Senior Manager - Software Engineering

Sprinklr; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Sprinklr is seeking an Engineering Manager in Gurugram to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams. The role involves delivering reliable, high-quality software systems while mentoring engineers. You'll collaborate with product management and stakeholders, implementing best practices in system architecture and agile processes. Ideal candidates have 8+ years of experience in engineering leadership, strong technical skills, and excellent communication abilities. Join Sparkle for a dynamic work environment and substantial impact on engineering outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience of 8+ years in managing and scaling engineering teams.
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to balance technical depth and people leadership.
• Experience driving large, cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects.
• Collaborate with product management and design.
• Define and enforce best practices for system architecture.
• Drive agile development processes and continuous improvement.

Skills

People leadership

Technical depth

Execution excellence

Communication skills

Tools

Java

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Job description

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams while delivering reliable, scalable, and high-quality software systems.

This role requires a balance of strong people leadership, technical depth, and execution excellence, with the ability to align engineering outcomes with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, including performance management, hiring, and career development
• Own end-to-end delivery of complex technical projects, from planning and execution to release and post-launch support
• Collaborate closely with product management, design, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions
• Define, implement, and enforce best practices for system architecture, coding standards, testing, and deployment
• Ensure systems meet high standards of scalability, performance, reliability, and security
• Drive agile development processes, including sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Lead production readiness, incident management, root cause analysis, and postmortems
• Contribute to high-level technical decision-making, architectural reviews, and long-term system design
• Track and improve engineering metrics such as velocity, quality, uptime, and delivery predictability

Technical Expectations

• Strong hands-on and architectural experience with Java
• Experience working with MongoDB and Elasticsearch in production environments
• Solid understanding of building scalable, distributed systems
• Experience with system performance tuning, observability, and fault tolerance is a plus

Qualifications

• Proven experience 8+ years of experience in managing and scaling engineering teams
• Strong execution mindset with the ability to balance technical depth and people leadership
• Experience driving large, cross-functional initiatives in a fast-paced environment
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders