# Lead Engineering Manager

> Weekday AI · Bengaluru, India · Full-time · Posted 2026-07-30

**Salary:** INR 2,000,000–8,000,000

**Workplace:** on_site

**Department:** Weekday's Client via platform

## Description

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀

𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗥𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 - 𝗥𝘀 𝟴𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬𝟬 (𝗶𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗥 𝟮𝟬-𝟴𝟬 𝗟𝗣𝗔)

Experience: 3+ yrs

Location: Bengaluru

Job Type: Full-time

We are looking for a highly motivated **Lead Engineering Manager** to drive engineering excellence while leading high-performing software development teams. This role is ideal for a technically strong leader with deep expertise in **Python**, modern software architecture, and engineering management who enjoys balancing hands-on technical direction with people leadership and strategic execution.

As a Lead Engineering Manager, you will oversee the design, development, and delivery of scalable software solutions while mentoring engineering teams and fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement. You will work closely with Product Managers, Architects, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to translate business requirements into reliable, secure, and high-performing applications. This position offers the opportunity to influence engineering strategy, establish best practices, and build technology platforms that support long-term business growth.

## Requirements

### Key Responsibilities

-   Lead, mentor, and manage software engineering teams to deliver high-quality products on time and within scope.
-   Drive end-to-end software development using **Python**, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable application architecture.
-   Define engineering roadmaps, technical standards, coding guidelines, and development best practices.
-   Collaborate with Product, Design, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to prioritize features and align technical execution with business objectives.
-   Review system architecture, code quality, performance, and security to ensure engineering excellence across projects.
-   Drive Agile development practices, sprint planning, estimation, resource allocation, and project execution.
-   Identify and resolve technical bottlenecks while promoting continuous improvement in software delivery processes.
-   Support cloud deployment, CI/CD automation, monitoring, and application performance optimization.
-   Conduct code reviews, mentor engineers, and foster a culture of technical learning, innovation, and accountability.
-   Monitor engineering metrics, project progress, delivery quality, and operational performance while ensuring successful product releases.

### What Makes You a Great Fit

-   3+ years of experience leading software engineering teams, with strong hands-on expertise in **Python** development.
-   Proven experience designing and delivering scalable, high-performance software applications and distributed systems.
-   Strong understanding of software architecture, object-oriented programming, design patterns, APIs, and system integration.
-   Experience working with cloud platforms, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and modern software development methodologies.
-   Demonstrated ability to lead engineering teams, mentor developers, and drive technical decision-making.
-   Strong knowledge of Agile methodologies, project planning, engineering execution, and stakeholder management.
-   Excellent analytical, problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
-   Strong communication and leadership abilities with the capability to collaborate across cross-functional teams.
-   Ability to balance technical leadership, people management, delivery excellence, and business priorities in a fast-paced environment.
-   Passion for building high-performing engineering teams, promoting innovation, and delivering technology solutions that create measurable business impact.

## Apply

[Apply at Weekday AI](https://apply.workable.com/weekday-1/j/173EA136B6/apply)

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