Senior Manager- AI Engineering

Overview

Senior Manager – AI Engineering will lead a Product Development pod within the Professional Services AI Engineering team in Bangalore, combining people management with architect-level technical direction for AI productization.

What you'll do

• Build, grow, and retain a high-performing dev pod, including hiring, performance, and career development.
• Own product-side technical decisions for backend architecture, system design, and system scaling.
• Set code quality, review standards, and release readiness expectations across delivery teams.
• Coordinate with AI and Platform Architects to ensure clean composition of deterministic and non-deterministic components.
• Translate PS leadership priorities into project commitments, capacity plans, and quarterly roadmaps.
• Drive the hiring pipeline for open dev-side positions and own performance and growth discussions.

What you'll need

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 3+ years managing engineering teams with 5+ direct reports.
• Backend development background in Java, Python, or equivalent with system design and distributed systems experience.
• Hands-on experience with database access patterns, RabbitMQ/Kafka message queues, and horizontal scaling.
• Working understanding of integrating AI/LLM features into production systems where AI and deterministic components meet.
• CI/CD and engineering hygiene experience including Git workflows, automated testing, and observability.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.

Details

• Location: Bangalore.