Manager, Software Development

Bentley Systems, Incorporated; Pune District; Hybrid; INR 4,200,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Colleague recognition awards

Global wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Bentley Systems, Incorporated is seeking a Manager, Software Development in Pune. You will lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for scalable, secure cloud platform capabilities, collaborating with product managers, architects, and UX to drive strategic initiatives.

The role emphasizes architectural direction, delivery excellence, and people development. You will recruit and mentor engineers, champion Agile practices, and ensure high standards for quality and reliability, while

Qualifications

• Requires 5+ years of people management experience leading software teams.
• 8+ years of software development in enterprise-scale or cloud-based environments.
• Strong architectural and technical leadership with cloud-native delivery experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing software engineering team.
• Deliver scalable, secure cloud-based platform capabilities.
• Drive technical strategy, architecture direction, and engineering excellence.
• Align execution with product strategy and customer needs.
• Collaborate with PM, UX, QE, and other engineering leaders.

Skills

People management

Software architecture

Cloud-native development

Agile / CI/CD

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science / Software Engineering

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

## **Manager, Software Development****Location: Pune, India (Hybrid)** ## **Position Summary**Bentley Systems is seeking a Manager, Software Development to join the Bentley Infrastructure Cloud Portal team. The Portal serves as a foundational platform connecting Bentley's infrastructure solutions and enabling seamless experiences across projects, assets, users, organizations, and shared services.In this role, you will lead a team of software engineers responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-based platform capabilities. You will build high-performing teams while driving engineering excellence, technical execution, and delivery of strategic initiatives. Working closely with Product Managers, Technical Leads, Architects, UX, and Quality Engineering, you will help shape technical direction, contribute to architectural decisions, and advance Bentley's Infrastructure Cloud vision. ## **Responsibilities*** Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing software engineering team, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, continuous learning, and innovation.* Provide ongoing feedback, performance management, mentoring, and career development support for team members.* Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent while supporting workforce planning and succession planning.* Drive the delivery of scalable, secure, and reliable cloud-based platform capabilities.* Partner with Technical Leads and Architects to drive technical strategy, architectural direction, and key engineering decisions.* Establish and maintain high standards for software quality, performance, reliability, security, testing, and operational excellence.* Promote modern engineering practices including Agile delivery, CI/CD, automation, observability, and continuous improvement.* Align engineering execution with product strategy, customer needs, and business priorities to ensure successful delivery of strategic initiatives.* Use data, telemetry, and engineering insights to improve team effectiveness, product quality, and delivery outcomes.* Collaborate closely with Product Management, UX, Quality Engineering, and peer engineering leaders to achieve shared goals and remove delivery barriers.* Champion Bentley's vision, values, and strategic priorities while helping teams understand how their work contributes to broader business outcomes. ## **Qualifications*** Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related Engineering discipline.* 5+ years of people management experience leading and developing software engineering teams.* 8+ years of software development experience building enterprise-scale applications, platforms, or cloud services.* Demonstrated success coaching, mentoring, and developing software engineers and emerging leaders.* Strong technical background with the ability to participate in architecture discussions, evaluate technical trade-offs, and influence technical direction.* Experience designing, building, and operating cloud-based software products, platforms, or services at scale.* Experience evaluating, building, or delivering AI-enabled features, developer productivity solutions, or intelligent platform capabilities.* Strong understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, cloud-native development, security, and modern software engineering practices.* Experience driving engineering excellence across code quality, testing, CI/CD, reliability, and operational effectiveness.* Proven ability to build engaged, high-performing teams and establish credibility with senior engineers, technical leads, and architects.* Experience working with globally distributed teams and cross-functional partners.* Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.* Ability to balance people leadership, technical leadership, engineering execution, and business priorities.This is a Hybrid role. **What We Offer:*** Step into a collaborative work environment where ideas flourish, and teamwork propels us forward towards shared success.* An attractive salary and benefits package.* Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.* Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.* A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.* Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world. Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.