Principal Manager, Tech (HCDev)

D. E. Shaw India Private Limited; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

D. E. Shaw India Private Limited is seeking an engineering manager for its Human Capital Development team, with base locations in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, or Gurugram.

You will lead a team delivering web apps, data platforms, and supporting infra, shaping architecture and product roadmaps while mentoring engineers and driving delivery quality. You will work closely with business stakeholders and product managers to set direction, estimates, and capacity planning, navigating complex trade-offs and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field.
• 8–11 years of relevant experience.
• Robust software design and architecture experience with scalability, availability, security, and maintainability considerations.
• Experience managing and developing engineers, including feedback and career growth.
• Ability to work with senior stakeholders to shape requirements and technical direction.
• Strong background in web applications, backend services, or data-intensive systems, with production-scale experience.

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, data platforms, and supporting infra.
• Manage performance, career growth, and team effectiveness.
• Set technical direction and guide design decisions for complex systems.

Skills

Team leadership

Architectural direction

Stakeholder management

Web applications

Backend services

Data-intensive systems

Production AI systems

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Java/Spring

React/TypeScript

SQL Server

Python

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.

For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers

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.