Engineering Manager

Job description Engineering Manager

Aerem | Mumbai | Full-time | Reporting to Head of Engineering/CTO

Role Overview: The Engineering Manager will drive Aerems tech vision, architecture direction, and high-velocity execution in select verticals across group. We are looking for a category-defining 01 and 110 and beyond tech leader with strong startup DNA, someone who has built and scaled complex, multi-stakeholder platforms. About Aerem Aerem is building India's end-to-end platform for distributed solar, integrating financing, commerce, installer operations, monitoring and customer experiences into one technology platform. We're looking for an Engineering Manager to build and scale a high-performing engineering organization that delivers with speed, quality and ownership.

What You'll Do

• Own engineering execution across select products and platforms

• Build, mentor and lead a high-performing engineering teams

• Own sprint planning, delivery, release management and engineering metrics

• Partner closely with Product, Design and Business tDrive architecture decisions that ensure scalability, maintainability, and long-term platform evolution

• Own the reliability, performance, and availability of the platforms and services managed by your team

• Continuously improve system architecture, engineering processes, and operational excellence to support business growth teams to translate business priorities into scalable technology solutions

• Hire exceptional engineers and build a culture of ownership, accountability and continuous improvement Technical Expectations

• Strong software engineering fundamentals with solid system design knowledge

• Experience building and scaling modern web applications and APIs with hands on approach wherever needed

• AI-native development mindset with experience leveraging AI tools to improve engineering productivity

• Experience with our technology stack: React, React Native, Node.js, Java, Python, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, and AWS

• Strong understanding of cloud infrastructure, databases, CI/CD pipelines, and modern software development practices

• Ability to review code, mentor engineers, and make pragmatic technical decisions

• Comfortable balancing hands-on technical contributions with people leadership

What We're Looking For

• 6–9 years of software engineering experience with 2+ years managing engineering teams

• Proven experience delivering software products in a startup or high-growth environment

• Strong track record of leading engineering teams and driving execution

• Experience hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills

• Strong product thinking with the ability to balance speed, quality, and technical debt

• High ownership, bias for action, and pragmatic problem-solving skills Work Schedule

Location: Mumbai (Work from Office)

Working Days: Monday to Friday, with the 1st and last Saturday of every month as working days

Aerem is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We welcome applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, gender, age, religion, sexual orientation, or disability.