Engineering Manager - Backend

2 Months ago • 8 Years + • Backend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

The Engineering Manager - Backend role at PhonePe involves leading and facilitating discussions on all engineering aspects of the team, defining and executing engineering plans, driving engineering best practices, and maintaining the hygiene of production systems. The manager will be responsible for the health of the business, challenging outcomes, and managing stakeholders. Additionally, the role encompasses hiring, mentoring, and retaining a strong engineering team. The candidate will be accountable for engineering outputs.
Must have:
  • Design and develop simple to complex solutions
  • Build and manage high-performing software development teams
  • Drive design and architecture of multiple subsystems
  • 8+ years of software development experience
  • 3+ years in leading teams
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Good to have:
  • Experience with startups and fast-paced environments
Perks:
  • Insurance Benefits - Medical, Critical Illness, Accidental, Life Insurance
  • Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
  • Parental Support - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption Assistance, Day-care Support
  • Mobility Benefits - Relocation, Transfer Support, Travel Policy
  • Retirement Benefits - PF, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment
  • Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance

Job Details

About PhonePe Group: 

PhonePe is India’s leading digital payments company with 50 crore (500 Million) registered users and 3.7 crore (37 Million) merchants covering over 99% of the postal codes across India. On the back of its leadership in digital payments, PhonePe has expanded into financial services (Insurance, Mutual Funds, Stock Broking, and Lending) as well as adjacent tech-enabled businesses such as Pincode for hyperlocal shopping and Indus App Store which is India's first localized App Store. The PhonePe Group is a portfolio of businesses aligned with the company's vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.

Culture

At PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right  environment for you is just one of the things we do. We empower people and trust them to do the right  thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. Being enthusiastic about tech is a  big part of being at PhonePe. If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of  the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

About PhonePe : Our goal is to make digital payments so easy, safe and universally accepted that people never feel the need to carry cash or cards again. We believe India is at the cusp of a new mobile revolution, which will change the way we manage our money on the go. We see ourselves facilitating this change, through technology and dogged customer centricity.

 

At PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right environment for you is just one of the things we do.  We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one.

Being enthusiastic about tech is a big part of being at PhonePe.

If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

 

As a leader, you will be

 

Facilitating discussions and lead decision making on all engineering aspects of his/her team

Able to define and execute the engineering plans for the areas under his/her ownership

Drive engineering best practices for the team

Define, implement and maintain the hygiene of the production systems (both engineering and processes) for the areas under his/her ownership

Responsible for the health of the business directly owned by the team

Challenging business & product on outcomes, channelize feedback into execution and be accountable for engineering outputs

Hiring, mentoring, and retaining a best-of-class engineering team

Responsible for all stakeholder management including but not limited to business, product, operations and clients/vendors  

 

As a leader, you must have

 

Proven skills designing and developing simple to complex solutions including experience in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.

Proven track record building and managing high-performing software development teams

Practical experience and ability to drive design and architecture of multiple subsystems with other senior members in the team

BTech, MTech, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or

equivalent).

8+ years of software development experience and 3+ years in leading teams

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences

Past experience with startups and fast paced environments is an added advantage

About PhonePe : Our goal is to make digital payments so easy, safe and universally accepted that people never feel the need to carry cash or cards again. We believe India is at the cusp of a new mobile revolution, which will change the way we manage our money on the go. We see ourselves facilitating this change, through technology and dogged customer centricity.

 

At PhonePe, we take extra care to make sure you give your best at work, Everyday! And creating the right environment for you is just one of the things we do.  We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one.

Being enthusiastic about tech is a big part of being at PhonePe.

If you like building technology that impacts millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

 

As a leader, you will be

 

Facilitating discussions and lead decision making on all engineering aspects of his/her team

Able to define and execute the engineering plans for the areas under his/her ownership

Drive engineering best practices for the team

Define, implement and maintain the hygiene of the production systems (both engineering and processes) for the areas under his/her ownership

Responsible for the health of the business directly owned by the team

Challenging business & product on outcomes, channelize feedback into execution and be accountable for engineering outputs

Hiring, mentoring, and retaining a best-of-class engineering team

Responsible for all stakeholder management including but not limited to business, product, operations and clients/vendors  

 

As a leader, you must have

 

Proven skills designing and developing simple to complex solutions including experience in designing and implementing large-scale distributed systems.

Proven track record building and managing high-performing software development teams

Practical experience and ability to drive design and architecture of multiple subsystems with other senior members in the team

BTech, MTech, or PhD in Computer Science or a related technical discipline (or

equivalent).

8+ years of software development experience and 3+ years in leading teams

Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to present complex technical information clearly and concisely to a variety of audiences

Past experience with startups and fast paced environments is an added advantage

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

  • Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
  • Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
  • Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
  • Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
  • Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment 
  • Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

Working at PhonePe is a rewarding experience! Great people, a work environment that thrives on creativity, the opportunity to take on roles beyond a defined job description are just some of the reasons you should work with us. Read more about PhonePe on our blog.

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About The Company

PhonePe was founded in December 2015 and has emerged as India’s largest payments app, enabling digital inclusion for consumers and merchants alike. With 48 crore (480 Million) registered users, one in four Indians are now on PhonePe. The company has also successfully digitized 3.6 crore (36 Million) offline merchants spread across Tier 2,3,4 and beyond, covering 99% of the postal codes across India. PhonePe is also the leader in Bharat Bill Pay System (BBPS), processing over 45% of the transactions on the BBPS platform. PhonePe forayed into financial services in 2017, providing users with safe and convenient investing options on its platform. Since then, the company has introduced several Mutual Funds and Insurance products that offer every Indian an equal opportunity to unlock the flow of money and access to services. PhonePe was recently recognized as the Most Trusted Brand for Digital Payments as per the Brand Trust Report 2023 by Trust Research Advisory (TRA).



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