Project Manager | Python SaaS Platform | 8+ Years

fluidonomics Solutions; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Fluidonomics Solutions is hiring a Project Manager to lead delivery of complex software projects in a fast-paced AgroTech SaaS environment. You will coordinate cross-functional teams across backend, data, and microservices, while aligning engineering, AI, product and business objectives.

The role emphasizes structured planning, risk management, and quality governance within an agile lifecycle. A startup mindset, strong communication, and hands-on PM experience are essential for success.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Own end‑to‑end project planning, sprint structuring, backlog management, and delivery tracking for platform modules.
• Coordinate with engineering, AI, product, and design teams to translate business requirements into actionable tasks.
• Monitor progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies; drive stand‑ups and sprint reviews.
• Maintain documentation, requirements specs, and delivery reports with governance on quality and security.
• Lead a small team of developers and data engineers, removing blockers and enabling smooth execution.

Skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Organizational skills

Analytical skills

Startup mindset

Delivery-oriented

Balance speed vs. quality

Education

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

Tools

Python

REST APIs

Kafka

RabbitMQ

API gateways

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. You’ll play a key role in orchestrating the development lifecycle, ensuring alignment between engineering, AI, product, and business teams.

Responsibilities

Project Planning & Delivery

• Own end‑to‑end 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.

Cross‑Functional 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 decision‑making.
• 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 stand‑ups, 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, outcome‑driven culture aligned with startup agility.
• Work with leadership to continuously refine processes, workflows, and delivery frameworks.

Soft Skills

• Strong communication and stakeholder‑management abilities.
• Excellent organizational and analytical skills.
• Ability to drive clarity, structure, and accountability across teams.
• Startup mindset — proactive, collaborative, and delivery‑oriented.
• Ability to balance speed with quality and long‑term platform goals.

Preferred Skills

• Experience managing SaaS, data, or analytics platform projects.
• Exposure to event‑driven 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 hands‑on 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