FULL_TIME
10+
Tech Lead/Engineering Manager
8/1/2025
The Tech Lead/Engineering Manager will deliver well-engineered products and drive customer experience while establishing metrics for improvement. They will manage ongoing projects, ensuring timelines are met and providing leadership to a team of individual contributors.
Working Hours
40 hours/week
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Language
English
Visa Sponsorship
No
About The Company
From Sundar Pichai to Indira Nooyi and Satya Nadella to Laxman Narasimhan, Indians today lead the world’s most influential companies. Increasingly, young Indians are going beyond geographical boundaries - to study at the best global schools and pursue global careers.
Leap supports future leaders from India in their quest for global impact. We create modern financial products and services that help Indian students pursue a global career. From choosing the right university and the best financing option to lining up job interviews and introductions, Leap invests heavily in your success.
About the Role
<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">About the Role </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">We are searching for an Tech Lead/Engineering</span><span style="font-size:10pt;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> Manager</span><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;"> for Leap.</span></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">The charter for this role will include:</span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Deliver best engineered products from all engineering aspects like designing, architecting across multiple product lines </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Drive customer experience, continually raising the bar on functionality, usability, and simplicity </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Champion engineering and operational excellence, establishing metrics and process for regular assessment and improvement </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Drive best practices, and is a pro with agile methodologies / practices - SCRUM, Test Driven Development (TDD)Breaking down complex requirements into simpler stories </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Establish a solid project framework and development processes </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Operate strategically and tactically. Work on strategy and help set direction while staying on top of the day to day software development </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Manage headcount, deliverables, schedules across ongoing projects, ensure that timelines are met in accordance with the project roadmap </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Direct and provide ongoing leadership for a team of individual contributors, set objectives, review performances, define growth plan and nurture </span></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:underline;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">Ideal Persona would:</span></p><div><br></div><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in engineering (computer science, information systems) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● 7-13 years of strong experience managing software projects right from inception to launch, seeing the full lifecycle, building enterprise systems including at least 2 years of direct people management experience </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Worked on large scale java / JSP applications with good understanding of web stack </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Good understanding of nuances of distributed systems </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Good understanding of relational databases (preferred - MySQL / PostgreSQL) </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Worked with Message Brokers and Application Containers </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Analyse, design and architect, develop and maintain software solutions across multiple projects </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Direct and provide ongoing leadership for a team of individual contributors, set objectives, review performances, define growth plan and nurture. </span></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align: justify;background-color:#ffffff;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;"><span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:Calibri,sans-serif;color:#000000;background-color:transparent;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-variant:normal;text-decoration:none;vertical-align:baseline;white-space:pre;white-space:pre-wrap;">● Drive best practices, and is a pro with agile methodologies / practices - SCRUM, Test Driven Development (TDD)Manage headcount, deliverables, schedules across ongoing projects, ensure that resources are appropriately allocated and timelines are met in accordance with the project roadmap NA.</span></p>
Key Skills
Engineering ManagementAgile MethodologiesSCRUMTest Driven DevelopmentJavaJSPWeb StackDistributed SystemsRelational DatabasesMySQLPostgreSQLMessage BrokersApplication ContainersSoftware DevelopmentProject ManagementLeadership
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