Manager, Software Engineering

ThermoFisher Scientific; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Bengaluru seeks a strategic technical leader with 10+ years of software experience to guide a skilled team of developers, testers and domain experts. You will drive Agile execution and deliver scalable Java-based solutions in a cloud-enabled environment.

The role requires systems thinking, mentoring, and close collaboration with product owners to define priorities, write user stories, and lead sprints to successful releases.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of overall experience or recently held a technical leadership role.
• Proven track record building scalable, cost-efficient Java web apps.
• 3+ years building customer-centric distributed software.
• 2+ years leading a development team in Agile/SCRUM with delegation skills.
• 2+ years in people management.
• Experience with cloud deployments and client-server architectures.
• Strong OO design and excellent communication.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on management of a team of developers, testers and domain experts to ensure high-quality, predictable delivery.
• Provide leadership, mentoring, resource planning, and team growth.
• Lead design and development of new software or revisions.
• Work with product owner to define requirements and develop user stories and tasks.
• Promote collaboration across domains for reuse and consistency.
• Represent the team in cross-organizational forums and customer sessions.
• Use experience to resolve complex problems and provide guidance.
• Orient new software engineers joining the team.

Skills

Java

Distributed systems

Agile/SCRUM

People management

Cloud architectures

OO design

Data modelling

Database programming

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/CS or Master's

Job description

Work Schedule

Standard (Mon-Fri)

Environmental Conditions

Office

Job Description

How Will You Make an Impact

Seeking a strategic technical leader with expertise in process innovation, product development, AI integration, and platform engineering.

This position encompasses more than just engineering; it demands systems thinking, technical proficiency, and the capacity to lead implementation teams while crafting vision and adoption strategy.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Hands-on management of a team of highly skilled software developers, testers and domain experts-ensuring great execution of Agile/SCRUM processes and repeatable, predictable, and high-quality delivery of software solutions.

• Provide leadership, mentoring, resource planning, and drive the successful growth of the team.

• Participate in and lead the design and development of new software and/or extensive software revisions.

• Work with the product owner to define technical requirements and priorities then develop user stories, designs, and development tasks to be delegated to the team. Be responsible for a successful conclusion to sprints and releases.

• Identify areas to collaborate on across the different domains in order to drive consistency, technology and process sharing, as well as code re-use.

• Represent the team in cross-organizational development forums as well as customer requirements gathering and software validation and training sessions.

• Rely on extensive experience and judgment to understand sophisticated problems and resolve them efficiently, use prior knowledge and experience to provide functional and technical support and leadership to colleagues.

• Participate in training and orienting new software engineers as they join the team.

Candidate Requirement: Education & Experience levels:

Bachelors of Engineering/Computer Science or master's degree or equivalent with 10+ years of overall Experience.

Skills Knowledge & Experience:

• 10+ years of overall experience or played a technical leadership role recently.

• Proven track record in developing and building scalable, cost-efficient applications with Java based web applications.

• 3 + years of experience in building customer centric distributed software.

• 2+ years of experience leading a development team in an Agile/SCRUM setting, with proven ability in project/task estimation, delegation, and management.

• 2+ years of experience in people management.

• Very comfortable and experienced with designing object-oriented software and services deployed in a client server or (preferably) cloud setting.

• Data modelling, design and database programming using a variety of relational databases (Oracle, Postgres, SQL).

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams.

• A highly motivated fast learner who can self-start and 'resolve needs determining.

• Able to build deeper and meaningful relationship with team members, be a coach and mentor for their career path, could articulate clearly thoughts and able lead team from the front.

• Excellent verbal and written communication ski

Thermo Fisher Scientific is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status.