Engineering Manager - Live @ ShareChat

What are we looking for?

We are hiring an Engineering Manager to lead the Live team a mission-critical, cross-functional team responsible for one of our top revenue-generating products. This team powers real-time livestreaming, chatrooms and gamification for millions of users and creators.

This role is ideal for a technically strong leader who can scale systems, mentor engineers, and collaborate across functions to drive measurable user and business outcomes.

What Youll Own?

You will lead engineering for systems that power:

• Live Video Streaming Low-latency, high-scale video with real-time user engagement
• Audio Chatrooms Concurrent voice sessions with moderation and dynamic participation
• Real-Time Multiplayer Games Embedded social games in live experiences
• Native Gamification Engines Incentives like badges, streaks, and gifting leaderboards
• Live Notifications & Recording High-reliability pipelines and persistent content capture

What Youll Do?

1. Lead and mentor a team of 10 engineers; define growth paths, give feedback, and encourage technical ownership
2. Hands-on coding and design reviews lead by example and contribute to critical paths
3. Drive execution of high-quality software via rigorous SDLC practices and strong release hygiene
4. Partner with Product, Design, and Business to ship impactful features that drive retention and monetisation
5. Partner with senior architects to align on long-term platform vision and technical strategy
6. Lead incident management by driving thorough root cause analysis, coordinating cross-team responses, and implementing preventive measures to enhance system reliability and minimise downtime.
7. Drive resilient, high-availability architecture for real-time systems at massive scale
8. Promote a culture of reliability, ownership, and continuous improvement

What Were Looking For?

1. Proven experience in designing and developing large-scale, high-performance systems.
2. Strong collaboration skills with a track record of working effectively with cross-functional stakeholders, including product, operations, and business teams.
3. Deep understanding of modern technologies, architectures, and industry best practices, with a keen interest in staying up to date with advancements in the field.
4. Bachelor's degree (B.Tech. or equivalent) in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline.
5. Strong problem-solving abilities and a results-oriented mindset, with a focus on delivering scalable and efficient solutions.
6. Experience in leading or mentoring teams in a fast-paced, high-growth environment is a plus.
7. 8-10 years of experience in product engineering. At least 1 year of people experience.

Where will you be?

You will be expected to be in our Bangalore office 3 days a week as per our policy.