Senior Engineering Manager

Woolworths Group International; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual Leave 20 days

Performance Bonus

Premium Insurance Coverage

Flexible Work Arrangement

Job summary

Woolworths Group India in Bengaluru seeks a Senior Engineering Manager to lead technical strategy and execution for a key segment of the global digital ecosystem. You will guide a high-performing team, embrace AI-assisted workflows, and partner with ANZ leaders to drive architectural health and scalable solutions.

You will mentor engineers, promote best practices (DDD, SOLID), and ensure security-first delivery across distributed teams, balancing immediate needs with long-term sustainability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 12+ years of software development experience with 5+ years in engineering leadership.
• Distributed, cross-functional teamwork across time zones (ANZ & India).
• Familiarity with AI coding tools and emerging agentic workflows.

Responsibilities

• Define & Champion Technical Vision & Strategy for your area.
• Lead, Inspire & Modernize Engineering Culture with agile, continuous-learning mindset.
• Drive Technical Excellence as a Disciplined Quality Guardian, ensuring robust validation and security.
• Oversee Strategic Technical Planning & Delivery with a prioritized roadmap.
• Champion Operational Excellence in reliability, security, and privacy.
• Outcome Leadership & Proactive Communication with stakeholders across teams.

Skills

Engineering Leadership

Distributed Leadership

Technical Vision & Strategy

Mentorship & Team Development

AI Tools Adoption

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AI coding tools

Agentic workflows

Job description

• Experienced technology leader driving scalable .NET application development, engineering excellence, and high-performing teams to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Opportunity to be one of our first team members in Woolworths Group India in Bangalore

Woolworths Group India is partnering exclusively with Zinnov Group to recruit for this position.

Purpose

As a Senior Engineering Manager at Woolworths Group, you are a visionary leader who will spearhead the technical strategy and execution for a critical segment of our global digital ecosystem. You will cultivate a thriving environment for a high-performing team of engineers—fostering a forward-thinking environment that explores and adopts modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted and agentic development workflows. You will ensure the Bangalore team is recognized for innovation, critical thinking, and technical resilience. Your success is defined by your ability to solve complex problems end-to-end, cultivate strong domain capabilities, and serve as a trusted partner to your ANZ counterparts as a leading example of high-impact collaboration.

Scope:

This role carries technical stewardship for a core area within Woolworths’ digital landscape. You will work closely with senior leadership, Product Managers, Designers, and Architects across ANZ and India to shape the technical vision and define the roadmap. You are responsible for ensuring the delivery of robust, scalable, and secure technology solutions that bridge business intent with high-impact technical execution, while establishing reusable patterns and driving the continuous evolution of Woolworths’ global engineering culture.

What you’ll do

• Define & Champion Technical Vision & Strategy: Develop and articulate a compelling technical vision for your designated area. As a strategic partner to ANZ leads, ensure technical strategy aligns with business objectives, proactively challenging suboptimal paths and advocating for long-term architectural health.
• Lead, Inspire & Modernize Engineering Culture: Build and mentor a high-performing team by instilling an agile, continuous-learning mindset. Guide the team in exploring and adopting modern development workflows (such as AI-assisted tools and agentic practices). Foster a culture of deep architectural intuition (DDD, Clean Code, SOLID) where engineers don't just execute, but act as Analytical & Critical Thinkers who understand the "why" behind every line of code.
• Drive Technical Excellence as a Disciplined Quality Guardian: Establish high standards for code quality, system safety, and architectural design. Serve as a Quality Guardian—critically reviewing technical proposals, maintaining a rigorous Verification Mindset, and ensuring that code generated via automated or AI tools is thoroughly validated for edge cases, performance, and security.
• Oversee Strategic Technical Planning & Delivery: Guide your team in conducting thorough technical assessments and risk analyses. Act as the Domain Bridge, translating complex business requirements into validatable technical chunks. Collaborate across ANZ and India to maintain a prioritized roadmap that balances immediate delivery with long-term technical sustainability.
• Champion Operational Excellence: Be a relentless advocate for reliability and security. Foster a security-first mindset, ensuring systems are built to the highest standards of performance, resilience, and privacy. Ensure your team operates with a "find a way" attitude to solve complex operational challenges.
• Outcome Leadership & Proactive Communication: Ensure total clarity on target outcomes across distributed teams. As a proactive communicator, engage with stakeholders across the organization to articulate trade-offs, document decisions, and foster a seamless, high-trust partnership between the Bangalore and ANZ teams.

What you’ll bring

• Education: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 12+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years in engineering leadership roles.
• Track Record: Proven ability to deliver complex, large-scale software solutions within fast-paced environments.
• Distributed Leadership: Proven experience working in distributed, cross-functional teams, collaborating effectively across time zones and geographies (ANZ and India).
• Modern Tooling & AI Adoption: Familiarity with, or a strong interest in, leveraging AI coding tools and emerging agentic workflows to enhance engineering productivity and delivery speed.
• Mentorship & Quality Culture: Demonstrated ability to mentor teams in adopting high-ownership behaviors, architectural rigor (DDD, SOLID), and robust verification practices

What you’ll experience

• Be a part of Australia’s largest retailer
• Constant mentoring and training provided
• Generous performance based bonus
• 20 days annual leave
• A flexible approach to work
• Premium insurance coverage for you and your dependants

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

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