Meesho

Platform enabling social reselling with commissions

Engineering Manager - Platform

Engineering LeadershipConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeBengaluru, Karnataka, IndiaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

The candidate must have 8+ years of experience in software engineering, including at least 1 year in an engineering management role.
The candidate must have a strong background in platform, backend, or infrastructure engineering.
The candidate must have experience building backend systems in Java and/or Python.
The candidate must have hands-on understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases, including MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Scylla, or Elastic.
The candidate must understand distributed systems, scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance.
The candidate must be familiar with cloud infrastructure such as AWS or GCP.
The candidate must be able to drive execution through OKRs, sprint planning, and prioritization.
The candidate must have strong communication skills and be able to work across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

Lead and grow a team of engineers building the database platform.
Own the platform roadmap for database provisioning, scaling, upgrades, client-side database interaction, observability, automation, and modernization of the database landscape.
Drive the shift from manual operations to self-service and intent-based workflows.
Partner with product and engineering teams to understand requirements and translate them into platform capabilities.
Ensure high standards of reliability, availability, security, and performance across database systems.
Establish engineering practices around design reviews, code quality, and operational excellence.
Mentor engineers, conduct regular one-on-ones, and build a culture of ownership and continuous learning.
Collaborate with Site Reliability Engineering and Infrastructure teams and leverage artificial intelligence to reduce toil and improve incident resilience.

Desired Qualifications

Experience with database automation, provisioning systems, or internal developer platforms.
Exposure to Kubernetes, Terraform, continuous integration and continuous delivery, or infrastructure as code.
Experience working with high-scale, high-traffic production systems.
Interest in cost optimization and performance engineering.
Prior experience working closely with Site Reliability Engineering or Infrastructure teams.
Exposure to data pipelines and messaging systems such as Kafka.

About the Team

When 5% of Indian households shop with us, it’s important to build resilient systems to manage millions of orders every day. We’ve done this – with zero downtime!Sounds impossible? Well, that’s the kind of Engineering muscle that has helped Meesho become the e-commerce giant that it is today. We value speed over perfection, and see failures as opportunities to become better. We’ve taken steps to inculcate a strong ‘Founder’s Mindset’ across our engineering teams, making us grow and move fast. We place special emphasis on the continuous growth of each team member - and we do this with regular 1-1s and open communication. As Engineering Manager, you will be part of self-starters who thrive on teamwork and constructive feedback. We know how to party as hard as we work! If we aren’t building unparalleled tech solutions, you can find us debating the plot points of our favourite books and games – or even gossiping over chai. So, if a day filled with building impactful solutions with a fun team sounds appealing to you, join us.

About the Role

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Platform Team at Meesho.In this role, you will be responsible for building and growing a high-impact platform engineering team, owning the technical roadmap, and delivering a unified database platform used by hundreds of engineers across Meesho. This is not a pure operations role rather a platform engineering leadership role that blends system design, automation, developer experience, and reliability.

You will work closely with Backend, Data, Infra, and SRE teams to ensure Meesho’s database ecosystem scales reliably while remaining easy to use and cost-efficient.

What You Will Do

Lead and grow a team of engineers building Meesho’s Database Platform
Own the platform roadmap for database provisioning, scaling, upgrades, client side interaction with DBs, observability, automation and modernising the overall database landscape
Drive the shift from manual operations to self-service and intent-based workflows
Partner with product and engineering teams to understand requirements and translate them into platform capabilities
Ensure high standards of reliability, availability, security, and performance across database systems
Establish strong engineering practices around design reviews, code quality, and operational excellence
Mentor engineers, conduct regular 1:1s, and build a culture of ownership and continuous learning
Collaborate with SRE and Infra teams and leverage AI to reduce toil and improve incident resilience

What You Will Need

8+ years of experience in software engineering, with 1+ years in an engineering management role
Strong background in platform, backend or infrastructure engineering
Experience building backend systems in Java and/or Python
Hands-on understanding of relational and/or NoSQL databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Scylla, Elastic, etc.)
Solid grasp of distributed systems, scalability, high availability, and fault tolerance
Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS or GCP)
Ability to drive execution via OKRs, sprint planning, and prioritisation
Strong communication skills and the ability to work across multiple teams

Good to Have

Experience with database automation, provisioning systems, or internal developer platforms
Exposure to Kubernetes, Terraform, CI/CD, or Infrastructure as Code
Experience working with high-scale, high-traffic production systems
Interest in cost optimisation and performance engineering
Prior experience working closely with SRE or Infra teams
Exposure with data pipelines and messaging systems (kafka)

About the Company

Meesho

Platform enabling social reselling with commissions

Meesho enables individuals to start online businesses by reselling products on its app. Resellers browse items from suppliers, share product listings on social media (like Facebook and WhatsApp), and earn a commission on each sale. The platform sources products and handles listings, while resellers promote them to their network with zero upfront investment and no need for their own inventory. Meesho earns revenue by taking a cut from transactions facilitated through the platform. Compared with traditional e-commerce, its strength lies in social commerce—lower barriers to entry, reliance on personal networks, and a pay-from-sales model, which differentiates it from sites that require inventory or upfront costs. The company’s goal is to democratize e-commerce by enabling anyone to start a business using social channels and Meesho’s app, driving widespread online entrepreneurship in India.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Bengaluru, India
Founded: 2015

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