Software Engineering Manager

Emerson; Chandigarh; On-site; INR 4,500,000 - 7,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Emerson in Mohali is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to provide hands-on technical leadership and people management for a full-stack engineering team. You will guide architecture, drive delivery, and mentor engineers to grow.

This onsite role emphasizes scalable, secure digital solutions and agile collaboration with product owners and stakeholders to ensure on-time releases while maintaining high code quality and engineering metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 13+ years of professional full-stack development experience.
• Minimum of 4 years in a technical leadership role overseeing teams of five or more.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of full-stack engineers and drive day-to-day operations, performance reviews, and career development.
• Oversee architectural design and implementation of end-to-end digital systems for speed, scale, and security.
• Conduct rigorous code reviews and establish best practices for maintainable codebases.
• Coach junior and mid-level developers to foster continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Coordinate with enterprise teams, project managers, product owners, and stakeholders to ensure on-time delivery.
• Maintain hands-on involvement in front-end and back-end coding tasks to resolve complex challenges.
• Own and improve engineering metrics and drive automated release cycles with minimal production failures.
• Guide adoption of new technologies, frameworks, and tools including AI and modern platforms.

Skills

Node.js

Express

JavaScript/TypeScript

React.js

Redux

RESTful APIs

Azure

AKS

Docker

CI/CD

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Azure

AKS

Docker

Cosmos DB

PostgreSQL

MuleSoft

Azure API Management

Job description

Job Description

Job Summary

We are seeking a Software Engineering Manager to provide both hands-on technical leadership and people management for a team of software engineers. This role is responsible for delivering robust digital solutions while guiding, mentoring, and developing team members. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with the ability to lead teams, drive execution, and support professional growth in a collaborative and agile environment.

This is an onsite work opportunity based in our Mohali, India location.

In this Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Team Leadership: Manage a team of full-stack engineers, overseeing their daily operations, performance reviews, and career development , and directing the activities of both the development and software quality assurance functions.
• Technical Oversight: Lead the architectural design and implementation of end-to-end digital systems optimized for speed, scale and security.
• Code Quality: Conduct rigorous code reviews and establish best practices to ensure high-quality, maintainable codebases.
• Mentorship: Coach junior and mid-level developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Collaboration: Coordinate across enterprise-wide technical teams and sync with functional leads, project managers, product owners and stakeholders to ensure alignment for on-time delivery.
• Development: Maintain hands-on involvement in both front-end and back-end coding tasks, solving complex technical challenges as an escalation resource.
• Delivery Performance: Own and improve the team’s engineering metrics — deployment frequency, change failure rate, cycle time, and sprint velocity — driving a consistent, automated release cycle with minimal production failures.
• Guide adoption of new technologies, frameworks, and tools (including AI and modern platforms).

Who You Are

You show a tremendous amount of initiative in tough situations; are exceptional at spotting and seizing opportunities. You observe situational and group dynamics and select best-fit approach. You make implementation plans that allocate resources precisely. You pursue everything with energy, drive, and the need to finish.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science , Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Experience: 13+ years of professional full-stack development, including a minimum of 4 years in a technical leadership position overseeing teams of five or more.
• Strong technical expertise in Node.js, Express, and JavaScript/TypeScript, with a deep understanding of building scalable and maintainable backend services.
• Advanced skills in React.js with Redux for building modern web applications.
• Strong experience in system integration, API management, and designing RESTful APIs for scalable, high-performance applications.
• Solid knowledge of cloud platforms, particularly Microsoft Azure. Hands-on experience with AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service), Docker, and infrastructure-as-code practices.
• Proficient with CI/CD pipelines, Azure Repos/Git, and modern DevOps workflows to ensure seamless code deployment and environment management.
• Experienced in working with databases like Cosmos DB (including Gremlin API) or PostgreSQL.

Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart

• MS in Computer Science, IT or a related engineering or technical degree preferred.
• Experience with Azure API Management (APIM), Azure Functions, and MuleSoft.
• Previous experience leading integration initiatives between legacy and modern systems.
• Familiarity with SAFe Agile Framework.

Our Culture & Commitment to You

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams. Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact.

We recognize the importance of employee wellbeing. We prioritize providing competitive benefits plans, a variety of medical insurance plans, Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups, recognition, and much more. Our culture offers flexible time off plans, including paid parental leave (maternal and paternal), vacation and holiday leave.

About Us

Our Commitment to Our People

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavour.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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About Emerson

Emerson is a global leader in automation technology and software. Through our deep domain expertise and legacy of flawless execution, Emerson helps customers in critical industries like life sciences, energy, power and renewables, chemical and advanced factory automation operate more sustainably while improving productivity, energy security and reliability.

With global operations and a comprehensive portfolio of software and technology, we are helping companies implement digital transformation to measurably improve their operations, conserve valuable resources and enhance their safety.

We offer equitable opportunities, celebrate diversity, and embrace challenges with confidence that, together, we can make an impact across a broad spectrum of countries and industries. Whether you’re an established professional looking for a career change, an undergraduate student exploring possibilities, or a recent graduate with an advanced degree, you’ll find your chance to make a difference with Emerson. Join our team – let’s go!