Reports to the- CTO

Location- Bangalore, HSR

CTC & Benefits Offered: Best in the Industry

About AppsForBharat

AppsForBharat (Sri Mandir App) is building beautifully crafted, AI-first consumer experiences that help millions of Indians connect with spirituality and culture. We’re backed by Peak XV Partners, Elevation, Fundamentum, and other top-tier investors, and are one of India’s fastest-growing Series C consumer-tech companies.

Our flagship product, Sri Mandir, is the world’s largest platform for Hindu devotees, powering rituals, teachings, personalized recommendations, and a thriving devotional community. India’s $44B devotion economy is still largely offline, and we’re bringing structure, accessibility, and meaning to this massive market, where design and data play a central role in shaping user behaviour at scale.

About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Backend Engineering Manager with deep expertise in Golang to lead our backend team. The ideal candidate has 7+ years of experience in backend technologies and 3 years of proven engineering mentoring experience, having successfully scaled systems and shipped B2C applications in collaboration with product teams.

Responsibilities

Technical & Product Delivery

• Oversee design and development of backend systems operating at 10K+ RPM scale.

• Guide the team in building transactional systems (payments, orders, etc.) and behavioral systems (analytics, personalization, engagement tracking).

• Partner with product managers to scope, prioritize, and release B2C product features and applications.

• Ensure architectural best practices, high-quality code standards, and robust testing practices.

• Own delivery of projects end-to-end with a focus on scalability, reliability, and business impact.

• Has worked on B2C setup with at least 150K DAU and served transactions to this userbase.

Operational Excellence

• Champion observability, monitoring, and reliability across backend services.

• Continuously improve system performance, scalability, and resilience.

• Streamline development workflows and engineering processes for speed and quality.

Requirements

Experience:

• 7+ years of professional experience in backend technologies.

• 2-3 years as Tech lead and driving delivery.

Technical Skills:

• Strong hands-on expertise in Golang OR Python.

• Proven track record with high-scale systems (≥10K RPM).

• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.

Leadership Skills:

• Demonstrated success in managing teams through 2–3 appraisal cycles.

• Strong experience working with product managers to deliver consumer-facing applications.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Nice-to-Have

• Familiarity with containerization and orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Experience with observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, OpenTelemetry).

• Previous leadership experience in B2C product companies operating at scale.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead and shape a backend engineering team building at scale.

• A culture of ownership, innovation, and continuous learning.

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and career growth opportunities.

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