Engineering Manager

About Locus

Battle-tested in 350+ deployments across 30+ countries, Locus is an agentic Transportation Management System for all-mile, all-channel, trusted by enterprises like Unilever, Nestlé, and Siam Makro.

The platform unifies orders, capacity, and carrier networks into one living plan, aligning planning, execution, and settlement so promises become proof. AI co-pilots with guardrails surface risk early and recommend the next best move to protect SLAs and reduce empty miles.

In 2025, Locus joined the Ingka Group (IKEA Retail) family, marking a major milestone in our journey. Backed by the scale and strength of IKEA, we continue to operate independently while accelerating our mission to make global supply chains faster, smarter, and more sustainable.

Our Journey and Impact

Since 2015, Locus has been on a mission to make logistics decision-making intelligent, sustainable, and real-world ready. Our platform has powered billions of deliveries across 30 + countries for global enterprises, driving measurable impact in cost savings, carbon reduction, and SLA performance. With the strength of the IKEA ecosystem behind us, we’re scaling that impact even further.

Our Global Footprint

Headquartered in Bangalore, with teams across the U.S., U.K., UAE, and Southeast Asia, Locus brings together 170 + engineers, designers, and problem-solvers united by a single goal: to reinvent how the world moves goods.

Traits We Value

We look for people who are:

• Global in mindset: curious about diverse markets and ideas.

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  Unrelenting in drive: energized by complex challenges.
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  Intelligent in approach: analytical, creative, and thoughtful.
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  Dynamic in execution: adaptive and decisive in fast-moving contexts.

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  Exact in craft: detail-oriented and committed to excellence.

Key Responsibilities

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for managing the overall software development life cycle of one product.
You will work and manage a cross-functional team consisting of Backend Engineers, Frontend Engineers, QA, SDET, Product Managers, Product Designers, Technical Project Managers, Data Scientists, etc.

• Responsible for mapping business objectives to an optimum engineering structure, including correct estimation of resource allocation.

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  Responsible for key technical and product decisions. Provide direction and mentorship to the team. Set up best practices for engineering.
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  Work closely with the Product Manager and help them in getting relevant inputs from the engineering team.
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  Plan and track the development and release schedules, proactively assess and mitigate risks. Prepare for contingencies and provide visible leadership in crisis.
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  Conduct regular 1:1s for performance feedback and lead their appraisals.
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  Responsible for driving good coding practices in the team like good quality code, documentation, timely bug fixing, etc.
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  Report on the status of development, quality, operations, and system performance to management.

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  Create and maintain an open and transparent environment that values speed and innovation, and motivates engineers to build innovative and effective systems rapidly.

Requirements

• Prior experience of 9 years in developing complex and responsive large-scale products, with at least 2+ years as an Engineering Manager in a product-based company.

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  Technically hands-on with at least one compiled language (Java), one dynamic scripting language (e.g. Python, Perl), web technologies (e.g. HTML, CSS, Javascript), and database technologies (SQL & NoSQL).
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  Proven experience solving large-scale, complex problems that impact business-scale systems.
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  Experience working with high-performance technical teams and the ability to create a culture based on best practices.
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  Experience working with Product Managers and UX Designers.
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  Excellent people manager. Strong in building relationships and collaborating with others.

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  A strong vision and ability to deliver quickly in a fast-paced startup culture.