Project Manager Python SaaS Platform

Fluidonomics; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidonomics is seeking a seasoned Project Manager to lead complex software initiatives within a fast-paced AgroTech SaaS platform. You will coordinate backend, data, and product teams to drive on-time delivery and maintain quality across modules.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, agile planning, risk mitigation, and governance, with hands-off coding while ensuring alignment between engineering, AI, product and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software/IT experience.
• 2–3 years of hands-on project management in product or engineering teams.
• Background in technical environments (Python, APIs, data platforms) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project planning, sprint structuring, backlog management, and delivery tracking for platform modules.
• Define milestones, timelines, and delivery expectations for engineering teams.
• Coordinate with engineering, AI, product, and design teams to translate business requirements into tasks.
• Facilitate communication between stakeholders and ensure timely decisions.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Drive governance, documentation, and quality standards.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Delivery mindset

Cross-functional leadership

Agile & Scrum

Startup mindset

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in CS/Software Eng

Tools

Python

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS/GCP/Azure

Job description

Position Overview

We are seeking a Project Manager with strong experience delivering complex software projects in fast paced, product driven environments. This role is for the same AgroTech SaaS platform team, working closely with Python, PostgreSQL, REST APIs, microservices, and data engineering teams.
The ideal candidate is a delivery-focused project owner who thrives in a startup environment capable of driving execution, coordinating cross functional teams, managing timelines, and ensuring high quality delivery across our platform initiatives. Youll play a key role in orchestrating the development lifecycle, ensuring alignment between engineering, AI, product, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Project Planning & Delivery
  • Own endtoend project planning, sprint structuring, backlog management, and delivery tracking for platform modules.
  • Define clear milestones, timelines, and delivery expectations for engineering teams.
  • Ensure smooth execution of development cycles across backend, data, and microservices teams.
• CrossFunctional Coordinatio
  • Work closely with engineering, AI, product, and design teams to translate business requirements into actionable technical tasks.
  • Facilitate communication between stakeholders, ensuring clarity, alignment, and timely decisionmaking.
  • Coordinate with DevOps for deployment schedules, release planning, and environment readiness.
• Execution Management
  • Monitor project progress, identify risks, and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
  • Ensure adherence to engineering best practices, documentation, and quality standards.
  • Drive structured standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and planning sessions.
• Process & Quality Governance
  • Maintain project documentation, requirement specs, and delivery reports.
  • Ensure compliance with security, testing, and performance guidelines.
  • Track KPIs, delivery metrics, and operational efficiency improvements.
• Team Leadership & Support
  • Support a small team of developers and data engineers by removing blockers and enabling smooth execution.
  • Foster a collaborative, outcomedriven culture aligned with startup agility.
  • Work with leadership to continuously refine processes, workflows, and delivery frameworks.

Technical Context

While this role is not handson coding, familiarity with the following ecosystem is essential for effective project management:

• Python (Fast API, Flask, Django)
• PostgreSQL (schema design, indexing, optimization)
• REST APIs & microservices architecture
• Cloud environments (AWS / GCP / Azure)
• CI/CD, Docker, Kubernetes
• Data modeling, caching, distributed systems
• Security, scalability, and performance considerations

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholdermanagement abilities.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to drive clarity, structure, and accountability across teams.
• Startup mindset proactive, collaborative, and deliveryoriented.
• Ability to balance speed with quality and longterm platform goals.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing SaaS, data, or analytics platform projects.
• Exposure to eventdriven systems, message queues (Kafka/RabbitMQ), or API gateways.
• Familiarity with geospatial systems, satellite data, or mapping applications.
• Experience working with technical documentation, architecture discussions, and engineering workflows

Domain Knowledge

• GIS concepts, spatial data handling
• GDAL, satellite imagery processing
• Experience in geospatial, satellite, or mapping-based applications

Experience

• 8+ years of total experience in software/IT.
• 2–3 years of handson project management experience in product or engineering teams.
• Background in technical environments (Python, APIs, data platforms) is strongly preferred.

Education

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.

Location

• Work from office (The Hive, Raja Bahadur Mills, Pune)

Work Timings

• Workdays : IST Time Zone
• Full time Work from office