Manager Software Engineering

RELX; Chennai; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is looking for a Manager Software Engineering to lead and develop an engineering team delivering production systems and high-volume applications. You will work across Engineering, Product, and Design, helping the team meet commitments and tackle complex technical challenges, with emphasis on Java, Spring Boot, and GEN AI.

You will collaborate with leadership and cross-functional partners to set roadmaps, ensure alignment with company priorities, and mentor staff to grow

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering teams.
• Background building high-volume production systems.
• Healthcare domain experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Empower, guide, and maximize a team of engineers to solve challenging problems.
• Collaborate with Engineering leadership and cross-functional partners to establish roadmaps and strategy.
• Contribute to technical development and mentor direct reports to align skills with business needs.
• Deliver results in a fast-paced startup environment with empathy and humanity.
• Perform management responsibilities including hiring, coaching, and resource planning.
• Interview, hire, and train staff; plan and direct work; appraise performance and morale.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Gen AI

Technical leadership

Job description

Manager Software Engineering

Are you passionate about leading engineering teams that build high-volume production systems using modern technologies?

Would you like to combine Java, Springboot and GEN AI experience with technical leadership in the healthcare space?

About the Business

LexisNexis Risk Solutions is the essential partner in the assessment of risk. Within our Healthcare vertical, our solutions focus on transforming operations and improving health outcomes across the healthcare industry. While our solutions are centered around robust data assets, we also leverage sophisticated technology, applied analytics and deep healthcare expertise while ensuring the highest standards of privacy and security to help healthcare organizations make confident decisions and solve complex challenges. You can learn more about LexisNexis Risk at https://risk.lexisnexis.com/healthcare .

About the Team

We organize our engineering teams into collaborative Squads that bring together Software Engineers, Quality Engineers, Product Managers, and Engineering Leaders to build and deliver customer-focused solutions.

Our teams value continuous learning, innovation, inclusivity, and shared ownership. We encourage engineers to contribute ideas, challenge assumptions, mentor others, and help shape the future of our products and platforms.

About the Role

You will lead and develop an engineering team delivering production systems and high-volume applications, while remaining close enough to the technology to contribute when needed. You will work across Engineering, Product, and Design, helping the team deliver commitments, solve complex technical challenges, and build expertise in Java, Springboot and GEN AI.

Responsibilities

Empower, guide, and maximize a team of mission-driven engineers to solve challenging problems in the aviation industry by building using cutting-edge technology.

Collaborate with Engineering leadership and cross-functional partners (including Product, Design, Marketing) to establish roadmaps and strategy that help serve and grow the business and represent engineering-driven considerations to ensure all stakeholder groups are aligned on company priorities, expectations, and contingencies.

Contribute to technical development and discussions as necessary to ensure the team is building technology that scales and meets the business needs by Providing both ongoing support and mentorship to direct reports, strategically aligning their skills, interests, and career aspirations with business needs; defining, streamlining, and guiding the projects they work on; and both initiating and inviting conversations around performance, development, and morale

Deliver results in the fast-paced environment of a growing startup while always treating team members and colleagues with empathy & humanity

Successfully partner and lead resources in solving complex business needs. Perform reviews to ensure enterprise and architectural standards and processes are followed. Complete management responsibilities to include performance management, hiring and coaching of staff, and resource planning.

Carry out management responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies, procedures, and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; and addressing complaints and resolving problems.

Ensure all staff is provided with training and resources needed to perform their jobs to the most outstanding degree possible. Ensure all staff is provided with frequent feedback and coaching in order to meet and exceed individual and team performance goals consistently.

Manage and encourage new ideas from staff to foster improvements through innovations. Empower the staff to be accountable and responsible for their own actions and decisions. All other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Experience with technologies mainly focused on Java and Springboot background in addition to GEN AI exposure.

Background in the healthcare space or related field is an added advantage with atleast 4+ years of team lead or engineering management experience with Proven track record of effectively developing direct reports through continual feedback and goal-setting and growing them through the ranks of an engineering organization.

Advanced understanding of modern software development practices and methodologies, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and contribute when necessary

Experience directly working on or managing teams working on production systems and high-volume applications, successfully navigating the relationship between Engineering, Product, and Design teams with collaboration, mentoring, learning from other engineers, and treating colleagues with empathy and respect.

Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders, internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically to scope,