Engineering Manager

PDI Technologies

Chennai

On-site

INR 1,200,000 - 1,600,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Market-competitive benefits

Quarterly perks program

Hybrid working arrangements

Job summary

A leading technology solutions provider in Chennai is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a team of developers and quality engineers. The role focuses on driving high-quality software solutions and managing product releases while advocating for Agile practices. Ideal candidates have over 10 years of experience in software development and a proven leadership track record. Join to make a significant impact in a collaborative global environment.

Qualifications

5+ years of experience leading software engineers.
10+ years in software engineering or related fields.
Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and CI/CD.

Responsibilities

Lead a global team of development & test engineers.
Manage timelines, budgets, and quality of deliverables.
Drive process and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Agile Development

Software Architecture

API Development

Communication Skills

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

DevOps Tools

Cloud Platforms

SQL and No-SQL databases

Job description

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At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency.

By “Connecting Convenience” across the globe, we empower businesses to increase productivity, make more informed decisions, and engage faster with customers through loyalty programs, shopper insights, and unmatched real-time market intelligence via mobile applications, such as GasBuddy. We’re a global team committed to excellence, collaboration, and driving real impact. Explore our opportunities and become part of a company that values diversity, integrity, and growth.

Role Overview:

Do you love building software that thrills your customers? Do you insist on the highest standards for the software your team develops? Are you a progressive software engineer, an advocate of agile development practices, and a proponent of continuous improvement? If this is you, then join and energetic team of engineers building next generation of solutions at PDI! As an engineering leader, you will lead Agile engineering resources & provide guidance from inception through release of major & point product releases, including ongoing maintenance. You will be working closely with your product managers, product owners, engineering leaders, your team and other stakeholders. You will be leading developers, quality engineers and partnering with CloudOps, TechOps, UX Design other cross functional functional groups to evolve our solutions while continuing to improve your teams’ adoption of SDLC processes, CI/CD integration, code quality & automation test coverage.

At PDI Technologies, we empower some of the world's leading convenience retail and petroleum brands with cutting-edge technology solutions that drive growth and operational efficiency.

Role Overview:

Key Responsibilities:
Lead an organization of 4-20 development & test engineers globally to efficiently produce high quality deliverables
Manage team leads, direct reports or a mix of both
Manage several deliverables for a product line on time, on scope and on quality
Instrument your processes, produce scorecards of progress regularly and establish a regular cadence of operational reviews with your management including quality metrics, coding efficiencies, improvements, challenges, remediation needs
Correlate, report, and drive the adoption of Process/Continuous Improvement initiatives
Recruit & provide leadership, coaching & career planning for engineering talent
Be accountable for design decisions for new and existing application development, proactively escalating issues and seeking assistance to overcome obstacles
Partner with Product Management to consult on solution feasibility and high-level effort estimation
Communicate with customers to ensure that expectations and support needs are met
Provide architectural guidance to your teams towards our PDI Cloud & Platform strategy
Make recommendation for technology adoption and framework improvement, analyzing trends, patterns and best practices for software
Serve as the evangelist and custodian of technology, architecture, and product development practices
Participate in the design & implementation of production cloud grade services supporting high availability
Actively talent manage your team providing career planning & performance improvement activities when needed
Qualifications:
5+ years of experience leading software engineers for product development
Experience managing capitalized software processes
Preferred: experience with managing teams' operational health by analyzing product teams' work distribution Capex, OpenX, Maintenance, Billable and OH
Preferred: experience managing the organizational structure of teams as well as headcount & non-headcount budgets
10+ years of combined experience in software engineering, enterprise architecture and/or DevOps
Working experience with scaled software architecture & domain: performance, redundancy, failover, clustering, vertical scaling Working experience with source code management patterns and DevOps automation
Proficient in API design, development & production operation
Working experience with at least one mainstream operating system and IP networking
Working experience managing production client & server code bases across one or more technology stacks
Working experience with production SQL schema design, queries & administration in one or more mainstream relational and/or no-SQL databases
Preferred: working experience with orchestration, automation, and configuration management processes & related DevOps tools & cloud platforms
Preferred: working experience with event-based systems, streaming architecture & related technologies
Highly motivated self-starter with a desire to help others and take action
Requires strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts into non-technical terms
Ability to independently work as a contributing member in a high-paced and focused team
Ability to multi-task and prioritize tasks with competing deadlines
Strong problem-solving and analytical skills with the ability to work under pressure
Ability to socialize ideas and influence decisions without direct authority
Collaborative in nature with a strong desire to dig in and learn independently and as well as through asking questions
Considers ‘best-practice’ standards, as well as departmental policies and procedures
Behavioral Competencies:
Ensures Accountability
Manages Complexity
Communicates Effectively
Balances Stakeholders
Collaborates Effectively

PDI is committed to offering a well-rounded benefits program, designed to support and care for you, and your family throughout your life and career. This includes a competitive salary, market-competitive benefits, and a quarterly perks program. Weencourage a good work-life balance with ample time off [time away] and, where appropriate, hybrid working arrangements. Employees have access to continuous learning, professional certifications, and leadership development opportunities. Our global culture fosters diversity, inclusion, and values authenticity, trust, curiosity, and diversity of thought, ensuring a supportive environment for all.

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