Engineering Manager postings in India jump 23% in a month, but the bar stays high
624 roles are open right now, and 60% of them ask for 10 or more years of experience. Only 2% are remote.
is what the typical role asks for. 60% ask for 10 years or more.
79% of open roles state years303 new roles in the last 30 days, against 246 the 30 days before, at the same companies.
Companies read for 60 days or moreat 328 companies hiring in India.
Issue of 2 November 2026This week's read
Hiring for Engineering Manager roles in India picked up pace. In the last 30 days, 303 new roles were posted, up from 246 in the previous 30 days, a 23% rise. Weekly postings also climbed through October, reaching 94 new roles in the week of 26 October, the highest of the past eight weeks.
This is a senior hiring market. The median minimum experience asked is 10 years, and 60% of open roles want at least that much. Only 1% of roles are tagged junior, while 20% are labelled principal and 19% senior, so most of the competition is coming from people well into their careers.
If you want to work from home, this market will be hard going: just 2% of open roles are remote. Pay information is just as thin. Only 1% of postings state a salary, so there is not enough data here to say what the market pays.
Amazon has the most open roles at 36, ahead of Barclays with 19 and Kotak Mahindra Bank with 14. But the top 8 employers together hold only 18% of all open roles, so hiring is spread across many companies rather than concentrated in a few. In total, 328 companies are hiring for this role right now.
On skills, AI and machine learning is named in 35% of postings, followed by AWS at 32% and Java at 26%. Agile is asked for in 38% of roles, more than any other way of working listed. Certifications barely come up: PMP, Certified ScrumMaster and CCIE each appear in just 1% of postings.
What this means for you
Three things you can act on this week
- Expect to be asked for 10+ years
60% of open roles set a minimum of 10 or more years of experience. If you have fewer years, expect a smaller pool of roles to target, since only 1% of postings are tagged junior.
- Don't count on remote work
Only 2% of open Engineering Manager roles in India are remote. Plan on being in an office or on-site for the large majority of these roles.
- Look beyond the biggest names
Amazon, Barclays and Kotak Mahindra Bank post the most roles, but the top 8 employers hold just 18% of all openings. With 328 companies hiring, it pays to look past the familiar names.
Momentum
New Engineering Management roles each week
Last 30 days: 303 new roles, against 246 the 30 days before (+23%). Each week counts the same companies, and a role counts as new only in the week it was posted, so a careers site we start reading never shows up as growth.
See the numbers
| Week starting | New roles |
|---|---|
| 7 Sep | 70 |
| 14 Sep | 60 |
| 21 Sep | 55 |
| 28 Sep | 58 |
| 5 Oct | 76 |
| 12 Oct | 75 |
| 19 Oct | 66 |
| 26 Oct | 94 |
Who is hiring
The companies with the most open Engineering Management roles
328 companies are hiring. The top eight hold 18% of the open roles.
| Company | Open roles | Change in new roles |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon | 36 | |
| Barclays | 19 | |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | 14 | |
| PWC | 11 | |
| Amgen | 9 | |
| TJX | 9 | |
| Medtronic | 8 | |
| Rippling | 8 |
Change compares new roles in the last 30 days with the 30 days before, shown where a company posted 25 or more in the earlier 30 days. Staffing agencies are left out. A company name links to its Ashney company page where there is one.
What they ask for
The technology Engineering Management roles ask for most
Ask Rate is the share of roles that name a skill, from 582 postings read in full. Ways of working (methods such as Agile, tools such as Jira) are listed apart; office tools and soft skills are left out.
Ways of working
Industries named most: SaaS 10%, Payments 8%, Financial services 6%. Certifications named: PMP 1%, Certified ScrumMaster 1%, CCIE 1%. 2% of open roles say they are remote.
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