Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager Our Story Zepto is a fast-growing startup that delivers products in 10 minutes through an optimised network of dark stores that we're building across the country! Within a year after launching, we've raised $360 million from marquee investors in Silicon Valley and India. Our investors include Y Combinator, Nexus Venture Partners, and many more! We’ve built out one of the best startup teams in India, with Senior Executives from Uber, Flipkart, Dream11, PhonePe, Goldman Sachs, Pepperfry, and institutions like Stanford, INSEAD, IITs, and IIMs. The magic of Zepto is our ability to consistently deliver 2,500+ products in 10 minutes flat. It's the core of what we do, and the reason why we’ve been able to grow so fast with phenomenal customer love. Our mission is simple: to make 10-minute delivery the new normal. Engineering @ Zepto Building for scale, rapid iterative development, and customer-centric product thinking at each step define every day for a Zepto engineer. If building technology that impacts millions, brainstorming with some of the best minds in the country, executing at lightning speed, product-driven thinking, and owning your work from start to finish excites you, then Zepto is the right place for you. Primary Responsibilities You not only have the technical chops to roll up sleeves and provide technical leadership to major projects but also build and manage a team of top noch engineers. You not only optimize your own code but make sure engineers are able to optimize theirs. As an Engineering Manager you manage your business goals, contribute to product strategy and help develop your team Create clear career paths for team members and help them grow with regular & deep mentoring. Perform regular performance evaluation and share and see feedback. Our world-class software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way. You are their default mentor. You work closely with Product Management, Business Development and Operations team and enable them by providing scalable and high quality technology solutions at a rapid pace You set up best practices for development and champion their adoption and at the same time Architect & design technically robust, flexible and scalable solutions You work with designers, business analysts, and product managers to estimate and plan projects in an Agile environment Perform well in uncertainties and collaborate and work with unclear interfaces to other teams in our rapidly evolving organizations What Are We Looking For? B.E/B.Tech or any other similar qualification with experience as a tech leader and people manager for at least 8+ years. Experience of managing teams and delivering high-quality projects on time. Experience with building, developing and coaching teams of best technical talent in the Industry. Experience with managing diverse teams and delivering high-quality projects on time. Deep understanding of technology and architecture in a highly scalable and available setup. Experience with new open source technologies and their adoption into product development etc. Experience with new open source technologies and their adoption into product.