Manager Software Engineering

RELX India (Pvt) Ltd Risk div Company; Chennai; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

RELX India (Pvt) Ltd Risk div Company in Chennai is seeking a Manager of Software Engineering to lead an engineering squad delivering high-volume production systems. You will blend strong Java and Spring Boot skills with Gen AI expertise, guiding architecture decisions and ensuring delivery commitments across engineering, product, and design teams.

You will mentor engineers, drive roadmaps, scale teams in a healthcare-focused environment, and partner with cross-functional leaders to align

Qualifications

• 4+ years of team lead or engineering management experience, preferably in healthcare or regulated domains.
• Strong understanding of modern software development practices and leadership.
• Experience delivering production systems and high-volume applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead a mission-driven engineering team to build high-volume production systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners to align roadmaps and strategy.
• Provide mentorship, performance feedback, and career development to direct reports.
• Forecast needs, plan resources, and manage hiring for the team.
• Ensure engineering standards and processes are followed across projects.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Gen AI

Team leadership

Software architecture

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.
• 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, prioritize, and deliver on project commitments and learn new technologies quickly.
• Strong skills in setting, communicating, implementing, and achieving business objectives and goals through the direct management of others.
• Strong organization/project planning, time management, and change management skills across multiple functional groups and departments, and strong delegation skills involving prioritizing and reprioritizing projects and managing projects of various size and complexity.
• Advanced problem-solving experience involving leading teams in identifying, researching, and coordinating the resources necessary to effectively troubleshoot/diagnose complex project issues; prior success extracting/translating findings into alternatives/solutions; and identifying risks/impacts and schedule adjustments to facilitate management decision-making.

Our Commitment to Inclusion

We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including underrepresented groups, people with disabilities, career changers, and candidates with non-traditional education or experience.

If you require accommodations at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know.

We are committed to supporting your success.

Equal Opportunity and EEO

We are an equal opportunity employer: qualified applicants are considered for and treated during employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, citizenship status, disability status, protected veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Company Overview

RELX is a global provider of information-based analytics and decision tools for professional and business customers, enabling them to make better decisions, get better results and be more productive. Our purpose is to benefit society by developing products that help researchers advance scientific knowledge; doctors and nurses improve the lives of patients; lawyers promote the rule of law and achieve justice and fair results for their clients; businesses and governments prevent fraud; consumers access financial services and get fair prices on insurance; and customers learn about markets and complete transactions.

Our purpose guides our actions beyond the products that we develop. It defines us as a company. Every day across RELX our employees are inspired to undertake initiatives that make unique contributions to society and the communities in which we operate.

Benefits

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career.

We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

We are committed to providing a fair and accessible hiring process.

If you have a disability or other need that requires accommodation or adjustment, please let us know by completing our Applicant Request Support Form or please contact 1-855-833-5120.