LICIOUS - Engineering Manager

Job Title: Engeering Manager Location: Kochi, India Experience: 7+yrsWe are Licious and we are a Bengaluru based meat and seafood company founded in 2015 by Abhay Hanjura and Vivek Gupta, our founders, foodies and friends. We pride ourselves on being India's most successful D2C food-tech brand operating in 20 cities across the country delighting over 32 lac customers with our de-licious fresh meat and seafood! srslti..

Think you have what it takes to be the magic ingredient in the recipe that is Licious? Read on…

About the role:We're looking for an Engineering Manager to lead supply chain control tower team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in software engineering with a focus on backend development. What makes the role meaty?

● Team Leadership: Manage and inspire a team of team of 6-10 backend engineers, guiding them in designing, developing, and scaling a reliable data platform ● Product Development: Drive technical architecture and design of backend systems for scalability and reliability. Set the processes & standards across SDLC lifecycle.

Champion high availability, performance culture, and customer-centric product focus ● Code Quality: Oversee code reviews, architecture discussions, and ensure the team follows coding standards and best practices ● Project Management: Set clear goals and track progress towards achieving project milestones.

Prioritize operational excellence, incident management, and risk identification ● Performance Optimization: Lead efforts to optimize applications for speed, responsiveness, and resource efficiency, utilizing profiling tools and performance analysis ● Technical Problem Solving: Address complex technical challenges and provide guidance on architecture, performance optimization, and scalability ● Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams like engineering, product and operations teams.

● Have a minimum of 7+ years of experience ● Have strong problem-solving skills, data oriented mindset and innovative thinking.

● Have a strong understanding of OOP concepts, distributed systems, SQL, and NoSQL databases ● Have experience with message brokers and caching systems ● Have experience with CI-CD ● Have experienced in architectural decisions and design ● Have knowledge with any cloud AWS/Azure/Google ● Are highly adaptable to changing stakeholder needs in a fast-paced environment ● Are User-focused with the ability to drive product improvements ● Have leadership skills for coaching and providing growth opportunities ● Can effectively communicate with both technical and non-technical stakeholders ● Have a commitment to continuous improvement through experimentation and experience ● Have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or equivalent.