Role Overview
We are looking for an Associate Engineering Manager (AEM) who can drive
execution across applications (mobile/web) and backend systems, acting as a bridge
between Product and Engineering.
This role requires someone who can understand product intent, evaluate technical
complexity and make informed decisions by balancing:
• Feature urgency
• Technical debt
• Business and revenue impact
The AEM will play a critical role in ensuring that the right work gets done at the right
time.
The role combines technical leadership with strong execution ownership, ensuring
high-quality delivery across applications and systems while enabling teams to prioritize
effectively across feature development, system stability and business-critical
initiatives.
Key Responsibilities
Product Understanding & Requirement Clarity
• Work closely with Product to understand feature intent, user impact and the
business objective
• Translate requirements into clear, actionable tasks with defined scope and
dependencies
• Estimate timelines and adhere to them.
• Proactively identify gaps, edge cases and hidden complexities in requirements
Prioritization & Trade-off Decisions
• Drive prioritization across:
o Feature development
o Technical debt and system improvements
• Make informed trade-off decisions based on impact, effort and timelines
• Continuously re-assess priorities based on changing business and product needs
Execution Ownership
• Own end-to-end delivery tracking across applications and backend systems
• Ensure alignment between Engineering and Product teams
• Identify and resolve risks, dependencies and bottlenecks early
• Provide clarity on task prioritization and execution expectations across engineering
and QA teams
• Assist teams during the delivery and stabilization phases of the feature.
Stakeholder Communication & Visibility
• Provide structured updates on: Progress, Risks, Trade-offs and decisions made
• Ensure transparency in execution and early escalation of concerns
Required Experience & Skills
• 6–10 years of experience in software engineering or delivery roles, with prior
experience as a Lead / Module Owner
• Strong ability to understand product requirements, identify gaps and translate them
into clear execution plan
• Proven experience in prioritization and trade-off decision-making across features
and technical debt
• Solid understanding of system interactions across applications (mobile/web) and
backend services (APIs, contracts, dependencies)
• Demonstrated ability to drive execution across cross-functional teams
• Strong problem-solving, ownership mindset and ability to operate in ambiguous
environments
• Effective communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to
provide clarity
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