Software Engineering, Manager

Jobgether; India; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work options (remote/hybrid/0

Health insurance

Education sponsorship

Flexible leave

Inclusion initiatives

Mentorship and career growth

Job summary

Jobgether is seeking an Software Engineering Manager in India to lead high-performing engineering teams while staying hands-on with technology and architecture.

You will shape scalable systems, guide technical strategy, drive AI-first development, and mentor engineers across Product, Design, DevOps, Security, and Data teams. The role emphasizes building strong engineering cultures and delivering high-quality, reliable software.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of strong software engineering experience with leadership experience.
• Knowledge of software architecture, system design, scalability, distributed systems and APIs.
• Experience with modern web technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript/React/Next.js/Java/PHP/Go/Python/Node.js).
• Familiarity with unit testing, CI/CD, Git, and Jenkins.
• Experience with Kubernetes, Docker, API gateways, Elasticsearch or similar platforms.
• Frontend architectures including SPAs/PWAs; React Native a plus.
• Exposure to Kafka or similar messaging systems.
• Experience in Agile/Scrum and improving engineering execution.
• Ability to mentor engineers and maintain architectural credibility.
• Excellent communication and ownership mindset.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership across engineering teams with hands-on guidance on architecture.
• Design and scale high-performance systems for distributed architectures and microservices.
• Influence technology strategy, engineering standards, and AI-first development practices.
• Translate business needs into technical plans and execution milestones.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers, supporting hiring and career growth.
• Drive high-quality delivery with robust testing, CI/CD, reviews, and release management.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, DevOps, Security, Data, and other teams to deliver impact.
• Champion responsible AI engineering practices and maintain code quality and security.

Skills

People leadership

Software architecture

System design

Distributed systems

APIs

Microservices

CI/CD

Kubernetes

Docker

AGILE/SCRUM

AI/ML awareness

Code reviews

Technical mentoring

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

API gateways

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Git

Jenkins

Job description

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Software Engineering, Manager based in India.

This role offers the opportunity to lead high-performing engineering teams while remaining deeply connected to technology and architecture. You will shape scalable systems, guide technical strategy, and influence engineering standards across complex products. A major focus will be championing AI-first development practices throughout the software lifecycle. You will combine people leadership with hands-on technical judgement to solve challenging engineering problems. Working closely with Product, Design, DevOps, Security, Data, and other teams, you will drive predictable and high-quality delivery. The role is ideal for a technology leader who thrives in ambiguity, encourages innovation, and builds strong engineering cultures. Your work will directly improve developer productivity, system reliability, product quality, and overall business impact.

Accountabilities

• Provide technical leadership across engineering teams while remaining sufficiently hands-on to guide complex technical decisions and architectural direction.
• Design and scale high-performance systems using appropriate patterns for distributed architectures, APIs, microservices, event-driven systems, and asynchronous processing.
• Own and influence technology strategy, architectural decisions, engineering standards, and technology adoption while balancing scalability, performance, security, reliability, maintainability, and delivery speed.
• Translate business and product requirements into clear technical plans, architecture, milestones, and execution strategies.
• Champion AI-first software development by integrating LLMs and AI-powered tools into requirements analysis, architecture, coding, modernization, testing, debugging, documentation, reviews, and knowledge discovery.
• Establish responsible AI engineering practices that maintain high standards for code quality, security, privacy, reliability, and architectural integrity.
• Identify opportunities for AI, automation, and emerging technologies to improve developer productivity, engineering velocity, software quality, and operational efficiency.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineers while fostering ownership, accountability, continuous learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Support hiring, team building, performance management, career development, and succession planning.
• Drive predictable, high-quality delivery through strong engineering practices covering testing, Git, CI/CD, code reviews, release management, and Agile/Scrum execution.
• Establish meaningful engineering metrics and remove technical, organizational, and process bottlenecks affecting productivity, reliability, and delivery.
• Partner with Product, Design, Architecture, DevOps, Security, Data, and other engineering teams to deliver high-impact products and capabilities.
• Communicate technical decisions, risks, dependencies, trade-offs, and delivery plans effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Take ownership of ambiguous and complex challenges while balancing immediate product priorities with long-term engineering and architectural investments.

Requirements

• 8+ years of strong software engineering experience, including demonstrated technical leadership and experience managing engineering teams or major technical initiatives.
• Strong knowledge of software architecture, system design, scalability, distributed systems, APIs, microservices, performance optimization, and event-driven architectures.
• Experience with modern web and software technologies such as JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Redux, Next.js, Java, PHP, Go, Python, Node.js, or equivalent technologies.
• Familiarity with engineering practices and tools including unit testing, automated testing, Git, CI/CD, and Jenkins.
• Experience with cloud-native and infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, Docker, API gateways, CDNs, Elasticsearch, or comparable platforms.
• Understanding of frontend architectures including SPAs and PWAs; React Native experience is a plus.
• Exposure to messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka or similar queueing platforms.
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum environments and continuously improving engineering execution.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and mentor engineers while maintaining strong technical credibility and sound architectural judgment.
• Excellent analytical, conceptual, critical-thinking, and problem-solving abilities, with a strong ownership mindset.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to create clear technical documentation and explain complex concepts to diverse stakeholders.
• Strong curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn unfamiliar technologies and approaches.
• A builder's mindset, with the ability to dive deeply into complex technical problems while empowering teams to solve problems independently.
• Strong interest in AI, automation, developer productivity, and improving the overall engineering experience.
• Familiarity with product analytics tools such as GTM or Hotjar is beneficial, while knowledge of Figma, Sketch, or similar design collaboration tools is a plus.

Benefits

• Flexible work environment with work-from-home, hybrid, or office-based options.
• Strong emphasis on work-life balance and sustainable ways of working.
• Health insurance options and comprehensive employee benefits.
• Education and certification sponsorships to support continuous professional development.
• Flexible leave options to support personal time away from work.
• Access to employee affinity groups and initiatives designed to foster inclusion, belonging, and connection across global teams.
• Opportunities to learn different areas of the business, take on challenging responsibilities, receive mentorship, and progress your career.
• Employee eligibility for a complimentary domain and WordPress blog through the company's domain registration benefit.
• An opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering leadership, scalable technology, AI innovation, and business impact.