Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities:

• Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent; create an inclusive and high-performance culture.

• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning.

• Promote knowledge sharing and continuous learning across the team.

• Lead the team in adopting and continuously improving agile development practices, fostering iterative delivery, rapid feedback, and cross-functional collaboration.

• Ensure timely delivery of projects with high quality and adherence to SLAs/SLOs.

• Drive adoption of automation-first practices (CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Policy as Code).

• Oversee incident response and root cause analysis; champion blameless postmortems and systemic improvements.

• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to define technical standards and reliability patterns.

• Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements through automated controls.

• Partner with Product Management to align engineering priorities with business goals.

• Communicate effectively with stakeholders on progress, risks, and trade-offs.

• Track and report on key team metrics (velocity, quality, reliability, cost efficiency).

• Identify opportunities for process optimization and operational readiness improvements.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field or equivalent experience.

• 7+ years of experience in systems engineering or infrastructure roles, with 3+ years in leadership.

• Proven ability to manage teams and deliver complex technical projects.

• Strong understanding of cloud platforms (Azure/AWS/GCP), CI/CD, and observability.

• Experience with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform/ARM) and Policy as Code (OPA, Azure Policy).

• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in high-availability SaaS environments.

• Familiarity with performance engineering, cost optimization, and FinOps practices.

• Certifications in cloud technologies or leadership development.

Core Competencies:

• Technical Leadership: Sets direction, influences architecture, and drives adoption of best practices.

• Operational Excellence: Champions reliability, automation, and proactive problem management.

• Collaboration & Communication: Builds trust across teams and communicates clearly.

• Mentorship & Coaching: Develops engineers through feedback and growth opportunities.

• Strategic Thinking: Aligns technical decisions with business objectives.

Company Culture & Values:

Collaboration, Continuous Improvement, Accountability, Customer Focus, Diversity & Inclusion, Integrity.