Engineering Manager

About the company:

Orange Health is India's leading on-demand diagnostics lab for urban Indian consumers and is positioned as the fastest diagnostics lab in India. We were recognized as the Diagnostics Startup of the Year 2025*.*Launched in January 2021, Orange Health Labs is amongst the most loved brands in the healthcare sector, with over 30,000 reviews and the highest rating on Google for all its facilities across the country, and an NPS close to 90

Orange Health Labs is among the best places to work, with a team of 1,000+ people across the company. We believe in treating colleagues with respect and investing in their growth for the long term. You can learn more about our work culture on our careers page and LinkedIn page. Our vision is supported by some of the world's leading investors like Accel, General Catalyst, Y Combinator, Bertelsmann India, Amazon, and other marquee names. We have been recognised as a Future Unicorn for two consecutive years by Hurun India.

About the Role:

As an Engineering Manager you will lead a team of engineers, overseeing the technical and operational aspects of their projects and maintain both the technical output and the team culture.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Lead and take ownership of engineering for multiple core platform components, ensuring alignment with product and business goals.
• Manage, mentor, and foster a high-performing engineering team.
• Design and develop scalable, secure, and reliable systems, while guiding the team with architecture, low-level design, code reviews, and coding best practices.
• Break down complex tasks for efficient development, mitigate technical debt, and ensure quality through continuous integration and testing.
• Drive engineering excellence with best practices in CI/CD, security, and code quality.
• Oversee production releases, monitor performance, and lead technical discussions with a focus on scalability and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, evaluate third-party solutions, and implement technologies aligned with future needs.
• Identify enhancement opportunities in processes and systems and promote open-source adoption.
• Work closely with leadership and product teams to innovate and build impactful products in healthcare.

Skills we are looking for:

• 8+ years of software development experience with a strong track record in building production-ready applications; demonstrated experience in scaling mid to large systems, ideally with a startup background.
• Deep expertise in Microservices architecture, with experience in designing modular, reusable components.
• Strong data modelling skills across both relational and NoSQL databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, Redis, and DynamoDB.
• Comprehensive understanding of DevOps and CI/CD tools (e.g., Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Docker, Kubernetes) and related best practices.
• Proficiency with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure) and experience in architecting for cloud-native environments.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented and functional programming, design patterns, and reactive programming.
• Demonstrated ability to think and develop products with scalability in mind, applying best practices in programming, documentation, and testing to build resilient, high-quality software.
• Passionate about building products that have a meaningful impact on consumers' daily lives and advancing healthcare.
• Experience developing native mobile applications for iOS and/or Android.
• Prior experience in fast-paced startup environments, with a mindset geared toward iterative, agile development and quick decision-making.

Compensation and Benefits:

• We provide Biannual-based increments and market competitive compensation
• We offer comprehensive medical insurance worth 5 lakhs for both our employees and their dependents.
• Our company culture is considered one of the best in the industry. You'll get to work with smart, inclusive, meritocratic team & leaders.
• Our People NPS is >90% and Glassdoor rating is also in the top 10% of companies.

Workplace Type

In-Office

Employment Type

Full-Time

Experience Level

Mid-Senior-Level

Work Experience (years)

8 - 12 years

Skills

Functional Programming

Native Mobile Applications

Relational Databases

Reactive Programming

Python

Ci/Cd Tools

Object-Oriented Programming

Design Patterns

Nosql Databases

Data Modeling

Leadership + Management

Go

Devops

System Design

Architecture

Software Development

Microservices Architecture

Cloud Platforms