Senior Manager, Software Development

Solifi; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Medical Insurance

Loyalty Bonus

Employee Referral Bonus

Wellness Allowance

15 days Privilege Leave per year

12 days Casual Leave per year

Maternity/Paternity Leave

Job summary

Solifi is looking for an experienced Senior Manager for Software Development in Bengaluru. The role involves leading Agile development teams, driving DevSecOps practices, and ensuring secure software delivery.

The ideal candidate must possess strong technical skills in Java and microservices, and experience with CI/CD automation tools. This full-time position offers various benefits, including medical insurance and wellness allowance.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with Java/J2EE and microservices architecture.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines using GitLab and managing automated build pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple Agile software development teams.
• Design and implement automated deployment pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Provide technical leadership in Java/J2EE and microservices applications.
• Collaborate with DevOps and QA teams for secure delivery.

Skills

Java/J2EE

Spring Boot

DevSecOps

CI/CD pipelines

Microservices architecture

GitLab

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Terraform

Education

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

Tools

GitLab CI/CD

PostgreSQL

Oracle

SQL Server

Linux/Unix

Prometheus

Grafana

CloudWatch

Job description

Vacancy Name: Senior Manager, Software Development
Vacancy No: VN929
Job Title: Senior Manager, Software Development
Work Location: Bangalore

About Solifi

Solifi delivers a solid financial technology foundation for equipment, working capital, wholesale, and automotive finance firms. At Solifi, we believe that commerce is only as strong as the system it runs on. Our mission is to reshape finance technology by bringing together proven solutions into a singular powerful technology platform designed to help protect and scale financial organizations. We guard our customers by being precise and reliable, we guide their success by combining powerful technology with proven expertise, and we help them grow by unleashing their potential.

About the Position

We are seeking an experienced Development Manager with strong expertise in modern software development practices and DevSecOps. The ideal candidate will lead Agile development teams while also driving CI/CD automation, DevOps best practices, and secure software delivery. The role requires hands‑on experience in Java/J2EE, microservices architecture, and DevOps tooling including GitLab CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and cloud platforms.

Role and Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple Agile software development teams delivering enterprise SaaS products.
• Drive DevSecOps adoption across teams including CI/CD automation, pipeline governance, and security integration.
• Design and implement automated build, test, and deployment pipelines using GitLab CI/CD.
• Manage GitLab runners, pipeline orchestration, and automated deployment workflows.
• Guide teams in modern architecture practices including microservices, containerization, and cloud-native development.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership in Java/J2EE, Spring Boot, and microservices‑based applications.
• Collaborate with DevOps, QA, Product, and Security teams to ensure continuous integration and secure delivery.
• Establish engineering best practices including code reviews, static analysis, and secure coding standards.
• Drive improvements in release automation, deployment reliability, and environment provisioning.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads to improve technical capability and DevOps maturity.
• Monitor engineering metrics including velocity, defect density, delivery predictability, and system reliability.
• Support architecture modernization initiatives including migration from monolithic systems to microservices.
• Ensure high availability, scalability, performance, and security of product environments.
• Deliver customer‑requested releases on time while ensuring quality.
• Provide necessary support to support functions for resolving critical issues.

Required Technical Skills

• Strong hands‑on experience with Java/J2EE, Spring, Spring Boot, and microservices architecture.
• Deep hands‑on understanding of CI/CD pipelines using GitLab (pipeline stages, runners, artifacts, caching, triggers).
• Experience designing and managing automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Hands‑on experience with container technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS (EC2, S3, IAM, RDS, EKS).
• Experience implementing Infrastructure as Code using Terraform or similar tools.
• Experience integrating DevSecOps tools such as SAST, DAST, dependency scanning, and code quality tools.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Prometheus, Grafana, or CloudWatch.
• Strong experience with relational databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, or SQL Server.
• Strong understanding of Linux/Unix systems and shell scripting.

Leadership & Management Skills

• Proven experience leading Agile/Scrum teams in enterprise product development environments.
• Strong ability to mentor engineers and technical leads.
• Experience managing team capacity planning, sprint delivery, and backlog prioritization.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with product management, architecture, QA, and DevOps teams.
• Strong stakeholder communication and technical decision‑making ability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• AWS / Cloud / DevOps certifications are a plus.
• Experience working with SaaS platforms and large‑scale enterprise applications.

Preferred

• Preferred Experience Level: More than 9 years
• Preferred Education Level: Bachelor's Degree
• Employment Basis: Full Time
• Benefits: Group Medical Insurance, Group Personal Accident, Employee Anniversary gift, Loyalty Bonus, Employee Referral Bonus, Rewards and Recognition program, Wellness Allowance, Privilege Leave (PL): 15 days per year, Casual Leave (CL): 12 days per year, Maternity/paternity/Bereavement leave

Applications Close Date: 05 Sep 2026