Software Engineering Manager

Simfluent; Dadri; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Simfluent seeks an experienced Software Engineering Manager to lead backend, mobile, and cloud teams building scalable cloud-native apps. You will own delivery, drive architecture, and oversee production reliability, incident management, and observability with Datadog.

You will mentor engineers, partner with product and DevOps, and shape strategy for large-scale systems using Python, React Native, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS services. Remote-friendly with strong collaboration culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams delivering production systems using Python, React Native, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS cloud technologies, and distributed architectures.
• Strong experience designing and reviewing scalable cloud-native architectures using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, and CloudWatch.
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and operational alerting solutions using Datadog or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated experience driving engineering process improvements, operational excellence initiatives, incident management, and release governance practices.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, observability, system reliability, and modern software development best practices.
• AI-forward mindset with an interest in leveraging AI technologies, automation, and data-driven decision-making to improve engineering efficiency and product innovation.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers across backend, mobile, and cloud platforms, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, engineering excellence, continuous learning, and attention to detail.
• Own the overall delivery and operational health of services across Python backends, React Native mobile applications, GraphQL APIs, PostgreSQL databases, and AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Drive architecture design and technical strategy for large-scale, distributed systems, ensuring solutions align with business objectives, scalability requirements, security standards, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Conduct architecture and design reviews for new initiatives and existing systems, providing technical guidance and governance to ensure consistency with engineering standards and best practices.
• Partner closely with Product, UX, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to drive technical discovery, define solution approaches, assess risks, and secure cross-functional alignment.
• Oversee engineering process adherence across the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with established standards for SDLC, change management, testing, deployment, incident management, and release governance.
• Lead production incident management efforts, including escalation handling, root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve platform stability and reduce recurring issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on system resiliency, automation, operational efficiency, technical debt reduction, engineering productivity, and AI-driven innovation opportunities.
• Champion observability and monitoring best practices using tools such as Datadog to improve system visibility, alerting, operational insights, and platform reliability.
• Ensure adherence to security, regulatory, compliance, and operational standards across application development, infrastructure management, and production support activities.
• Support hiring, performance management, career development, and succession planning activities for the engineering organization.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders through strong verbal and written communication skills.

Skills

Python

React Native

GraphQL

PostgreSQL

AWS

AWS Lambda

AWS ECS

AWS DynamoDB

AWS S3

AWS API Gateway

Datadog

CI/CD

Distributed Systems

Cloud-Native Architecture

Engineering Leadership

Team Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS Lambda

AWS ECS

AWS DynamoDB

AWS S3

AWS API Gateway

Datadog

CI/CD Pipelines

Job description

Role Overview

We are looking for a Software Engineering Manager with strong experience in Python, React Native, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, and AWS. The role involves building scalable cloud-native applications, improving system reliability and performance, handling production support, and leading complex technical initiatives across backend, mobile, and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers across backend, mobile, and cloud platforms, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, engineering excellence, continuous learning, and attention to detail.
• Own the overall delivery and operational health of services across Python backends, React Native mobile applications, GraphQL APIs, PostgreSQL databases, and AWS cloud infrastructure, ensuring scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
• Drive architecture design and technical strategy for large-scale, distributed systems, ensuring solutions align with business objectives, scalability requirements, security standards, and long-term platform sustainability.
• Conduct architecture and design reviews for new initiatives and existing systems, providing technical guidance and governance to ensure consistency with engineering standards and best practices.
• Partner closely with Product, UX, QA, DevOps, and business stakeholders to drive technical discovery, define solution approaches, assess risks, and secure cross-functional alignment.
• Oversee engineering process adherence across the software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with established standards for SDLC, change management, testing, deployment, incident management, and release governance.
• Lead production incident management efforts, including escalation handling, root cause analysis (RCA), corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives to improve platform stability and reduce recurring issues.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on system resiliency, automation, operational efficiency, technical debt reduction, engineering productivity, and AI-driven innovation opportunities.
• Champion observability and monitoring best practices using tools such as Datadog to improve system visibility, alerting, operational insights, and platform reliability.
• Ensure adherence to security, regulatory, compliance, and operational standards across application development, infrastructure management, and production support activities.
• Support hiring, performance management, career development, and succession planning activities for the engineering organization.
• Communicate effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders through strong verbal and written communication skills.

Requirements

• Python
• React Native
• GraphQL
• PostgreSQL
• AWS
• AWS Lambda
• AWS ECS
• AWS DynamoDB
• AWS S3
• AWS API Gateway
• AWS CloudWatch
• Distributed Systems Architecture
• Cloud-Native Architecture
• Engineering Leadership
• Team Management
• Incident Management
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Observability & Monitoring
• Datadog
• SDLC Process Management
• Root Cause Analysis
• Security & Compliance
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Technical Communication

Preferred Skills

• AI/ML Technologies
• Automation Tools
• Data-Driven Decision Making

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proven experience leading and managing software engineering teams delivering production systems using Python, React Native, GraphQL, PostgreSQL, AWS cloud technologies, and distributed architectures.
• Strong experience designing and reviewing scalable cloud-native architectures using AWS services such as Lambda, ECS, DynamoDB, S3, API Gateway, and CloudWatch.
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, and operational alerting solutions using Datadog or similar platforms.
• Demonstrated experience driving engineering process improvements, operational excellence initiatives, incident management, and release governance practices.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, automated testing strategies, observability, system reliability, and modern software development best practices.
• AI-forward mindset with an interest in leveraging AI technologies, automation, and data-driven decision-making to improve engineering efficiency and product innovation.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong analytical skills with high attention to detail and a focus on delivering high-quality, scalable solutions.