Principal Manager Tech HCDev

D. E. Shaw India Private Limited; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Casual, collegial environment

Attractive compensation package

Job summary

D. E. Shaw India Private Limited is hiring an engineering manager for the HC Dev team in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram. You will lead technical direction, mentor engineers, and partner with product managers to deliver scalable web apps and data platforms.

The role emphasizes architecture, planning, and building AI-enabled systems with a modern stack (Java/Spring, React/TypeScript, SQL Server, Python). You will guide senior engineers and ensure engineering quality across initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or related field
• 8–11 years of relevant experience
• Strong software design and architecture experience
• Experience managing and developing engineers
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders & shape technical direction
• Production AI systems experience is a plus

Responsibilities

• Lead an engineering team with ownership of technical direction and delivery
• Shape roadmap in partnership with business and product managers
• Drive architecture and engineering quality across web apps and data platforms
• Mentor engineers on technology and domain aspects

Skills

Software design

People leadership

Stakeholder management

Web/backend/data systems

AI production experience

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS

Tools

Java/Spring

React/TypeScript

SQL Server

Python

Job description

Job Description:

The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $100 billion in investment capital as of June 1, 2026, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world's capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.

We are looking for an engineering manager to join our Human Capital Development (HC Dev) team based in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram. HC Dev builds and operates the core platforms and data systems that support how the firm hires, assesses, develops, and retains its people. We are in the midst of a broader evolution of these platforms, spanning their data foundations and use of AI, creating significant opportunities to shape their architecture, technical direction, and future.

WHAT YOU'LL DO DAY-TO-DAY:

In this role, you will lead an engineering team with ownership of its technical direction and delivery. You will work closely with other engineering managers and senior engineers across HC Dev, shape the roadmap in partnership with the business, drive architecture and engineering quality, and develop the engineers on your team.

You will lead the design and delivery of web applications, data platforms, and supporting infrastructure, working closely with business stakeholders and product managers. You will set the technical direction for the systems your team owns, working with senior engineers and leads to drive architecture, key design decisions, and engineering quality.

The team’s technology stack includes Java/Spring, React/TypeScript, SQL Server, and Python. You will manage a team of engineers, including senior engineers and leads, with responsibility for performance, career growth, and team effectiveness.

You will shape the roadmap for your area with business leadership and product managers, and own planning, estimation, capacity planning, and scope management while navigating delivery risks, trade-offs, and escalations independently. You will remain close to design and development, guiding the team on engineering best practices and providing technical leadership on complex, high-impact problems. You will mentor engineers on both technology and domain aspects to support their growth and development.

WHO WE'RE LOOKING FOR:

The ideal candidate should hold-

Basic Qualifications:

• A bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or a related field, with 8 to 11 years of relevant experience
• Robust software design and architecture experience, with sound judgment on trade-offs involving scalability, availability, security, and maintainability
• Experience managing and developing engineers, including providing feedback, coaching, and supporting career growth
• Proven ability to work with senior stakeholders, shape requirements and technical direction, build alignment, and handle escalations independently
• Solid software engineering background across web applications, backend services, or data-intensive systems, with experience building and operating production systems at scale
• Proven experience delivering complex projects end to end, including planning, estimation, execution, and course correction
• Robust problem-solving and analytical skills, with a focus on engineering quality and sound technical judgment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience engineering production AI systems, including retrieval, agentic workflows, tool use, model orchestration, and integration with enterprise data and services
• Experience taking AI capabilities from prototype to production, including evaluation, observability, reliability, and operating these systems as models and underlying dependencies evolve

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The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package.

Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.