Senior Manager, Engineering

IBM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,400,000; Full time

Job summary

IBM's Confluent Platform team in Bengaluru is seeking an Engineering Manager II responsible for owning the C3 engineering team, aligning roadmap commitments, and delivering robust, scalable management and observability features across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

You will partner with product and peer engineering teams to translate customer needs into clear plans, mentoring both senior and junior engineers, and driving technical and operational excellence.

Job description

Introduction
At IBM Software, we transform client challenges into solutions. Building the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. Our legacy of innovation creates endless opportunities for IBMers to learn, grow, and make an impact on a global scale. Working in Software means joining a team fueled by curiosity and collaboration. You’ll work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. With a culture that values innovation, growth, and continuous learning, IBM Software places you at the heart of IBM’s product and technology landscape. Here, you’ll have the tools and opportunities to advance your career while creating software that changes the world.

Your Role And Responsibilities

About the Role

The Confluent Platform Management & Observability charter spans Confluent Control Center (C3) and closely related management and observability capabilities that help customers operate Confluent Platform reliably across on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

As an Engineering Manager II , you will primarily own the C3 engineering team while partnering closely on USM execution areas that intersect with the broader management experience. You will be accountable for building a strong, healthy team that delivers consistently on roadmap commitments while maintaining a high bar for technical and operational excellence.

This role is ideal for an experienced engineering leader with strong distributed systems depth, a track record of leading teams with both senior and junior engineers, and the ability to translate product and customer needs into clear plans, priorities, and execution. You will partner closely with product, peer engineering teams, and stakeholders across Confluent Platform and Confluent Cloud to deliver roadmap outcomes, strengthen engineering practices, and grow engineers in a business-critical area.

What You Will Do