Senior Engineering Manager

Ovii's Interpretation of the Role

Deccan AI seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead a core engineering pod, own product and infrastructure delivery, and stay hands‑on with design and code. The role blends people management, technical leadership, and cross‑functional partnership in a fast‑moving AI startup.

Role Snapshot

• Lead a cross‑functional engineering pod
• Own product and infrastructure delivery
• Hands‑on technical leadership
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineers
• Partner with product, ML, and customer teams
• Define and enforce engineering processes

Must-Have Requirements

• software engineering
• people management / engineering leadership
• full‑stack backend / data pipelines / ML‑AI infrastructure
• engineering management

Nice-to-Have Signals

• early‑stage startup experience
• LLM infrastructure background
• distributed or hybrid team management
• early‑stage startup
• LLM infrastructure

Work Setup

• Employment type: Full-Time

Not Specified in JD

• Salary range
• Visa sponsorship
• Remote eligibility
• Location
• Travel
• Security clearance
• Coding test
• Portfolio

What You'll Likely Work On

• Define, scope, and ship product and infrastructure features against real customer deadlines
• Manage hiring, career growth, performance feedback, and culture for a team of engineers
• Review architecture, design decisions, and intervene in code or incidents when needed
• Translate ambiguous requirements from product, ML, and customer teams into clear technical plans
• Build and evolve engineering processes such as planning, code review, on‑call, and quality standards
• Report progress, risks, and trade‑offs to senior leadership with clarity
• Represent engineering in customer and cross‑functional discussions

Good Fit If You Have

• Prior experience at an early‑stage (Series A‑C) startup
• Background with LLM or evaluation pipeline infrastructure
• Experience managing distributed or hybrid teams