Engineering Manager (AI-First Delivery & Execution)
Location: Hyderabad, IndiaEmployment Type: Full-Time; Salaried Compensation: Base Salary, Bonus, Stock Options, MedicalJob DescriptionAbout Innovapptive
Innovapptive is an enterprise SaaS company building an AI-powered Connected Worker Platform for industrial organizations. Our platform connects frontline workers, back-office systems, and assets in real-time to drive safety, reliability, and operational productivity.
Leading global enterprises including Shell, Hess, Westlake Chemical, Kimberly-Clark, Scott Miracle-Gro, and Newmont Mining, rely on Innovapptive to transform how work gets done across plants and field operations.
Our customers have achieved $50M+ EBITDA savings at a single enterprise, 10× improvement in frontline productivity, and 15–20% reductions in maintenance costs.
Innovapptive is recognized as a Leader in Frost & Sullivan's “Frost Radar 2025 - Augmented Connected Worker Platforms”, with acknowledgments from Gartner and LNS Research, and is backed by Vista Equity Partners and Tiger Global Management.
With headquarters in Houston and an engineering center in Hyderabad, we have 300+ employees across the U.S., India, and ANZ and are on a strong trajectory toward $100M ARR.
Why This Role ExistsPlanning & Scheduling is a new product vertical for Innovapptive. You build the team from scratch: hire, set culture, define architecture with the FS Architect, and ship MVP. This is a greenfield opportunity inside an enterprise platform company with 59 existing customers. You have a FS Architect, a Lead, and two engineers joining. QA and additional engineers to hire.
What You Own
- P&S product team: 6 HC (growing). EM + Architect + 3 engineers + QA.
- Product delivery: sprint planning, velocity, on-time ≥90%. Work closely with Product Management.
- Architecture: partner with FS Architect on MEAN/MERN stack, SAP PP/PM integration, multi-tenant SaaS design.
- Team culture: hire well, set engineering standards from day one, enforce code review and quality gates.
- Integration with platform: consume Mobile Platform, Integration, and AI capabilities. Don’t rebuild.
- People: hiring pipeline, performance classification, coaching. Build a high-density team.
You Must Have
- 5+ years managing engineering teams. Experience building teams/products from zero.
- Full-stack engineering background (Node.js/MEAN/MERN preferred).
- Experience with SAP modules (PP, PM, QM) or industrial planning/scheduling systems.
- Ability to operate with ambiguity: requirements evolving, team forming, architecture in flux.
- Strong hiring instinct: you know how to spot and attract A-tier talent for a new team.
Nice to Have
- Building multi-tenant SaaS products from scratch.
- Connected workforce / industrial IoT platforms.
- AI-driven planning or scheduling optimization.
- Cloud cost awareness (AWS).
You Will Be Measured On
- Team operational (6 HC hired and productive) by end of Q2.
- MVP scoped and first sprint delivered within 60 days of start.
- Engineering standards: 100% code review, branch protection, quality gates from sprint 1.
- On-time delivery ≥90%. Zero quality shortcuts for speed.
Tech Stack & Tools
Backend: Node.js / TypeScript (MEAN/MERN stack), MongoDB
Frontend: React.js
Integration: SAP PP/PM modules, Open API/Webhooks
Infrastructure: AWS, Docker, GitLab CI/CD
Tools: GitLab, Jira, SonarQube, TestRail
Compensation & Growth
Band C2. Reports directly to CTO. New product vertical = outsized impact on company growth. Path to Sr. EM or product leadership as P&S scales.
What We Offer
- Competitive compensation and equity tied to measurable impact on AI accuracy and performance.
- A platform to shape the semantic intelligence layer of a category-defining industrial SaaS company.
- Access to cutting-edge AI, data, and observability toolchains for continuous learning and innovation.
Innovapptive does not accept and will not review unsolicited resumes from search firms.
Innovapptive is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or creed, alienage or citizenship status, political affiliation, marital or partnership status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, veteran status, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, childbirth (or related medical conditions), sex, sexual orientation, sexual and other reproductive health decisions, genetic disorder, genetic predisposition, carrier status, military status, familial status, or domestic violence victim status and any other basis protected under federal, state, or local laws.
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What We Do
At Innovapptive, our mission is to help improve the working life of front line worker. We are the only Connected Worker Platform that combines ERP (SAP, IBM Maximo) operational data with digital, visual, & step by step guided work instructions on mobile and smart glasses to empower front-line workers to get jobs done faster, better, cheaper & safer. By engineering a platform that fuels innovation & collaboration, we are transforming the experience of the industrial worker to bridge the skills gap and further helping our customers increase revenues & margins. Together, with our employees, customers and partners across the globe, we are growing economies of some of the world's largest brands. We recently closed our Series A Fund Raise of $16.3M with Tiger Global Management, a Global Marquee Fund with over $30 Billion of Assets Under Management (AUM). Tiger Global Management has a reputation of investing and building some of world's "Unicorn" brands such as Spotify, Netflix, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Peloton, Harry's, Ola, Flipkart, Freshworks and many more! Come join an Incredible company that is on a mission to improve working life of front line workers by enriching the experience of every single field worker, back office and executives to help grow our customer's revenues and profitability!
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