Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager – FOY (FoyForYou.com)

Function:

Software Engineering → Leadership, Product Engineering, Architecture

Skills:

Team Leadership, System Design, Mobile + Web Architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, Backend (Node JS), Cloud (AWS/GCP), Data-driven Decision Making

About FOY

FOY (FoyForYou.com) is one of India’s fastest-growing beauty & wellness destinations. We offer customers a curated selection of 100% authentic products, trusted brands, and a seamless shopping experience. Our mission is to make beauty effortless, personal, and accessible for every Indian.

As we scale aggressively across mobile, web, logistics, personalization, and omnichannel commerce—our engineering team is the core engine behind FOY’s growth. We’re looking for a technical leader who is excited to build the future of beauty commerce.

Job Description

We’re hiring an Engineering Manager (7–12 years) who can lead a high-performing engineering team, drive product delivery, architect scalable systems, and cultivate a culture of excellence.

This role is ideal for someone who has been a strong individual contributor and is now passionate about

leading people, driving execution, and shaping FOY’s technology roadmap.

Responsibilities

1. People & Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of backend, frontend, mobile, and DevOps engineers.
• Drive high performance through code quality, engineering discipline, and structured reviews.
• Build a culture of ownership, speed, and continuous improvement.
• Hire top talent and help scale the engineering org.

2. Technical Leadership & Architecture

• Work with product, design, data, and business to define the technical direction for FOY.
• Architect robust and scalable systems for:
• Mobile commerce
• High-scale APIs
• Personalization & recommendations
• Product/catalog systems
• Payments, checkout, and logistics
• Ensure security, reliability, and high availability across all systems.

3. Execution & Delivery

• Own end-to-end delivery of key product features and platform capabilities.
• Drive sprint planning, execution, tracking, and timely delivery.
• Build and improve engineering processes—CI/CD pipelines, testing automation, release cycles.
• Reduce tech debt and ensure long-term maintainability.

4. Quality, Performance & Observability

• Drive standards across:
• Code quality
• System performance
• Monitoring & alerting
• Incident management
• Work closely with QA, mobile, backend, and data teams to ensure smooth releases.

5. Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with product managers to translate business goals into technical outcomes.
• Work with designers, marketing, operations, and supply chain to deliver user-centric solutions.
• Balance trade-offs between speed and engineering excellence.

Requirements

• 7–12 years of hands-on engineering experience with at least 2–4 years in a leadership or tech lead role .
• Strong experience in backend development (Node/Python preferred).
• Good exposure to mobile or web engineering (Native Android/iOS).
• Strong understanding of system design, APIs, microservices, caching, databases, and cloud infrastructure (AWS/GCP).
• Experience running Agile/Scrum teams with measurable delivery outputs.
• Ability to dive deep into code when required while enabling the team to succeed independently.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for building user-focused products and solving meaningful problems.

Bonus Points

• Experience in e-commerce , high-scale consumer apps , or marketplaces .
• Prior experience in a fast-growing startup environment.
• Strong DevOps/Cloud knowledge (CI/CD, Kubernetes, SRE principles).
• Data-driven approach to engineering decisions.
• A GitHub/portfolio showcasing real projects or open-source contributions.

Why Build Your Engineering Career at FOY?

At FOY, engineering drives business. We move fast, build big, and aim high.

We look for

1. Rockstar Team Players

Your leadership directly impacts product, growth, and customer experience.

2. Owners With Passion

You’ll be trusted with large problem spaces and will operate with autonomy and accountability.

3. Big Dreamers

We’re scaling quickly. If you dream big and thrive in ambitious environments, you’ll feel at home at FOY.

Join Us

If building and scaling world-class engineering teams excites you, we’d love to meet you.

Apply now and help FOY redefine beauty commerce in India.