Engineering Manager

  • Kochi
  • Qrata

About Qrata:

Qrata matches top talent with global career opportunities from the world’s leading digital companies including some of the world’s fastest growing startups using qrata’s talent marketplaces


About the company:

Founded in 2015, this Indian direct-to-consumer brand specializes in delivering fresh meat, seafood, and ready-to-cook products through its online platform. It controls the entire supply chain—from sourcing and processing to storage and delivery—ensuring high-quality, hygienically processed items like chicken, mutton, fish, cold cuts, and marinades. By eliminating middlemen, the company guarantees farm-fresh products delivered in vacuum-sealed packaging to maintain freshness. With a focus on convenience and quality, it has quickly become a leading player in India's fresh meat and seafood market, offering a seamless experience through its mobile app.


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. If you're passionate about building scalable and robust backend systems and have a proven track record of managing high-performing engineering teams, we want to hear from you!


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.

● Mentorship and Development:
Mentor engineers, lead a team and emphasize engineering excellence and quality


We hope that you..

● Have a minimum of 7+ years of experience databases

● Have experience with CI-CD

● Have strong problem-solving skills, data oriented mindset and innovative thinking.

● Have a strong understanding of OOP concepts, distributed systems, SQL, and NoSQL

● Have experience with message brokers and caching systems

● 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 While we have tasted a lot of success, the feast is just getting started. Bon Appetit!

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