Manager, Software Engineering ("Auth0 Exp")

Barracuda Networks Inc.; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity options

Career growth opportunities

Flexible work environment

Job summary

Barracuda Networks Inc. is seeking a passionate and experienced Software Engineering Manager to join our team in Bengaluru, India. The role involves leading a cross-functional team, mentoring developers, and managing day-to-day operations focused on architecting and scaling platform services.

The ideal candidate should have a strong background in cloud technologies, full-stack development, and experience in managing SAAS applications. Additional benefits include opportunities for internal mobility and equity options.

Qualifications

• 8-10 years of overall experience in software engineering.
• 2-3 years of experience in a technical leadership role.
• Experience managing a full-stack team in a dynamic environment.
• Experience with public cloud SAAS applications.
• Knowledge of software development methodologies and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Provide people management for a cross-functional product development team.
• Partner with engineering and product managers on roadmaps.
• Participate in software architectural discussions.
• Manage technical debt and prioritize features with engineers.
• Champion process improvement strategies for the team.

Skills

Technical leadership experience

Cloud architecture (AWS, Azure)

Full-stack development

Agile methodologies

Identity Management

Software test automation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Master's degree preferred

Tools

GitHub

Terraform

Docker

ReactJS

Job description

Envision yourself at Barracuda

We are seeking a passionate, experienced Software Engineering Manager to join our Platform organization. We hire strong, technical, collaborative leaders to inspire and enable teams to be successful in delivering quality software.

The right candidate will have technical understanding and experience with an ability to code with the team along with experience mentoring and coaching agile development teams. You’ll be managing the day‑to‑day operations of a software team responsible for architecting, developing, testing, deploying, and scaling platform services.

Our products are generally built using modern technologies and languages and deploy to AWS or Azure via a CI/CD pipeline. Performance, monitoring and observability are first class citizens in our ecosystem. Some products are on their journey ‘to the public cloud’ and successful management of a product roadmap, and an architectural roadmap that includes addressing technical debt, is key.

Tech Stack

• Domain: Customer Authentication, Product Activation, API, and Database Management
• Identity and Directory Management: LDAP, MS AD, Google, Okta, Auth0
• Public cloud expertise: AWS, Azure
• CI/CD: GitHub/GitHub Actions, Terraform, Ansible
• Product Technology: AWS/Azure (Server and Server‑less), Docker, K8S, ECS
• High Level Programming Languages: PHP, Typescript
• API Frameworks and technologies: API gateways, RESTful APIs, Express
• Modern Frontend technologies: ReactJS (preferred), Angular
• Monitoring: CloudWatch, NewRelic, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana
• Data Storages: AWS S3, ElasticSearch, AWS Dynamo, Blobs
• Database Management: PostGres, Redis, MySQL
• Data Pipelines: DataBricks, Kafka, SQS, SNS
• Automation Framework: Playwright

What you will be working on

• Provide people management for a cross‑functional product development team.
  • Manage HR activities as a direct manager.
  • Coach and mentor through 1x1s and other professional development means.
  • Facilitate career growth opportunities.
  • Enable a flexible yet productive work environment supporting a distributed workforce.
• Partner with other engineering managers and product managers to outline roadmaps and communicate updates on progress.
• Participate in software architectural discussions, influencing decisions, and collaborating with peers to maintain consistency across the organization.
• Work with engineers to implement features, debug issues/escalations, and prioritize technical debt.
• Ensure delivered solutions adhere to the software architecture strategy, coding standards, security guidelines, and established organizational policies and procedures.
• Identify and champion process and productivity improvement strategies for the team(s).

What you bring to the role

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 8‑10 years of overall experience and 2‑3 years of technical leadership experience.
• Proven experience in managing and leading a full‑stack team containing developers, SDETs etc., in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Experience with daily operations associated with a SAAS application running in a public cloud requiring 24/7 availability, and operating at a large data scale (billions of data points being processed, millions of concurrent users interacting with the product).
• Experience managing an application containing both modern aspects, as well as legacy systems – and the ability to manage an architectural roadmap to modernize and manage technical debt appropriately.
• Experience with Identity Management.
• Experience in software test automations.
• In‑depth knowledge of software development methodologies, tools, and best practices.
• Excellent problem‑solving and decision‑making skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross‑functional teams and stakeholders.
• Strong leadership abilities, with a track record of motivating and inspiring teams to achieve outstanding results.

What you will get from us

A team where you can voice your opinion, make an impact, and where you and your experience are valued. Internal mobility – there are opportunities for cross training and the ability to attain your next career step within Barracuda. In addition, you will receive equity, in the form of non‑qualifying options.