Engineering Manager — OrbitronAI

OrbitronAI is on a mission to turn large language model magic into production-grade agentic systems and workflows that solve real problems for the world's largest enterprises.

We've recently raised $10 million in seed funding 💰 and are scaling fast across Dubai, Bengaluru, and Saudi Arabia.

The Team Behind OrbitronAI

Founded by an exceptional leadership team of:

• Former EY Partners

• Ex-CTOs and Heads of Engineering from successful Series B+ startups

The founding team brings together seasoned business, product, and engineering leaders who have built and scaled organizations and led enterprise projects valued at over $1 billion.

Why Join OrbitronAI?

Massive Impact, Real Ownership → Lead teams shipping end-to-end features that power mission-critical enterprise systems.

Battle-Tested Leadership → Grow alongside seasoned leaders who bring deep industry expertise and zero ego.

Cutting Edge Stack → Work with GenAI frontier models, Java, Python, Go, TypeScript, GCP & edge compute, Vector DBs, DAG engines.

Our Cultural DNA

Hustle → Move with urgency, bias for action, celebrate shipping.

Ownership & Commitment → Act like a founder — your decisions shape the company.

Founder's Mindset → Challenge ideas, not people. Seek truth, not consensus.

Continuous Learning → No legacy thinking; we invest in upskilling and sponsor courses & conferences.

Pride in Craft → Pixel-perfect UIs, rock-solid infra, clean code. If it has your name on it, make it remarkable.

No-Ego Zone → Brilliant ≠ arrogant. We win together by being kind, direct, and respectful.

Why This Role

We're building the next generation of agentic platforms — AI systems that plan, reason, and act in enterprise environments. As we scale rapidly, we need a leader who can grow and galvanize high-performing engineering teams while keeping the bar on execution relentlessly high.

As our Engineering Manager, you'll be the connective tissue between technical vision and delivery — partnering with AI engineers, backend architects, product designers, and founders to ship systems that are modular, scalable, and battle-tested. You'll be as comfortable in a roadmap review as you are in a system design session, and you'll know when to coach and when to roll up your sleeves.

Bonus: You'll work in an environment where using AI tools to boost your own (and your team's) efficiency is expected, not optional.

What You'll Do

• Lead, grow, and retain a team of backend and full-stack engineers working across our AI orchestration platform.

• Own engineering delivery — set clear expectations, unblock teams, manage timelines, and drive accountability without micromanaging.

• Partner with AI engineers and product leadership to translate complex requirements into executable engineering plans.

• Drive architecture and design decisions across API layers, agentic infrastructure, async pipelines, and platform services — in close collaboration with staff and principal engineers.

• Establish and uphold engineering best practices: code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, documentation, and incident response.

• Actively recruit, interview, and onboard top engineering talent as the team scales.

• Create an environment where engineers grow fast, feel ownership, and do the best work of their careers.

• Represent engineering in cross-functional planning, surfacing technical risks early and clearly.

• Champion a culture of continuous learning, psychological safety, and relentless craftsmanship.

What You Bring

• 8+ years of engineering experience, with at least 2–3 years in an engineering management or tech lead role.

• Strong technical foundation in backend systems — you can meaningfully engage in system design, architecture reviews, and code quality discussions.

• Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams in fast-paced, product-driven environments.

• Experience delivering complex distributed systems into production — familiarity with Java, microservices, cloud-native architectures (ideally GCP), and async pipelines is a strong plus.

• A people-first leadership style: you invest in your team's growth, give direct feedback, and foster a no-ego culture.

• Strong project management instincts — you know how to prioritize ruthlessly, manage dependencies, and keep delivery moving without sacrificing quality.

• Excellent communicator who can translate technical complexity for product and business stakeholders, and vice versa.

• Experience at a high-growth startup or enterprise software company — you're comfortable with ambiguity and energized by 0-to-1 challenges.

Perks & Benefits

• Top-Tier Compensation & stock options with substantial potential upside

• Latest MacBook Pros + 4K monitors

• Paid AI tool & cloud credits to experiment freely

• Premium health, wellness, and learning budgets

• A culture celebrating every victory

• Continuous learning and skill development opportunities

• Flexible PTO and work hours