Senior Engineering Manager

Role overview

Senior Engineering Manager at Ciklum

As a Senior Engineering Manager, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

Senior Engineering Manager to lead a greenfield build of our agentic AI systems — autonomous, multi-step workflows where AI agents plan, use tools, and act with minimal human intervention.

You'll own technical direction, team growth, and delivery for a group of 10–15 engineers working at the intersection of LLMs, orchestration, and production infrastructure, building this platform from the ground up.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a team of AI & Forward Deployed Engineers building agent orchestration, tool-use frameworks, and evaluation pipelines from zero Set technical strategy for agent architecture: planning loops, memory, tool calling, multi-agent coordination, and guardrails Drive the implementation of an AIDLC (AI-Driven Development Lifecycle) approach, replacing traditional PDLC/SDLC practices across the org Own the Observability and Evals strategy for agentic systems — tracing, monitoring, and eval frameworks for non-deterministic, multi-step workflows Partner with product managers to translate ambiguous problems into shippable agentic features Own reliability and safety practices for autonomous systems (evals, sandboxing, human-in-the- loop checkpoints, rollback strategies) Drive hiring, mentorship, and career growth for your team Balance hands-on technical involvement (architecture reviews, code reviews) with people management Report on team velocity, system performance, and risk to leadership Sketch out engineering estimations

Required qualifications

• 12+ years in software engineering, with 5+ years managing engineering teams Direct experience building or operating LLM-powered systems (agents, RAG, tool-calling, orchestration frameworks like LangGraph, AutoGen, or custom stacks) Proven track record of delivering an AIDLC implementation that successfully replaced PDLC/SDLC within an engineering organisation Cloud: AWS — excellent knowledge with Bedrock AgentCore, Step Functions (ASL), and related agent-hosting/orchestration services Strong knowledge of Harness engineering Strong experience with Observability and Evals for non-deterministic systems (tracing, eval harnesses, monitoring, drift/regression detection) Backend services: experience with Python and FastAPI Frontend: working knowledge of React, Tailwind, and Solstice (JLL design system) Track record of shipping ambiguous, fast-moving products under real constraints Excellent communicator who can translate technical tradeoffs for non-technical stakeholders What’s in it for you?
• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies Care: We’ve got you covered with company-paid medical insurance, mental health support, and financial & legal consultations

Employment details

• Ciklum is looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to join our team full-time in India.
• Location: IN-Remote

About the employer

• We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges.
• At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter.
• With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress.
• India is a strategic innovation hub for Ciklum, with growing teams in Chennai and Pune leading advancements in EdgeTech, AR/VR, IoT, and beyond.
• Join us to collaborate on game-changing solutions and take your career to the next level.
• Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
• Interested already?
• We would love to get to know you!
• Submit your application.
• We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum. #LI-GP1

Additional role details

• With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.