Engineering Manager

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead our growing offshore engineering team for a leading US-based client, in Bengaluru. You will own team deliverables end to end, manage team performance, strengthen the client relationship, and identify opportunities to grow the engagement. Responsibilities: Delivery Ownership • Own end-to-end delivery of team commitments – planning, execution, quality, and timelines across sprints and releases. • Anticipate delivery risks and dependencies; proactively communicate status, escalations, and mitigation plans to client and internal stakeholders. Team Leadership & Performance • Serve as the direct reporting manager for the offshore engineering team in Bengaluru. • Manage team performance: set goals, provide regular feedback, run performance reviews, and build growth plans for team members. Client Relationship & Presence • Build trusted day-to-day relationships with client engineering leaders and product stakeholders. • Represent the team in client forums – sprint reviews, roadmap discussions, and leadership check-ins. Business Growth • Identify and shape opportunities to expand the engagement – new workstreams, additional teams, or new capability areas. • Partner with account leadership on proposals, staffing plans, and account growth strategy. Required Skills & Experience: • 15+ years of overall software engineering experience, including 3+ years managing engineering teams. • Strong hands-on background in backend technologies, primarily Java and/or Python – able to review designs, guide technical decisions, and engage credibly in technical discussions. • Good working exposure to the AWS stack (e.g., EC2, Lambda, S3, DynamoDB/RDS, ECS/EKS, API Gateway, CloudWatch) and cloud-native architectures. • Working knowledge of containerization and orchestration – Docker and Kubernetes (EKS or equivalent). • Solid conceptual understanding of agentic AI – LLMs, AI agents, tool use, RAG, and related patterns – sufficient to understand the team's work and hold informed discussions with the team and the client. • Proven experience in client-facing roles – managing stakeholder expectations, status reporting, and escalations in an onsite/offshore delivery model. • Strong grasp of Agile delivery (Scrum/Kanban), estimation, and release planning.