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Engineering Manager - INDIA

Vestd

IndiaremotePosted 1 day ago

Skill Required

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Key highlights

Salary up to INR 45,00,000 depending on experience, plus equity.
Minimum of 10 years hands‑on software engineering experience required.
Remote‑first role based in India, working full‑time UK hours.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) available after qualifying period.
Must be comfortable working in a remote‑first environment and be India‑based.
Reports to Head of Technology.

Role overview

Responsibilities

People leadership: line managing software engineers, supporting their development and progression, setting clear expectations, providing regular feedback, and handling performance concerns fairly and consistently.
Delivery and team health: working with engineering and product leaders to monitor capacity, surface risks early, help teams remove blockers, and improve predictability without introducing unnecessary bureaucracy.
Engineering management practice: developing and improving how engineering management works at Vestd, including onboarding, succession planning, retention and ways of working.
Hands‑on engineering: contributing directly to software development for approximately 20% to 40% of your time, including production software, internal tools, prototypes or technical improvements that solve real problems.
Technical credibility: coaching engineers, contributing to technical decisions, and maintaining the standards you expect from others by staying close to the work.
Support the continued growth and development of our engineering organisation.
Combine people leadership, delivery management, process improvement, and hands‑on software engineering.
Help engineers and teams perform at their best, while remaining close enough to the work to understand the practical challenges they face.
Spend approximately 20% to 40% of time coding and building, which may include contributing to product development, creating internal tools, improving technical foundations, producing prototypes, or working alongside engineers on particularly difficult problems.
Address performance concerns fairly and promptly.
Make delivery more predictable without unnecessary process overhead.
Be a visible, credible presence in the codebase, and earn the teams’ trust in your technical judgement as much as your management.

Requirements

At least 10 years of hands‑on software engineering experience, with a strong track record of designing, building, shipping and maintaining production software.
Recent, practical development experience and the ability to contribute effectively to a modern codebase today, not just historically.
Proven experience managing software engineers in a growing technology organisation.
Strong technical judgement and the credibility to coach engineers and challenge technical decisions constructively.
Experience handling difficult conversations, performance concerns and career development.
Pragmatic approach to process: introduces structure where it helps, avoids bureaucracy where it does not.
Familiarity with PHP and Laravel, or experience with a comparable backend framework and a genuine willingness to work comfortably in that environment.
Impeccable attention to detail and a high degree of accuracy.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Comfortable working in a remote‑first environment.
Must be primarily India‑based and eligible to work in the country.

Nice to have

Recent hands‑on PHP and Laravel experience.
Experience managing engineering managers or technical leads.
Experience working with distributed or remote engineering teams.
Background in fintech, SaaS or a regulated environment.
Experience helping an engineering organisation scale its management practices.
Experience building internal tooling, prototypes or early‑stage product.

Benefits

Remote‑first work model with autonomy during the working day.
Attendance required twice yearly at in‑person get‑togethers.
Flexible environment to help achieve work‑life balance.
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) after the qualifying period.
Monthly recognition scheme celebrating staff.
Support with home working equipment (hardware and software).
Personal training and development budget.
Private medical insurance after the qualifying period.
Team retreats twice a year, including overnight stays and team cohesion activities.
Regular team and company socials fostering great team ethos.
25 days annual leave plus one extra day per year of service (up to five days).
Equity participation (part of total compensation).

Additional details

Role: Engineering Manager.
Reports to: Head of Technology.
Team: Technology.
Location: Remote working (India‑based).
Hybrid working may be an option in the future.
Full‑Time working UK hours.
All communication regarding your application should go through the official application channels or our company careers page; contacting Vestd employees via email, personal social media, or other informal routes is not appropriate.
Zero‑tolerance approach to any form of harassment or abuse directed at our team; candidates who do not respect these boundaries may be disqualified or barred from future applications.
Vestd is a leading share‑tech platform for equity management, including share schemes, fund raising, company secretarial and more.
Vestd is B Corp‑certified, committed to balancing profit with purpose and upholding high social and environmental standards.
Vestd’s mission: to see one billion people worldwide invested in the companies they work hard to grow by 2030.
Vestd values inclusion and fairness for customers and team.
Vestd has been recognised by BreatheHR as one of the ‘Top 3 Companies in the UK for Company Culture’, and has won awards such as The Europas, The Fintech Awards London, The Hustle Awards, TechRound, and BusinessCloud’s Fintech50.
The company provides hardware and software required to support remote work; applicants must have a suitable quiet working space, desk/table, chair, and reliable internet connection.
Equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) commitment: building a respectful, inclusive, and diverse team, with fairness, transparency, and support for underrepresented groups.
Rolling applications with no fixed end date; all applicants will receive a response, though screening may be limited.
Selection process may include: apply online, 20‑minute screening call, 45‑minute interview with hiring manager and team member, task‑based assignment, 45‑minute team cultural interview, 30‑minute interview with the CEO.
Interviews are recorded; recordings are viewed only by the hiring team and deleted after the role is filled.
Candidates may request adjustments or support during the application process.
Internal job reference: EM‑IN‑AUG‑2026.
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