Engineering Manager

IDP; Chennai District; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

IDP in Chennai, India is seeking a Senior Engineering Manager with 9–13 years of experience to lead structured software engineering initiatives. You will define the technical strategy, drive development methodology, and ensure on-time project delivery, while balancing debt and new features.

You will collaborate with leadership on budgeting, tooling, training, and staffing, set team goals, and foster cross-functional collaboration. Strong people management experience is required for this role.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of hard-core coding experience.
• Hands-on coding with Python.
• Experience with AWS and microservices.
• Front-end knowledge: React or Angular.
• Total experience 9–13 years.
• 2+ years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and propose processes for structured software engineering.
• Define and drive technical strategy and development methodology.
• Plan and execute strategies to complete projects on time and monitor progress.
• Balance technical debt with feature development; use automation where possible.
• Collaborate with leadership to develop the engineering budget and allocate tools, training, and staff.
• Set expectations and KPIs; optimize cross-team collaboration and productivity.
• Organize team-building activities with vendor teams.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and training needs for team skills.
• Delegate decisions to senior engineers to ensure scalable, secure products.
• Bridge product management and engineering through necessary interactions.
• Identify risks to the tech strategy and develop mitigation plans.
• Evaluate and implement observability tools and alerting.

Skills

Python

AWS

Microservices

React

Angular

SDLC

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

CI/CD

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Lead and propose necessary processes to ensure a structured and predictable approach to software Engineering.


• Define and drive the technical strategy and development methodology.


• Plan and execute strategies for completing projects on time. Implement a system for monitoring and tracking project progress


• Balance, creating and repaying technical debt, and developing new features. Use technology and automation to help manage technical debt.


• Collaborate with organizational leadership to develop an annual budget for the engineering department. Assess the tools and technologies required for efficient project development. Regularly assess the effectiveness of budget allocations. Work with leadership to allocate budgets for tools, training, and staffing needed to support


• Set clear expectations, goals, and objectives for each team. Ensure a balanced distribution of work among teams to optimize productivity. Encourage collaboration between teams to promote knowledge sharing and cross-functional problem-solving. Implement performance metrics to monitor the progress of each team.


• Organize team-building activities that involve both your internal team and the vendor's team. This could include workshops, training sessions, or even informal gathering.


• Evaluate how emerging technologies could impact the team's skill requirements and project outcomes. Identify any gaps between the existing skills and those required to meet current or future project needs. Determine the need for training and talent development.


• Delegate technical decisions to your senior engineers but ask the right questions to ensure that the product is scalable, secure, and reliable.


• Bridge the gap between product management and engineering team by facilitating necessary interaction


• Anticipate and identify potential risks associated with the technical strategy, including technological challenges, resource constraints, and market changes. Develop mitigation plans to address identified risks, ensuring that the technical strategy remains resilient and adaptable.


• Evaluate, select, and implement monitoring tools and systems to enhance the observability of the engineering infrastructure. Set up effective alerting and notification systems to promptly respond to any anomalies or critical events, ensuring a proactive approach to system health.


• Establishing Support Processes: Define and implement robust support processes to ensure timely and effective resolution of incidents and customer issues.

Preferred candidate profile

Candidates with good experience with SDLC

Minimum 6+ years of hard-core coding experience is mandatory

Excellent hands-on experience in coding in Python, AWS/Microservices will be added advantage’

Good to have front-end framework knowledge like REACT/Angular.

Over all 9-13 Experience is mandatory.

Mandatory 2+ years of people management experience required.