Engineering Manager

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Job Category: Engineering Manager Job Type: Full Time Job Location: Thane About Edenred Edenred is a leading digital platform for services and payments and the everyday companion for people at work, connecting more than 60 million users and more than 2 million partner merchants in 45 countries via 1 million corporate clients. Edenred offers specific-purpose payment solutions for food (such as meal benefits), engagement (such as gift cards and engagement platforms), mobility (such as multi-energy solutions, including EV charging, maintenance, toll and parking) and corporate payments (such as virtual cards). Our 12,000 employees are committed to making the world of work a better place for all, one that is safer, more efficient and more user-friendly. At Edenred, our passion for customers, respect, imagination, simplicity and entrepreneurial spirit are our values. In 2024, the Group managed €45 billion in business volume, primarily carried out via mobile applications, online platforms and cards. Edenred India is an established player in providing platform and non-platform solutions in the space of Loyalty, Rewards and Employee Engagement. Our platform solutions are used by clients to manage their channel, customer & employee reward programs, helping our customers improve sales, product usage and improve Employee retention. The Role As Engineering Manager, you will lead one or more agile engineering teams building and maintaining digital rewards and incentive solutions. You will be responsible for delivery, team performance, and technical quality. This role requires close collaboration with Product, QA, Security, and IT stakeholders, both regionally and globally. You will report to the Head of Product and Technology for India. You Will Manage and mentor a team of 5–10 software engineers. Own end-to-end delivery of software products and services aligned with business goals. Work closely with Product Managers and other stakeholders to plan and prioritize development efforts. Ensure high engineering standards through best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD, and documentation. Create and manage a world-class DevOps pipeline which enables teams to test and deploy code to production in minutes Champion a culture of continuous improvement, agile thinking, and innovation. Conduct performance reviews, career development plans, and hiring for the team. Provide hands-on technical guidance and architectural direction as needed. Coordinate with Security and Infrastructure teams to maintain secure and scalable systems. Collaborate with global and regional IT leaders to ensure alignment with Edenred’s platform strategy. Manage external vendors or partners involved in the engineering lifecycle. KEY CHALLENGES Technical Excellence: Raise the bar on code quality, system performance, engineering productivity and technical documentation. Agile Execution: Enable your team to ship reliable, high-impact features quickly. Scalability: Build solutions that can scale for our enterprise clients and adapt to evolving needs. Stakeholder Management: Translate product and business requirements into technical action. Compliance and Security: Ensure that systems meet compliance standards (e.g., ISO, client audits), and that our systems are hardened against security threats. Team Growth: Foster a positive, inclusive, high-performance team culture. YOUR PROFILE 8+ years in software engineering, including 3+ years in an engineering leadership role. Strong technical background in .NET Core, C#, MS SQL Server, and cloud technologies (Azure preferred). Proven experience managing agile development teams and delivering enterprise-grade software. Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and modern DevOps practices. Experience leveraging AI to improve developer productivity, and implementing AI-driven solutions to solve customer problems Experience with both product development and system integration projects. Excellent leadership, communication, and people management skills. Ability to work independently and navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment. Comfortable collaborating across functions, time zones, and cultures. Familiarity with Jira Service Desk, Confluence, Azure DevOps and agile ceremonies. Experience in the Payments, Loyalty, or Employee Engagement industries is a plus Other Details Location: Thane, Mumbai. We follow a hybrid schedule, where employees are expected to be in the office three days a week. Start Date: ASAP Show more Show less