Engineering Manager
Shipsy
IndiaremotePosted 1 month ago
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Key highlights
- Required Experience: 5+ years software engineering / 3+ years management
- Location: Gurugram, India
- Key Benefit: 40K annual learning resource enrollment
- Benefit: Company sponsored asset purchase worth 50K
- Company Status: Remote-first
- Requirement: Bachelor's degree in CS, Engineering, or related field
Role overview
We are seeking a visionary and decisive Engineering Manager to join our dynamic team in Gurugram, India. As an Engineering Manager, you will lead and inspire a team of talented software engineers, driving innovation and excellence in our product development efforts. At Shipsy, we aspire to be at the forefront of technology with next-generation products that change the way logistics is managed, and positively impact millions of people. Shipsy's SaaS-based platform helps businesses manage all aspects of international trade, solving problems around lack of visibility, price procurement, and documentation in a global trade environment largely run on emails and excel files.
Responsibilities
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of software engineers
- Develop and implement engineering strategies aligned with organizational goals
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery and high-quality outcomes
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and prioritize product features
- Implement and maintain Agile methodologies to optimize team performance
- Conduct regular performance evaluations and foster professional growth within the team
- Oversee the entire software development lifecycle, from conception to deployment
- Manage budgets, resources, and capacity planning for engineering projects
- Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies and industry trends
- Ensure adherence to engineering best practices and coding standards
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with 3+ years in a management role
- Strong technical background with hands-on experience in software development
- Proven track record of successful project delivery and team leadership
- Expertise in Agile methodologies and project management tools
- In-depth understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC)
- Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal abilities
- Experience with budgeting and resource allocation
- Ability to adapt to rapidly changing technologies and industry trends
Nice to have
- Master's degree preferred
- Proficiency in managing distributed teams (preferred)
- Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a plus
Benefits
- Free breakfast, dinner and snacks at the office
- Monthly team outings, e.g., laser tag, paintball, football, trampoline etc.
- Quarterly team parties and annual offsite
- Company sponsored enrolment worth 40K annually to online learning resources like Coursera, edX etc.
- International trip vouchers for top performers
- Company sponsored asset purchase worth 50K
- Games in office - Mini golf, pool, foosball
- Regular tech seminars
- Scholarship program
Additional details
- Shipsy is a remote-first company
- Shipsy Core values: Customer Obsession, Collaboration, Think Big, First Principles Thinking, Be The Problem Solver, Integrity, Frugality
- Over the past 6 years, Shipsy has gained a dominant share in the domestic logistics space with over 30% of the India courier/express industry flowing through our system.
- International presence in Saudi Arabia, UAE, North Africa, and Southeast Asia; platform processes over 1.5 million transactions a day.
- International Freight product line has over 5000 SMEs and majority of top exporters of India using it.
- Over a 180 member team now, with offices across Gurgaon (HO), Mumbai, Bangalore, and Dubai.
- Team composed of individuals from top institutes (IITs, IIITs, NITs) with experience at Samsung Korea, MIT Media Labs, CMU Robotics, Deutsche Bank, Morgan Stanley, Samsung Research, GE Research, Qualcomm Research, etc.
- Shipsy has recently raised investment from Sequoia Capital's Surge and Info Edge (~$8m, till date).
- Originally posted on Himalayas