Software Engineering Manager

Biopharma Careers; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Biopharma Careers in Bengaluru seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead our Bangalore development team as we evolve the Digital and eCommerce platform, embracing microservices and distributed architectures.

You will mentor engineers, partner with Product Owners to set a technical vision, drive CI/CD and testing discipline, and help shape a roadmap that promotes growth and productivity. A growth mindset and strong collaboration with global teams are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of software engineering experience.
• 1+ years of software engineering management experience leading teams.
• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.
• Experience with JavaScript, Python, or Java.
• Experience with cloud environments (GCP/AWS/Azure).
• Deep understanding of Microservices, CI/CD, Event-Driven Architecture, and Distributed Systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead and grow the Bangalore development team.
• Partner with Product Owners to develop a technical vision for our eCommerce products.
• Develop a roadmap to modernize our eCommerce and Digital platform.
• Foster a Growth and Learning culture and drive productivity.
• Ensure high quality code through testing and code reviews.
• Promote rapid deployments and remove obstacles to throughput.
• Measure team progress and impact.

Skills

Microservices

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

JavaScript

Python

Java

Leadership

AGILE/Scrum

API design

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science

Job description

Your Role:

Our Digital and eCommerce division is looking to transform the Digital and eCommerce technology engine for Company’s Life Science. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will play a key role leading and growing our Bangalore based development team as we evolve our platform, helping to embrace modern principles like microservices and distributed architecture.

The Digital and eCommerce team currently operates several B2B websites and direct digital sales channels via a globally deployed cloud-based platform that are a growth engine for life science business. We provide a comprehensive catalog of all products, enabling our customers to find products and purchase products as well as get detailed scientific information on those products.

Take end-to-end responsibility for the development of one or more eCommerce and Digital products, primarily around the e-commerce core order engine and its interfaces.

Build and grow our engineering team through mentoring, recruiting and guidance.

Partner with Product Owner(s) to develop a technical vision for our eCommerce products.

Develop a roadmap in partnership with the rest of the engineering leadership team to modernize our eCommerce and Digital platform.

Foster a Growth and Learning culture on the team, encouraging teams to embrace change and constantly strive for improvement.

Ensure the team produces high quality code by fostering effective testing and review processes and a quality mindset.

Help the team evolve and increase their throughput by adopting modern methodologies like frequent deployments and tirelessly removing obstacles to productivity.

Know what and how to measure the team to show how they are improving.

Who You are:

Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent.

8+ years of software engineering experience

1+ years of software engineering management experience leading and directly managing teams.

Ability to work with global teams and a flexible work schedule.

Experience influencing and communicating with non-technical decision makers as a technical thought leader.

Experience bringing conceptual, analytical, and “big picture” thinking to strategic problem solving.

Experience with at least one major programming language (e.g., JavaScript, Python, Java).

Experience with cloud environments (e.g., Google Cloud Platform, Azure, Amazon Web Services, etc.)

A deep technical understanding of Microservices, CI/CD, Event Oriented Architectures and Distributed Systems

Preferred Requirements:

10+ years of software engineering experience

Familiarity with DevOps practices/principles, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and the product development lifecycle

Experience collaborating closely with Product Owners and contributing to product strategy.

Familiarity with modern web APIs and full stack frameworks.

Experience with AI assisted development methodologies and toolsets

Experience developing eCommerce systems – especially B2B eCommerce – is a plus.