Engineering Manager - India

5 hours, 52 minutes ago
Full-time
Lead
Software Development
Vestd

Vestd

Vestd is the UK's premier equity management platform, offering seamless share issuance, shareholder management, and cap table viewing with Companies House integration. Simplifying equity distribution for startups, scaleups, and SMEs.

Capital Markets
51-250
Founded 2014

Description

  • Line-manage software engineers, support career development, set expectations, provide feedback, and address performance concerns.
  • Partner with engineering and product leaders to monitor capacity, identify risks, remove blockers, and improve delivery predictability.
  • Improve engineering management practices, including onboarding, succession planning, retention, and team ways of working.
  • Spend approximately 20%–40% of the role contributing to production software, internal tools, prototypes, or technical improvements.
  • Coach engineers, contribute to technical decisions, and maintain credibility through active involvement in the codebase.
  • Support a collaborative, adaptable culture focused on innovation and continuous improvement.

Requirements

  • At least 10 years of hands-on software engineering experience designing, building, shipping, and maintaining production software.
  • Recent practical development experience with the ability to contribute effectively to a modern codebase.
  • Proven experience managing software engineers in a growing technology organization.
  • Strong technical judgment and the ability to coach engineers and challenge technical decisions constructively.
  • Experience handling difficult conversations, performance concerns, and career development.
  • Pragmatic approach to process, with the ability to add useful structure without unnecessary bureaucracy.
  • Excellent attention to detail, accuracy, and written and verbal communication skills.
  • Comfort working in a remote-first environment and a startup setting.
  • Experience managing engineering managers or technical leads, working with distributed teams, or scaling management practices is preferred.
  • Experience in fintech, SaaS, regulated environments, internal tooling, prototypes, or early-stage products is preferred.

Benefits

  • Salary up to INR 50,00,000, depending on experience, plus equity and benefits.
  • Remote-first work in India with flexible working arrangements and twice-yearly in-person gatherings.
  • Employee Stock Ownership Plan after the qualifying period.
  • 25 days of annual leave plus one additional day per year of service, up to five days.
  • Private medical insurance after the qualifying period.
  • Personal training and development budget.
  • Support with home-working equipment.
  • Twice-yearly team retreats, recognition programs, and regular company socials.

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