The Engineering Manager will lead the India engineering team building PulseAI, Gruve's on-premises, Kubernetes-native GPU orchestration and AI inference platform. This is a hands-on role: you will balance day-to-day delivery and people management with real technical involvement — reviewing designs and code, and unblocking engineers — while working closely with the Lead Architect / Product Owner to turn technical designs and JIRA backlogs into shipped, quality-tested increments. You will also grow a high-performing engineering team.

• Lead and grow a team of engineers delivering PulseAI, Gruve's on-premises, Kubernetes-native GPU orchestration and AI inference platform
• Own day-to-day engineering delivery: sprint planning, work breakdown, estimation, and tracking progress against roadmap commitments in partnership with the Product Owner and architecture team
• Stay hands-on — review designs, participate in architecture discussions, read and review code, and unblock engineers on FastAPI/PostgreSQL backend, React frontend, and RKE2/OpenShift deployment issues
• Translate technical design documents and JIRA stories into clear, sequenced execution plans for the India engineering team
• Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers; run performance conversations, set growth plans, and build a strong engineering culture within the team
• Coordinate closely with the external development vendor and internal architecture leadership to align delivery timelines, resolve cross-team dependencies, and maintain quality standards
• Drive engineering best practices: code review discipline, CI/CD hygiene, test coverage, and consistent frontend routing and coding standards across the team
• Partner with QA to plan release readiness, support UAT cycles, and ensure milestone sign-off criteria are met before delivery
• Manage risk and dependency tracking across concurrent workstreams (Model Deployment, Observability & Metrics, Secrets Management, GPU Quota/Billing) and escalate blockers early
• Contribute to technical decision-making on multi-tenant isolation, GPU resource quota enforcement, and identity/SSO federation as the platform evolves
• Report on team velocity, delivery risk, and capacity to the Lead Architect / Product Owner and other stakeholders

• Education: B.E / B.Tech or equivalent in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related discipline
• Experience: 10-15 years in software engineering, with at least 2-3 years in a engineering manager/ tech-lead capacity leading a team of 5-10 engineers
• Demonstrated hands-on proficiency in at least one backend stack (Python/FastAPI or equivalent) and one frontend stack (React or equivalent), with the ability to review code and unblock engineers directly
• Working knowledge of Kubernetes-native application development and deployment (RKE2, OpenShift, or vanilla K8s)
• Experience managing delivery for complex, multi-service platforms (preferably virtualisation and control planes)
• Well versed with Agile methodology including sprint planning, estimation, prioritisation, governance and reporting
• Proven experience hiring, mentoring, and developing engineers, including performance management
• Comfort working across India/US team structures and coordinating with external delivery vendors or partners
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical design detail and delivery status for architecture and product stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with GPU-based infrastructure management and control platform, AI/ML inference platforms, or LLM serving stacks will be an solid added advantage
• Familiarity with multi-tenant SaaS architecture, RBAC models, and quota/billing systems will be an added advantage
• Experience with PostgreSQL schema-per-service architectures and event-driven or workflow automation tools (e.g., n8n) will be an added advantage
• Exposure to Prometheus/Grafana-based observability stacks will be an added advantage
• Prior experience managing or coordinating with offshore/nearshore development vendors will be an added advantage
• Certifications such as CKA/CKAD or equivalent Kubernetes credentials are a plus

Why Gruve

At Gruve, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone can thrive and contribute their best work. If you’re passionate about technology and eager to make an impact, we’d love to hear from you.