Software Engineering Manager

Summit Consulting Services; Ernakulam; On-site; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading consulting firm based in Ernakulam, India, is seeking a Software Engineering Team Leader. This role requires extensive leadership experience and proficiency in full-stack development, particularly with C# and .NET. Responsibilities include leading engineering operations, collaborating with stakeholders, and enhancing application roadmaps. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a related field, demonstrated problem-solving abilities, and strong communication skills. Experience with modern development tools and practices is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of direct leadership experience in software engineering.
• Extensive experience in full-stack development, especially with C# and .NET.
• Proficient in modern software development tools and practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team overseeing design, development, and deployment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure a customer-centric approach.
• Foster team growth and maintain high code quality through reviews.

Skills

Leadership

Full-stack development

C# proficiency

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Agile methodologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field

Tools

Bitbucket

CI/CD pipelines

Kubernetes

Relational and NoSQL Databases

Job description

• Collaborate with key stakeholders across product teams to define and prioritize delivery, ensuring a customer-centric approach.
• Provide leadership to a software engineering team including QA. Overseeing architecture, design, development, testing, and deployment processes.
• Lead day-to-day development operations to ensure systems security, scalability, and reliability.
• Conduct code reviews and offer constructive feedback to maintain code quality, performance, and adherence to best practices.
• Enhance the application roadmap to demonstrate ongoing business value and technical innovation.
• Drive a culture of ownership, inclusion, learning, and excellence within the engineering team.
• Foster the growth of a diverse Software Engineering team.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, information technology, or related field is mandatory.
• 5+ years of direct leadership experience, including coaching, talent acquisition, and performance management.
• Extensive full-stack development experience, particularly proficient in C# and .NET
• Excellent communication skills, adept at navigating the organization and facilitating strategic discussions with key stakeholders.
• Senior-level experience in leading, coaching, mentoring, and developing individuals and teams.
• Proven track record in identifying and acquiring strategic talent, along with strategic resource planning and talent allocation across large organizations.
• Proactively shares knowledge, expertise, and perspectives with team members and business partners.
• Self-directed individual capable of setting clear team goals, ensuring accountability, and driving long-term technical roadmaps.
• Strong problem-solving abilities and adeptness in making informed decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with experience engaging with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Proficiency in modern software development tools and practices, including version control systems (e.g., Bitbucket), CI/CD pipelines, and agile methodologies.
• Demonstrated experience in building and deploying scaled platforms and applications.
• Expertise in defining and documenting coding standards.
• Familiarity with Relational and NoSQL Databases, such as Sql Server, MySQL, Postgres, and ElasticSearch.

Nice to Have:

• Experience in financial services
• Certifications: AWS (preferred), Azure, or GCP.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Redis, Jenkins
• Experience with AI tools such as Github CoPilot, Cursor.AI, AWS Bedrock, etc.