Engineering Manager

Job Description

About WeRize

Founded in 2019 by Vishal Chopra and Himanshu Gupta, WeRize is building India's largest full stack fintechplatform for 500 million underserved middle-class customers who live in 5000+ small towns of India. WeRize (Wortgage technologies pvt ltd) also owns RBI registered NBFC subsidiary (Wortgage Finance pvt ltd).

This customer segmentis not served by privatesector banks, Insurersand Mutual Fund companies due to their low ticket-size and lifetime value and is dependent on PSU/Govt. banks. PSU/Government banks rarely provide financial products beyond basic savings accounts and these customers lack access to unsecured loans, MSME loans, credit cards, affordable housing loans, loan against property , health and life insurance and investment products. WeRize manufactures innovative unsecured consumer credit, mortgages, loan against property, MSME loans,savings and insurance products designed for this customer base keeping in mind their needs, requirements and purchasing power, with a view to add a layer of financial security to their lives and enable access to credit. While customers in these geographies use smartphones, they need properguidance and support when purchasing the right financial products for themselves. So, a pure digital model doesn't work for this segment. WeRize has innovated on this front through its Finance ki online dukaan (Social Shopify of Finance), a first of its kind social distribution tech platform in the financial services space that educates and enables local financially literate freelancers across these small towns to source business through online and offline channels, recommend the right financial product(s) to customers as well as provide after sales support.These freelancers, who are located in more than 5000+ towns and cities, earn as much as INR 30,000 a month from WeRize in commissions.

Our social distribution platform supported by financially literatefreelancers means exceptionally low cost of customer acquisition (CAC) and operations costs compared to both fully digital and on-the-ground financial services providers. Digital conversions among this target group are way lower when comparedto upper income customers in metros and hence pure digital CAC doesn't workfor this segment. While companies like LIC and Fino Bank also rely on freelancer distribution, they deploy local on-fieldteams/branches to manage freelancers in every city. That resultsin very high CAC and operations costs for such companies. WeRize on the other hand, has been able to acquire, train and manage thousandsof freelancers in 5000+ citiesonly through its tech platform and without any feet-on-street team of its own. This results in highly profitable business model for Werize.

To know more about the company, please visit: https://www.werize.com

Role Description:

We are looking for a Director of Engineering with a strong focus on execution and delivery. This role is ideal for a hands-on leader who excels in managing engineering teams, driving timely execution, and ensuring high-quality software delivery. The ideal candidate will work closely with product, design, and business teams to translate business goals into robust technology solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Execution & Delivery:

- Own the end-to-end execution of engineering projects, ensuring on-time delivery with high quality.
- Drive agile development processes, ensuring efficient sprint planning, backlog grooming, and milestone tracking.
- Optimize release cycles, code quality, and system performance while minimizing technical debt. Lead and unblock teams by identifying bottlenecks, mitigating risks, and ensuring continuous progress

Team Leadership & Management:

- Manage, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams.
- Ensure clear ownership and accountability within the team for successful execution.
- Provide hands-on technical guidance where needed, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement.
- Collaborate closely with the hiring team to attract and retain top engineering talent.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

- Work closely with product managers, business stakeholders, and other engineering leaders to align technology execution with company goals.
- Ensure seamless coordination between backend, frontend, DevOps, and QA teams to deliver scalable solutions.
- Translate business requirements into technical roadmaps and execution plans.

System Scalability & Stability:

- Ensure the stability, security, and scalability of existing systems while enabling new feature development.
- Optimize performance and system reliability while ensuring cost-efficient infrastructure.
- Ensure strong DevOps and CI/CD practices to support smooth and frequent deployments.

Attributes we are looking for:

- 8-12 years of experience in software development and engineering leadership.
- Proven experience in driving execution in fast-paced environments, preferably in fintech or consumer tech.
- Hands-on experience with backend (Java) and frontend (React) technologies.
- Expertise in Agile, Scrum, and project management tools (JIRA, Asana, Trello).
- Strong people management skills with a track record of mentoring and growing engineering teams.