Engineering Manager (Web Platform)

About the role

Bitwarden is building a world‑class Engineering Center of Excellence in India. The Engineering Manager will lead the Web Platform team responsible for the core web application, Electron desktop client, browser extension, CLI and future products.

Key responsibilities

• Hire, develop and retain a high‑performing engineering team.
• Set measurable goals, run sprint ceremonies and keep the backlog healthy.
• Own escalation and triage for production issues, community bugs and enterprise escalations.
• Collaborate with Design, Product, Architecture and other engineering teams to align priorities.
• Identify friction in processes and drive continuous improvement.
• Conduct regular 1:1s, performance reviews and create growth plans for engineers.

Required profile

• 10‑12 years of experience leading engineering teams or complex cross‑functional product initiatives.
• Proven success in globally distributed or Center of Excellence environments.
• Strong understanding of Agile practices and modern software delivery lifecycles.
• Excellent communication with engineering, product, design and executive stakeholders.
• Coaching‑oriented leadership style with a focus on team performance.

Required skills

• CI/CD pipelines, automation and release engineering.
• Experience with Jira and Confluence (or similar project‑management tools).
• Familiarity with AI‑assisted development tools such as Claude Code.
• Background working with BRE, SRE, DevOps or Platform Engineering teams.