title - Engineering Manager

Location - Bangalore

Minimum 2+ Years of experience in managing a team

Industry - looking for candidates from Ecommerce industry only

Mission and Vision:

The organization is India's fastest-growing internet commerce company, driven by the mission to democratize e-commerce for everyone. Our vision is to enable 100 million small businesses and entrepreneurs in India to succeed online, making online commerce accessible to all. This core purpose guides us in empowering sellers across the country and bringing a diverse range of products to first time internet shoppers. By leveraging technology and a unique social-commerce model, the organization has opened the doors of e-commerce to millions who were previously underserved.

Technological Scale & Innovation:

At the organization, technology is at the heart of our success. We have invested in a scalable infrastructure and innovative solutions to meet the demands of a vast user base and complex marketplace.

Some key highlights include :

- Massive Scale : Our backend systems handle millions of orders per day from across India, reaching about 5% of all Indian households, all with near-zero downtime to date. Achieving this level of reliability and performance in a hyper-growth environment is a testament to our engineering excellence.

- Marketplace Reach : Over 1.75 million sellers are registered on the organization's platform, supported by our state-of-the-art tech infrastructure and pan-India logistics network. This wide reach - covering virtually every serviceable pin code in the country - presents unique engineering challenges in areas like search, personalization, and payments at scale.

- Scalable Architecture : We continually innovate our architecture for growth. The organization began with a monolithic codebase but quickly evolved to a microservices-driven architecture, re-architecting critical systems to seamlessly handle current and future scale. This evolution allows us to build and deploy features rapidly while maintaining stability for a fast-growing user base.

- Cutting-edge Tech Stack : Our platform is built using modern, open-source technologies on the cloud. We strategically choose proven tools (for example, Java and Golang for services, Kafka for messaging, Redis for caching, ScyllaDB) and leverage AWS cloud infrastructure to ensure high performance, reliability, and flexibility.

- By focusing on the right tools for the right problems, we innovate pragmatically rather than chasing every new tech hype, which helps us solve real-world problems effectively.

- Engineering Culture & Challenges

- Engineering at the organization is driven by a bold and inclusive culture that values innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement. We believe that building great products goes hand-in-hand with building a great team. Key aspects of our engineering culture include:

- Speed Over Perfection : We prioritize rapid iteration and delivery. Engineers are encouraged to ship fast and refine continuously, as we value speed over perfection in order to learn and adapt quickly.

- Continuous Improvement : We view failures and bugs as opportunities to improve. A blameless post mortem culture ensures that mistakes become lessons, fostering an environment where learning from failure drives resilience and innovation.

- Ownership Mindset : Every engineer is empowered to act like an owner. We instill a "Founder's Mindset," encouraging engineers to take end-to-end ownership of projects and drive them with an entrepreneurial spirit. This means our teams proactively identify problems and champion solutions, just as a founder would for their own product.

- Engineering at the organization is more than just writing code - it's about solving complex, impactful problems at an unprecedented scale. Our engineers tackle challenging use cases (from enabling real time logistics across India to optimizing a vast product catalog for the next billion users), making a tangible impact on millions of entrepreneurs and customers. We maintain a professional, yet passionate work environment where the drive to innovate is balanced with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving.

About the Role:

We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager well-versed with emerging technologies to join our team.

- As a Senior Engineering Manager, you will ensure consistency and quality by shaping the right strategies. You will keep an eye on all engineering projects and ensure all duties are fulfilled. You will analyse other employees' tasks and carry on collaborations effectively.

- You will also transform newbies into experts and build reports on the progress of all projects.

What You Will Do :

- Design tasks for other engineers as per the organization's guidelines

- Perform regular performance evaluations and share and seek feedback

- Keep a close eye on various projects and monitor their progress

- Collaborate smoothly with the sales and design teams to innovate on new products

- Manage engineers and take ownership of projects while ensuring product scalability

- Conduct regular meetings to plan and develop reports on project progress

What You Will Need:

- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science

- At least 8+ years of professional experience

- Minimum 2 years of experience managing software development teams

- Ability to drive sprints and OKRs

- Deep understanding of transactional and NoSQL databases

- Deep understanding of messaging systems, especially Kafka

- Strong experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCS)

- Good to have: experience with data pipelines and Elasticsearch (ES)

- Exceptional team management skills and experience building large-scale distributed systems

- Experience in scalable systems

- Expertise in Java/Python and multithreading

Culture and Total Rewards:

- Our focus is on cultivating a dynamic workplace characterized by high impact and performance excellence. We prioritize a people-centric culture, dedicated to hiring and developing exceptional talent. Total rewards at the organization comprise a comprehensive set of elements - monetary, non-monetary, tangible and intangible in nature.

- Our 11 guiding principles, or "Mantras," are the backbone of how we operate - influencing everything from recognition and evaluation to growth discussions. Daily rituals & processes like "Reflections", "Listen or Die", Internal Mobility Program, Talent Reviews, Continuous Performance Management - all embody these principles.

- We provide market-leading compensation - both cash and equity-based - specific to job roles, individual experience and skill along with our employee-centric benefits and work environment. We focus extensively on holistic wellness through policies and programs that cover physical, mental, financial, and social well-being.

- This includes comprehensive medical insurance for employees and their families, wellness initiatives like telehealth, wellness events, and gym & recreational discounts. To support work-life balance, we provide generous leave policies, parental support benefits, retirement benefits, and learning and development assistance.

- Through gratitude for stretched work, personalized gifts, engagement & fun at work - we promote employee delight at the workplace. Many other benefits such as salary advance support, relocation assistance, and flexible benefits plans further enrich the organization's employee experience.