Group Manager (Software Engineering Manager)

Prestwick Aerosystems; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Airbus India Private Limited in Bangalore seeks a Software Engineering Manager (Backend chapter Leader) to drive technical direction and engineering excellence across distributed teams. You will balance technical leadership with people management, overseeing backend solutions for Skywise in a SAFe environment.

Lead architecture reviews, establish design patterns, enforce security and testing standards, and mentor engineers from junior to senior levels while coordinating with the Delivery Manager

Qualifications

• 6+ years backend software engineering in C# / .NET.
• Strong knowledge of distributed systems, databases and concurrency.
• System design: microservices, REST APIs, ASP.NET Web API, AWS cloud-native.
• Strong AWS experience leading AWS chapter globally.
• 3+ years of people management of engineers.
• Excellent communication bridging tech and business.
• Experience in SAFe/matrix organization.
• Aviation domain knowledge is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define backend technical vision aligned with architectural roadmap.
• Lead global Community of Practice for backend engineering.
• Collaborate with chapter leaders to enforce standards and guidelines.
• Architectural reviews balancing feature delivery and tech health.
• Drive DevOps with CI/CD pipelines and infrastructure as code, Docker.
• Ensure high availability, observability and reliability of services.
• Mentor engineers and drive performance development.
• Allocate resources across squads in SAFe framework.
• Foster psychological safety and inclusive culture.

Skills

C# / .NET

Distributed systems

REST APIs

Microservices

AWS

ASP.NET Web API

Docker

CI/CD (GitLab)

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in CS/CE/IT

Tools

Docker

GitLab CI/CD

AWS cloud-native

ASP.NET Web API

Job description

Job Description

Airbus started its digital journey. The objective being to transform the company and to prepare it for the future. This transformation includes new global governance, new ways of working and the implementation of digital business services and platforms. Skywise is an Airbus digital services company operated under Airbus India roof in Bangalore. Skywise is a leading flight operations specialist, operating as a wholly owned Airbus subsidiary. We provide comprehensive ground and onboard solutions designed to increase productivity for aircraft operators worldwide. We combine deep industry knowledge with an agile development culture to drive innovation in operational efficiency and sustainable aviation. As a Software Engineering Manager (Backend chapter Leader) you will be responsible for driving technical direction and engineering excellence of our backend discipline within the dynamic Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) environment. Operating in a matrix structure, you will set the standard for code quality by defining robust design patterns and championing Non Functional requirements to ensure our software remains sustainable and scalable. You will balance the technical leadership with people management, empowering your chapter members distributed across various Scrum teams to deliver high-performing, secure, reliable and robust solutions. This job offer is for a position based at the Airbus office in Bangalore.

Qualification & Experience

We seek out curious minds. We value attention to detail, and we care deeply about outcomes. We’re looking above all for passionate people, eager to learn, willing to share, establishing innovative ways of working and influencing culture change, building high performance teams with deep technical knowledge. Are you ready to share this exciting challenge with us?

Bachelor/Master Degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Technology, or any relevant field with 12 to 15 years of overall experience Minimum 4 to 6 years of experience managing people and leading technical excellence across distributed teams working for enterprise products You will report to the Delivery Manager for Skywise, Asia within the Airbus India organization.

Core roles & responsibilities

Technical Strategy: Define and maintain the backend technical vision ensuring alignment with broader architectural roadmap.

Standards and best practices: Lead the global “Community of practice” for backed engineering. Collaborate with the chapter leaders across the globe to have standard guidelines to deliver robust, reliable, scalable, secure customer products. Enforce coding and testing standards, security best practices, code review guidelines and testing protocols to ensure craftsmanship and consistency across all squads.

Architecture: Actively participate in architectural reviews. Balance feature delivery with long term technical health, advocating for the strategic reduction of technical debt and modernization of legacy systems.

Devops Mindset: Practical experience with CI/CD pipelines (eg. gitlab), Infrastructure as a code, Docker

Operational Excellence: Champion Grow the Business and Run the Business culture. Drive initiatives to improve high availability, observability (logging, tracing, metrics) and reliability of backend services. Align engineering initiatives and objectives directly with the overall company strategic goals. Ensure high standards are met, resulting in high-quality software deliverables that meet both functional and non-functional requirements.

Develop Competency: Direct the necessary development team training to ensure the team possesses the required skills for future projects.

Growth and mentorship: Drive performance review and career development conversations. Mentor engineers from junior to senior levels, helping them navigate technical and organization challenges.

Resource allocation: Collaborate with the ART Trio (PM/SA/RTE) to ensure the right engineers are deployed to the right squads based on the skills, business needs, individual growth goals.

Psychological Safety: Foster an inclusive environment where engineers feel free to take calculated risks, speak up, constructively challenge each other to develop quality product and innovate.

Qualifications

MUST Have:

Engineering Background: 6+ years of hands on software engineering experience in backend development C# / .NET with a deep understanding of distributed systems, software performance, databases concurrency and data structures.

System Design: Strong grasp of microservices architecture, REST APIs, ASP.NET Web API, AWS cloud-native principles. Ability to understand and review scalable systems design that can handle complex business logic.

Strong AWS experience to be able to lead the AWS chapter globally in the software factory for Skywise - also lead topics like FinOps, explore upcoming AWS features and suggest the improvements for our products.

Management experience: 3+ years of experience directly managing engineers, including performance management, hiring, handling difficult conversations, conflict management.

Communication: Exceptional ability to translate complex technical concepts into business value for stakeholders and to bridge the gap between technical and non-technical teams.

GOOD TO HAVE:

Experience with a matrix / SAFe organization: Proven ability to influence without absolute authority and navigate complex matrix structures where your direct reports work in different squads. Experience Operating within the SAFe setup.

Aviation domain knowledge: Understanding of Airline operations, specifically Operations Control, Flight planning, crew management. Experience building mission critical software where high availability and safety are non-negotiable.

This job requires an awareness of any potential compliance risks and a commitment to act with integrity, as the foundation for the Company’s success, reputation and sustainable growth.

Company

Airbus India Private Limited Employment Type: Permanent ------- Experience Level: Professional Job Family: Leadership

Equal Opportunities

Airbus is committed to achieving workforce diversity and creating an inclusive working environment. We welcome all applications irrespective of social and cultural background, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation or religious belief. Airbus is, and always has been, committed to equal opportunities for all.

Additional Information

At Airbus, we support you to work, connect and collaborate more easily and flexibly. Wherever possible, we foster flexible working arrangements to stimulate innovative thinking. Airbus pioneers sustainable aerospace for a safe and united world. The Company constantly innovates to provide efficient and technologically-advanced solutions in aerospace, defence, and connected services. In commercial aircraft, Airbus offers modern and fuel-efficient airliners and associated services. Airbus is also a European leader in defence and security and one of the world's leading space businesses. In helicopters, Airbus provides the most efficient civil and military rotorcraft solutions and services worldwide.

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