Engineering Manager

About the Team

Navi's Engineering team builds the backbone of our financial products—spanning lending, payments, insurance, investments, and debt management. We operate as cross-functional teams that work closely with Product, Data, and Business functions to deliver reliable, high-performance systems at scale. Our engineers focus on solving real-world challenges through scalable architecture, automation, and long-term thinking—ensuring every Navi product is built to serve millions efficiently and seamlessly.

About the Role

Reporting to the Director of Engineering at Navi, this pivotal role entails overseeing the security strategy, engineering, and product security initiatives. The incumbent will lead a proficient team of security engineers, driving the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust security solutions to safeguard both internal and external applications and products across the organization. Moreover, this position is tasked with developing secure-by-design solutions to expedite the delivery of secure products and to foster a pervasive security culture within the engineering team.

What We Expect From You

• Develop and maintain Navi's overarching security strategy
  in alignment with Engineering and Product functions.
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive security architecture framework
  , ensuring that
  security controls are effectively integrated
  into the design of products and applications.
• Build and empower the team
  and
  mentor its engineers
  , helping them advance in their careers.
• Develop and evolve security baselines and design patterns
  aligned with standards and best practices.
• Review and guide engineers
  on the development of
  appropriate security standards, requirements, and technology baselines
  .
• Provide
  secure design guidance
  to application and product teams.
• Own and implement secure SDLC/DevSecOps processes
  across the product portfolio.
• Build and own a lightweight product security incident response process
  .
• Cultivate security culture
  by a
  security champion program
  with various engineering teams.
• Manage the team including hiring, training, talent development, and performance management
  .
• Give
  true visibility of risk appetite and threshold to leadership
  and devise a
  risk management plan
  for the same.

Must Haves

• Demonstrates
  extensive hands-on experience in product security engineering
  , with a
  proven track record spanning over 8 years
  in comparable positions. Possesses a
  minimum of 2 years of proficiency in people management and strategic leadership roles
  .
• Establishes robust relationships
  with both direct reports and colleagues throughout the organization.
  Foster talent within the team
  and
  elevate the technical standards
  when recruiting new members.
• Identifies impactful and pragmatic security solutions
  , ranging from
  immediate wins to long-term investments
  .
• Proficiently sets and communicates priorities
  for both themselves and their team, ensuring
  efficient execution
  .

Inside Navi

We are shaping the future of financial services for a billion Indians through products that are simple, accessible, and affordable. From Personal & Home Loans to UPI, Insurance, Mutual Funds, and Gold — we're building tech-first solutions that work at scale, with a strong customer-first approach.

Founded by
Sachin Bansal & Ankit Agarwal
in 2018, we are one of India's fastest-growing financial services organisations. But we're just getting started

Our Culture

The Navi DNA

Ambition. Perseverance. Self-awareness. Ownership. Integrity.

We're looking for people who dream big when it comes to innovation. At Navi, you'll be empowered with the right mechanisms to work in a dynamic team that builds and improves innovative solutions. If you're driven to deliver real value to customers, no matter the challenge, this is the place for you.

We chase excellence by uplifting each other—and that starts with every one of us.

Why You'll Thrive at Navi

At Navi, it's about how you think, build, and grow. You'll thrive here if:

• You're impact-driven :
  You take ownership, build boldly, and care about making a real difference.
• You strive for excellence :
  Good isn't good enough. You bring focus, precision, and a passion for quality.
• You embrace change :
  You adapt quickly, move fast, and always put the customer first.