Engineering Manager

Why Join HYCU?     HYCU is the fastest-growing leader in the multi-cloud and SaaS data  protection as a service  industry. By bringing true SaaS-based data backup and recovery to on-premises, cloud-native, and SaaS IT environments, the company provides unrivaled data protection, migration, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection to thousands of companies worldwide. The company's award-winning R-Cloud platform  eliminates  complexity, risk, and the  high cost  of legacy-based solutions, providing data protection simplicity to make it the #1 SaaS Data Protection platform. With an industry leading NPS score of 91, HYCU has raised $140M in VC funding to date and is based in Boston, Mass. Learn more at  www.hycu.com.   Overview     We are seeking an experienced  Engineering Manager  to lead and grow high-performing engineering teams building scalable, cloud-native platforms. This role blends strong  people  leadership with deep technical  expertise , requiring a hands-on leader who can coach engineers, drive execution, and partner closely with Product and cross-functional stakeholders. You will  be responsible for  fostering a healthy, inclusive  team culture while ensuring delivery of reliable, high-performance systems, including the adoption of modern AI-enabled engineering practices. The ideal candidate brings a builder’s mindset, strategic thinking, and a passion for customer-centric engineering excellence in a fast-paced, evolving environment.   Location :      Bangalore , India (Hybrid; 3 days onsite/2 days remote)      What  You’ll  Do:     People Leadership & Development   Coach and mentor engineers in their career growth and skill development   Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and feedback sessions   Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, and psychological safety    Team Health & Productivity    Monitor team morale, engagement, and workload balance   Identify  and address team-level challenges or interpersonal issues   Support team autonomy while ensuring accountability for outcome s     Strategic Alignment & Execution   Collaborate with Product and other stakeholders to align team goals with business priorities   Ensure engineering teams have the resources and support needed to deliver effectively    Track progress against goals and help teams stay focused on delivering value   Or ganizational Enablement   Advocate for the engineering team’s needs within the broader organization    Drive initiatives that improve cross-team collaboration and knowledge sharing    Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and retention strategies     What  We’re  Looking For:     10+ years of proven experience in using C# and .NET Core & ASP.NET Core. Must have hands-on experience building applications in the cloud that handle very high  RPS by exploiting parallelism and asynchronous nature of tasks   3+ years of  previous  experience in a leadership or management role, guiding and motivating a team of developers   Must have experience in integrating AI tools into Engineering practices   Analytical thinking and problem solving, strong understanding of software development methodologies, design patterns, and best practices, software  architecture  and design, DDD, OOAD, API development in restful web applications, Development of libraries and frameworks. Must  possess  practical understanding of Use cases, TDD   Experience with performance optimization, code review processes, and automated testing. Software engineering and experience of  maintaining  the software deployed in the field    Modern dev ops tools & practices, monitoring, and alerting tools usage to  monitor  solutions deployed in a  containerized  cluster   Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders   A passion for delivering exceptional user experiences and driving continuous improvement in developer experience, processes,  tools  and technologies   Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment and handle multiple priorities effectively     Attributes of a Successful  HYCUer  in this role:     Self-starter and strategic thinker who  thinks outside the box     Takes  responsibility and ownership for driving successful outcomes.  You’re  results-driven with a winning attitude    Team player! You have excellent people and management skills to interact with staff, colleagues, cross-functional teams and third parties    Hands-on and builders' mentality with an entrepreneurial mindset and intrinsic motivation    Obsessed with being customer-focused – We know our customers and are advocates for their voice and point of view across HYCU    Intellectual curiosity, always open for continuous learning/growth mindset        Who We Are:     Our Core Values:  Authenticity ,  Grit  and  Empathy  are at the heart of everything we do at HYCU. All of us at HYCU take ownership in shaping and contributing to our culture. We pride ourselves in developing an inclusive and diverse company that supports our employees and customers to do extraordinary things .           The following is how we approach each Core Value:      Authenticity  – To be authentic means to be who we are and do it well. Focus your energy on being who YOU are. Be true to yourself. Authenticity also extends to our products. Understanding where we are truly the best fit for our customers and when we are not. And finally, authenticity in relationships: ensuring that we are honest and do what we say  we’re  going to do .        Grit  – To  win  we need to want it. Every team member needs to be able to jump in and help at every turn. Whether  it’s  staying late to help a colleague or customer or  finding  a better process and making sure  it’s  communicated cross-functionally. You just  have to  do it and love it…and never stop trying .        Empathy  – We need to care about each other, about our clients, about our business, and about the world around us. That might seem like a tall order, but if we  don’t  live in a constant state of empathy, if we  don’t  strive to truly put ourselves in another person’s shoes, we cannot truly serve the market.        "We are at our best when we stay true to our Core Values."~  Simon Taylor, CEO       What We Offer:   Come work for one of CRN’s “ Cloud 100 Companies for 2026 ”. At HYCU  you’ll  have the opportunity to build your career with a “Visionary” B2B SaaS company from  Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Enterprise BackUp . HYCU provides an excellent benefits package including Medical Insurance, generous time off, and more. We offer career development programs and an inclusive global culture. All our employees  participate  in our equity program.