Manager, Software Engineer

Talent et au-dela; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Talent et au-dela is seeking a Manager, Software Engineer – India to lead design, development, and modernization of enterprise digital platforms. This technical-first leader provides architectural direction, hands-on guidance, and software engineering leadership across a cloud-native stack.

The candidate will mentor teams, drive engineering excellence, and own solution delivery with a focus on AWS, containerization, CI/CD, security, and scalable systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical vision, architectural guidance, and engineering best practices across application development initiatives.
• Lead solution design, technical reviews, and architecture discussions for scalable, secure, and high-performing applications.
• Drive modernization efforts and adoption of contemporary engineering practices and technologies.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design principles, and engineering best practices.
• Design, develop, and support enterprise-grade applications using modern frontend and cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Ensure high-quality software delivery through automation, CI/CD, testing, and monitoring practices.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architectural guidance

Cloud-native design

Mentoring

Communication

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / IT

Tools

Harness

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

Qualys

Contrast

Prisma Cloud

Jira

LLMs / RAG / AI Agents

Job description

We are seeking a highly skilled Manager, Software Engineer – India to lead the design, development, and modernization of enterprise digital platforms. This role requires a technical-first leader who can provide architectural direction, hands‑on technical guidance, and engineering leadership across a modern cloud‑native technology stack.

The successful candidate will possess deep expertise in Angular and frontend engineering, with the ability to mentor development teams, drive engineering excellence, and support large‑scale modernization initiatives. While people leadership is an important component of the role, technical depth, solution ownership, and technology leadership are the primary expectations.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical vision, architectural guidance, and engineering best practices across application development initiatives.
• Lead solution design, technical reviews, and architecture discussions for scalable, secure, and high‑performing applications.
• Drive modernization efforts and adoption of contemporary engineering practices and technologies.
• Establish and enforce coding standards, design principles, and engineering best practices.

Software Engineering & Delivery

• Design, develop, and support enterprise‑grade applications using modern frontend and cloud technologies.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Architects, Security, and Infrastructure teams to deliver business‑critical solutions.
• Ensure high‑quality software delivery through automation, CI/CD, testing, and monitoring practices.
• Drive continuous improvement focused on scalability, performance, reliability, and maintainability.

Cloud, DevOps & Security

• Provide technical leadership across AWS‑based cloud environments.
• Champion DevOps culture and automation‑first delivery practices.
• Ensure adherence to security standards, vulnerability remediation, and compliance requirements.
• Support operational excellence through monitoring, observability, and incident management.
• Mentor and develop engineers through coaching, technical guidance, and career development support.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
• Influence technical decision‑making while effectively partnering with business and technology stakeholders.

Qualification Criteria

Required Technical Skills

• CI/CD & DevOps: Harness, GitHub Actions, Jenkins
• Security & Vulnerability Management: Qualys, Contrast, Prisma Cloud (or equivalent platforms)
• Project & Agile Management: Jira
• AI-Assisted Development: Large Language Models (LLMs), Retrieval‑Augmented Generation (RAG), Embeddings, AI Agents, Prompt Engineering

Preferred / Supplementary Technical Skills

• Content Management Systems (CMS): Tridion, Contentstack, or similar platforms
• Content Delivery Networks (CDN): Akamai or equivalent technologies
• API Development & Management: Apigee or similar API Management platforms
• Monitoring & Observability: New Relic, Splunk, or equivalent monitoring tools
• Test Automation: Playwright

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related discipline.
• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience with significant hands‑on technical responsibility.
• Strong experience designing and supporting cloud‑native solutions on AWS.
• Proven experience with containerization, orchestration, CI/CD, DevOps, and security best practices.
• Experience leading technical initiatives, mentoring engineers, and driving engineering excellence.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, problem‑solving, and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leading application modernization and digital transformation initiatives.
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles and scalable system design.
• Exposure to AI‑assisted software development and emerging engineering technologies.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum delivery environments.
• Ability to balance technical leadership with team development and people management responsibilities.

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