Senior Engineering Manager at Jobgether in India, IN

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager based in India.

This Senior Engineering Manager role is a high-impact leadership position responsible for shaping and scaling multiple engineering teams within a fast-growing global technology organization. You will lead Engineering Managers and, through them, drive the performance, growth, and delivery of several engineering squads working on large-scale consumer products. The role requires strong strategic thinking, organizational design expertise, and the ability to align engineering execution with long-term product and business goals. You will work closely with product, design, and senior leadership to define multi-quarter roadmaps and ensure delivery excellence across teams. A key focus will be on building strong engineering culture, developing leadership talent, and driving operational health across the organization. You will also influence cross-functional decisions and represent engineering in senior global forums. This role is ideal for experienced leaders who thrive in scaling complex engineering organizations and mentoring other leaders.

Accountabilities:

• Lead, coach, and develop Engineering Managers, ensuring strong people leadership practices including hiring, performance management, and continuous feedback.
  • Design and evolve organizational structure across multiple teams, including team topology, role clarity, and scalable operating models.
  • Define and drive multi-quarter engineering strategy in partnership with Product, Design, and cross-functional leadership.
  • Build and strengthen a leadership pipeline by identifying and developing future Engineering Managers and technical leaders.
  • Ensure delivery excellence, operational health, and engineering quality across teams, including SLOs, incident management, and technical debt reduction.
  • Oversee resource allocation, budgeting, and headcount planning for the engineering organization.
  • Represent engineering in senior leadership forums and align stakeholders across global functions.
  • Identify and resolve systemic organizational challenges spanning multiple teams, including process, communication, and cultural improvements.
  • Sponsor and drive org-wide initiatives that improve technical capability, collaboration, and engineering excellence.

Requirements:

    - 15+ years of experience in software engineering and engineering leadership roles.
    - At least 4+ years of experience managing Engineering Managers or equivalent leadership layers.
    - Proven experience scaling engineering organizations with 20+ engineers across multiple teams.
    - Strong track record of defining and executing multi-team, multi-quarter engineering strategies.
    - Experience working closely with senior stakeholders across Product, Design, and executive leadership.
    - Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders at scale.
    - Experience delivering and operating large-scale, high-traffic consumer products.
    - Strong understanding of system design, distributed systems, and modern engineering practices (microservices, cloud platforms, etc.).
    - Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and organizational leadership skills.
    - Experience in global or distributed engineering environments is highly desirable.

Benefits:

        - Full-time employment with a hybrid work model based in Bangalore.
        - Flexible work schedule with full flextime and autonomy over working hours.
        - Hybrid setup: 2 days in-office per week and 3 days remote work.
        - Opportunity to work on large-scale global consumer products at significant technical depth.
        - High-impact leadership role with ownership over organizational design and strategy.
        - Strong focus on leadership development, mentorship, and career growth.
        - Exposure to global stakeholders and cross-functional strategic decision-making.

How Jobgether works:

We use an AI-powered matching process to ensure your application is reviewed quickly, objectively, and fairly against the role's core requirements. Our system identifies the top-fitting candidates, and this shortlist is then shared directly with the hiring company. The final decision and next steps (interviews, assessments) are managed by their internal team.

We appreciate your interest and wish you the best!

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