Lead Engineering Manager at Weekday AI (YC W21) in India, IN

This role is for one of the Weekday's clients

Salary range: Rs 500000 - Rs 2200000 (ie INR 5 - 22 LPA)

Min Experience: 11+ years

Location: India JobType: full-time

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, and collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver impactful business outcomes.

As a Lead Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in shaping the engineering culture, driving technical innovation, and ensuring projects are delivered on time while maintaining the highest standards of quality, reliability, and performance. You will work closely with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and executive leadership to align engineering initiatives with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage multiple engineering teams while fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Build and develop engineering talent through coaching, performance management, career planning, and succession planning.
• Drive the planning, execution, and successful delivery of complex software projects across multiple teams.
• Collaborate with product managers and business stakeholders to define technical roadmaps and prioritize engineering initiatives.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, architectural guidelines, and development processes.
• Ensure high levels of software quality through robust development methodologies, testing strategies, and code review practices.
• Identify technical risks, remove delivery bottlenecks, and make informed decisions to ensure successful project execution.
• Promote operational excellence by improving system reliability, scalability, security, and performance.
• Work closely with senior leadership to define long-term engineering strategies and organizational goals.
• Encourage innovation by evaluating new technologies, frameworks, and development practices.
• Drive Agile development methodologies and continuously improve engineering workflows and team productivity.

Required Skills & Qualifications

Must-Have Skills

• 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.

Good-to-Have Skills

• 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.