Software Engineering Manager

dada consultants; Singapore; On-site; SGD 200,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Dada Consultants is seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams for cloud-native software solutions. You will oversee multi-stream technical governance, manage budgets, and align cross-functional stakeholders to drive on-time, quality deliveries.

The role requires hands-on leadership with strong systems engineering discipline, cybersecurity awareness, and experience in financial/work package management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related technical field.
• 7+ years of experience leading multi-skilled or geographically distributed software engineering teams.
• Proven experience conducting design and architecture reviews for cloud-native software and cloud-scale orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Solid understanding of Systems Engineering lifecycles (e.g., ISO/IEC 15288, EIA 632) alongside Secure Software Development Frameworks (e.g., SLSA) and Cybersecurity controls (e.g., NIST).
• Direct experience in financial and budgetary management of engineering work packages, including Earned Value Management (EVM) and scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera).
• Proficiency with collaboration and delivery management platforms such as Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to align technical teams with diverse business and client stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and empower a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with customer expectations.
• Provide clear technical guidance, architectural direction, and workflow management, including task prioritization and resource allocation to achieve project milestones.
• Conduct formal design and architectural reviews of cloud-native and cloud-orchestrated software solutions.
• Establish continuous learning initiatives, upskill engineering staff, and promote knowledge sharing through detailed, reusable documentation.
• Oversee team performance, professional development, and goal tracking across reporting delivery roles.
• Drive the end-to-end execution and timely release of software deliverables across multiple project streams.
• Facilitate and lead technical design reviews, workshops, peer reviews, and milestone evaluations.
• Establish and continuously improve standardized software engineering processes, practices, and delivery tooling.
• Collaborate with discipline leads to tailor engineering frameworks to specific project requirements.
• Act as the primary technical bridge between engineering teams, Project Managers, Product Owners, Technical Design Authorities, and executive stakeholders.
• Manage customer and stakeholder expectations, conducting requirements analysis to negotiate and implement mutually beneficial ("win-win") solutions.
• Manage customer scope strictly in line with approved baselines, budgets, and schedules.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and operational risks, tracking residual risks and cost savings.
• Establish and monitor engineering metrics to track progress, measure team performance, and resolve delivery blockers proactively.
• Prepare and lead regular Technical and Financial Reviews (TFR) and oversee Work Package control processes.
• Manage project budgets, resource costs, and financial tracking using Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.
• Support business development and bid activities by preparing and reviewing accurate engineering cost estimates for proposed system modifications and baseline changes.

Skills

Technical Leadership

Architecture & Cloud

Systems Engineering & Security

Financial & Project Control

Tools & Methodologies

Communication

Education

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

Tools

Jira

Confluence

MS Project

Primavera

Kubernetes

Job description

On behalf of our client, we are seeking an experienced Software Development Manager to lead and scale high-performing engineering teams. In this role, you will oversee the delivery of complex, cloud-native software solutions, manage multi-stream technical governance, and maintain alignment across cross-functional stakeholders.

The ideal candidate brings a strong balance of people-first technical leadership, systems engineering discipline, robust cybersecurity awareness, and hands-on financial and work package management experience.

Key Responsibilities

1. Team Leadership & Technical Direction

• Lead, mentor, and empower a multidisciplinary team of engineers to deliver high-quality software solutions aligned with customer expectations.
• Provide clear technical guidance, architectural direction, and workflow management, including task prioritization and resource allocation to achieve project milestones.
• Conduct formal design and architectural reviews of cloud-native and cloud-orchestrated software solutions.
• Establish continuous learning initiatives, upskill engineering staff, and promote knowledge sharing through detailed, reusable documentation.
• Oversee team performance, professional development, and goal tracking across reporting delivery roles.

2. Project & Process Management

• Drive the end-to-end execution and timely release of software deliverables across multiple project streams.
• Facilitate and lead technical design reviews, workshops, peer reviews, and milestone evaluations.
• Establish and continuously improve standardized software engineering processes, practices, and delivery tooling.
• Collaborate with discipline leads to tailor engineering frameworks to specific project requirements.

3. Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Act as the primary technical bridge between engineering teams, Project Managers, Product Owners, Technical Design Authorities, and executive stakeholders.
• Manage customer and stakeholder expectations, conducting requirements analysis to negotiate and implement mutually beneficial ("win-win") solutions.
• Manage customer scope strictly in line with approved baselines, budgets, and schedules.

4. Risk, Quality & Financial Governance

• Identify, assess, and mitigate technical and operational risks, tracking residual risks and cost savings.
• Establish and monitor engineering metrics to track progress, measure team performance, and resolve delivery blockers proactively.Prepare and lead regular Technical and Financial Reviews (TFR) and oversee Work Package control processes.
• Manage project budgets, resource costs, and financial tracking using Earned Value Management (EVM) principles.

5. Commercial & Bid Support

• Support business development and bid activities by preparing and reviewing accurate engineering cost estimates for proposed system modifications and baseline changes.

Knowledge, Skills & Experience

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related technical field.

Required Experience:

• Technical Leadership: 7+ years of experience leading multi-skilled or geographically distributed software engineering teams.
• Architecture & Cloud: Proven experience conducting design and architecture reviews for cloud-native software and cloud-scale orchestration frameworks (e.g., Kubernetes).
• Systems Engineering & Security: Solid understanding of Systems Engineering lifecycles (e.g., ISO/IEC 15288, EIA 632) alongside Secure Software Development Frameworks (e.g., SLSA) and Cybersecurity controls (e.g., NIST).
• Financial & Project Control: Direct experience in financial and budgetary management of engineering work packages, including Earned Value Management (EVM) and scheduling tools (e.g., MS Project, Primavera).
• Tools & Methodologies: Proficiency with collaboration and delivery management platforms such as Jira and Confluence in an Agile environment.
• Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a demonstrated ability to align technical teams with diverse business and client stakeholders.