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Lead Engineering Manager
Location
India
Posted
2 days ago
Salary
₹500K - ₹2,200K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Lead Engineering Manager
Weekday (YC W21)
Role Description We are looking for an accomplished Lead Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams and drive the successful delivery of scalable, high-quality software products. This role is ideal for an experienced technology leader who combines strong people management skills with technical expertise and strategic thinking. You will be responsible for: - Building engineering excellence, mentoring managers and senior engineers. - Defining engineering best practices. - Collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful business outcomes. As a Lead Engineering Manager, you will: - Shape the engineering culture. - Drive technical innovation. - Ensure projects are delivered on time while maintaining the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. - Work closely with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and executive leadership to align engineering initiatives with business objectives. Qualifications - Proven experience as an Engineering Manager leading large software engineering teams. - 11–22 years of overall software development and engineering leadership experience. - Strong experience managing cross-functional engineering teams across multiple projects. - Demonstrated success in hiring, mentoring, and retaining high-performing engineering talent. - Excellent understanding of software architecture, scalable system design, and modern development practices. - Strong stakeholder management and the ability to align engineering priorities with business goals. - Experience managing Agile development processes, sprint planning, release management, and project execution. - Exceptional leadership, communication, decision-making, and conflict-resolution skills. - Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities with a focus on execution excellence. Requirements - Experience working with React Native applications or leading mobile engineering teams developing cross-platform solutions. - Exposure to mobile application architecture, performance optimization, and modern frontend development practices. - Familiarity with cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and monitoring tools. - Experience working with distributed teams across multiple geographical locations. What We're Looking For The ideal candidate is an inspiring engineering leader who enjoys solving complex technical and organizational challenges. You should be passionate about building exceptional teams, improving engineering processes, and delivering customer-focused products at scale. You possess a strategic mindset while remaining hands-on enough to guide technical discussions, influence architecture decisions, and support engineering excellence across the organization.
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