Software Development Manager | Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA

Purchasing Power, LLC; Chennai; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Purchasing Power, Chennai-based, seeks a Software Development Manager to lead engineering teams and deliver scalable, secure web applications. You will drive architecture, microservices, and modern cloud practices in a fast-paced fintech environment.

You will mentor engineers, manage timelines, foster continuous improvement, and collaborate with product, QA, and stakeholders to ensure high-quality outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience designing scalable web applications and services.
• Strong background in web app architecture and Java ecosystems.
• Hands-on experience with Spring Boot and microservices.

Responsibilities

• Oversee software engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure applications aligned with business goals.
• Plan, prioritize, and manage multiple projects with timely delivery within scope and budget.
• Provide technical leadership in designing robust architectures and CI/CD pipelines.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices

Cloud

AWS

Azure

Kafka

Tibco

Azure Service Bus

CI/CD

JUnit5

Cucumber

Testing

Tools

Lightspeed enterprise

Bitbucket

GHE / GitHub Enterprise

Harness

Job description

Purchasing Power is a leading employee purchase program that helps people buy the products and services they need through the convenience of payroll deduction. As part of PROG Holdings (NYSE: PRG), a FinTech holding company with more than 20 years of experience, we're focused on building simple, responsible financial solutions that put people first. PROG Holdings' portfolio includes Progressive Leasing, a market leader in lease-to-own solutions, Purchasing Power, and Four, a Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) platform — all united by a commitment to innovation, access, and meaningful impact.

Position:

Software Development Manager

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Who Are We:

Purchasing Power (corp.purchasingpower.com)

We are an Atlanta-based voluntary benefit company offering an industry-leading employee purchase program for brand-name consumer products, online education services and travel offerings through convenient payroll deduction, helping employees achieve financial flexibility.

The Opportunity:

Purchasing Power, one of Atlanta's fastest growing e-retailers is seeking a Software Development Manager to join our team in Chennai, India. As a Software Development Manager, you will be collaborating with cross-functional teams to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions, driving innovation through modern engineering practices, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. You will also mentor team members, manage project timelines, and ensure successful delivery under dynamic and challenging conditions.

What You Will Do

• Oversee software engineering teams to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure applications aligned with business objectives.
• Plan, prioritize, and manage multiple projects, ensuring timely delivery within scope, budget, and quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership in designing robust web application architectures and microservices using Java, Spring Boot, and cloud technologies.
• Implement coding standards, automated testing, and continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipelines to maintain low defect rates and high performance.
• Work closely with product managers, QA, and stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
• Coach team members, foster a culture of learning, and promote professional growth within the engineering team.
• Conduct performance tuning, debugging, and profiling to ensure applications meet reliability and efficiency benchmarks.
• Adapt to evolving requirements, mitigate risks, and maintain delivery under pressure or unexpected changes. Stay updated on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure), messaging systems (Kafka, Tibco), and automation tools to enhance system capabilities.
• Encourage continuous improvement and adoption of modern engineering practices to drive organizational success.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Strong Software design Skills
• Strong experience in web application architecture
• Strong experience in JAVA, Spring/Spring Boot/Spring Batch
• Strong hands on experience building microservices with Spring Boot
• Experience with Cloud/AWS or Azure technologies
• Experience with Messaging (e.g. Tibco, Kafka or Azure Service Bus)
• Process and tools to produce well written low defect rate code
• Experience with Java performance tuning, debugging, and profiling tools
• Experience of collaboration tools (e.g. Lightspeed enterprise, Bitbucket, GHE (GitHUB Enterprise), Harness etc)
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as JUnit5 and Cucumber

Soft Skills

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Self-Motivated and willingness to learn as well as contribute to the wider team

What We Stand For

• We act with intensity, urgency and a passion for supporting our customers and growing our business. We strive for excellence.
• We hold ourselves accountable and expect it of each other. We attack problems with a positive "can do" attitude. We do what we say we'll do.
• We deliver as one team, working together with integrity, respect, trust, transparency, and fun. We are better because we work here.
• We believe our unique diversity and authenticity makes us a better company, allows us to be our best selves and is a competitive advantage.
• We exhibit innate curiosity and creativity to innovate and reimagine how things can be done. We ask, is there a better way?

Purchasing Power welcomes and encourages diversity in the workplace. We do not discriminate in any aspect of employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, age, veteran status, disability, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local employment discrimination laws where Purchasing Power does business.