Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager

Who we are :

Spinny is India’s most trusted full-stack platform for buying and selling cars - backed by marquee investors including Tiger Global, Accel, Elevation Capital, ADQ and Westbridge Capital. Our mission is simple but ambitious : to bring trust, transparency, and delight back into the used car buying experience . With operations across 80+ cities and over a million customers served, we’re now entering our next phase of growth - scaling our platform, deepening customer engagement, and expanding our product ecosystem to cut across the car ownership spectrum. If you’re passionate about building category-defining experiences, leading high-impact teams, and using technology to reimagine a traditional industry, you’ll feel right at home!

Why this role matters :

As an Engineering Manager , you will play a key role in shaping the architecture, scalability, and reliability of our core platforms. You will lead engineering teams, define technical road maps, and drive innovation in backend systems that power millions of customer interactions. This is a highly impactful role where your technical leadership will directly influence business outcomes.

Who you are :

A passionate technologist who thrives on solving complex system challenges.

A strong leader and mentor who believes in uplifting teams and building scalable, high-quality systems.

Customer-obsessed, with a keen eye on delivering seamless product experiences.

A strong problem solver who combines technical depth with business context.

Even better if you have startup experience and have scaled systems from scratch.

What will you do :

Contribute to all aspects of an agile software development lifecycle including design, & architecture. Led the design and development of highly scalable, distributed, and fault-tolerant systems.

Own technical architecture decisions and guide teams through trade-offs and implementation strategies.

Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Product, Frontend, Data, DevOps) to drive end-to-end solutions.

Mentor and coach engineers; review code, designs, and provide thought leadership.

Drive best practices in coding, design, testing, and deployments.

Evaluate and introduce new technologies to keep the system ahead of the curve.

What you need to succeed :

Bachelors / Master’s degree in Computer Science engineering, preferably from Tier I / II Institutes.

7-10 years of hands-on experience in experience in backend system design, development, and scaling distributed systems.

2+ year of experience in leading a team of 6-10 members and driving projects end-to-end.

Proven expertise in system design (HLD + LLD), microservices architecture, and API development .

Strong fundamentals in data structures, algorithms, databases, and cloud infrastructure .

Experience in mentoring teams, leading projects, and making architecture decisions at scale.

Proficiency in Python (preferred) / Java / Golang / Node.Js / ROR etc.

Experience with database design; SQL (MySQL / PostgreSQL), & NoSQL (MongoDB / DynamoDB).

Bonus : Experience in observability, security, performance optimization, and DevOps practices .