Senior Software Engineering Manager

Evernorth Health Services; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 6,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Evernorth Health Services India, established in Hyderabad in 2024, is an innovation hub for The Cigna Group's Evernorth Health Services division. We are seeking a Software Engineering Senior Manager to lead engineering for a mission-critical PBM Contact Center platform, built with ReactJS on the UI and Java/SpringBoot on the backend, delivering real-time, low-latency workflows.

You will oversee multiple Scrum teams across a globally distributed model, ensuring delivery, production stability, and

Qualifications

• Proven experience building front-end heavy applications with ReactJS.
• Strong backend experience in Java/SpringBoot.
• Experience leading multiple Scrum teams in a distributed setup.
• Exposure to generative AI use in engineering workflows.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage software engineering teams across onshore/offshore and vendor models.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of enhancements and modernization initiatives.
• Spirit of engineering excellence with emphasis on CI/CD, testing, and architecture.

Skills

ReactJS

Java/SpringBoot

Scrum

AI/GenAI

Team Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Microservices

API orchestration

Job description

Evernorth Health Services India, established in Hyderabad in 2024, is an innovation hub for Evernorth Health Services, the pharmacy, care and benefits division of The Cigna Group. The innovation hub will support innovation-focused areas, such as generative AI, product development, process improvement, analytics, and software engineering across The Cigna Group and its businesses. Evernorth Health Services India builds on The Cigna Group’s existing presence in India.

About Evernorth Health Services:

Evernorth Health Services (Evernorth) is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group - a Fortune 16 global health company with 75,000 employees, 186 million customers in more than 30 countries and jurisdictions around the world. Evernorth exists to make the prediction, prevention, and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. We do this by creating and connecting premier health services offerings, such as benefits management, pharmacy, care solutions, insights and intelligence.

About Cigna:

The Cigna Group is a global health company committed to improving the health and vitality of individuals and communities around the world and includes products and services marketed under its Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services subsidiaries. Cigna Healthcare is the health benefits provider of The Cigna Group, serving customers and clients through its U.S. Employer, U.S. Government, and International Health business. Evernorth Health Services is the pharmacy, care and benefits solution division of The Cigna Group.

Position Overview

We are looking for a Software Engineering Senior Manager to lead engineering for a mission-critical PBM Contact Center platform supporting real-time customer service operations.

This is a Tier‑1, front-end intensive application built using ReactJS (UI) and Java/SpringBoot (backend), orchestrating data from hundreds of enterprise backend services across a highly distributed ecosystem. The platform supports high-volume, real-time, latency-sensitive workflows for customer service operations, directly impacting customer experience and operational efficiency, where system performance, scalability, and reliability are critical.

You will lead multiple Scrum teams across a globally distributed delivery model, owning end-to-end engineering delivery, production stability, and technical direction in a fast-paced, enterprise-scale environment.

In addition, you will play a key role in driving adoption of AI/GenAI capabilities to improve agent productivity, automate workflows, and enhance customer experience.

Responsibilities

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Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership;

Lead and manage teams of Software Engineers and Quality Engineers across onshore/offshore and vendor modelsBuild and develop a high-performing engineering organization with strong ownership and accountabilityDrive hiring, mentoring, and performance management

Technical Delivery & Architecture;

Own end-to-end delivery of application enhancements and modernization initiativesDrive and influence architecture and design decisions for scalable, distributed systemsGuide teams on microservices, API orchestration, and data aggregation patternsEnsure adoption of engineering best practices, including code quality, testing, and CI/CD

Distributed Systems & Integration;

Lead development of systems integrating with hundreds of downstream enterprise services Drive solutions for high-latency dependencies and multi-system orchestra tion challenges Optimize system performance for real-time, high-through