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Senior Manager - Engineering

Proofpoint
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LOCATION

India · Onsite

EXPERIENCE

10+ Years

TYPE

FullTime

SKILLS REQUIRED

Technical LeadershipPeople ManagementDistributed SystemsMicroservices Architecture

Job description

Overview

Lead and grow an engineering team in Hyderabad, India, within the AI Security organization, building high-performing teams and driving technical excellence and delivery of security solutions at scale.

What you'll do

  • Lead and manage engineering teams responsible for developing and delivering AI Security solutions.
  • Drive execution of engineering roadmaps, ensuring high-quality and timely deliveries.
  • Collaborate with Product Management, Architecture, QA, and other engineering teams to define priorities and deliverables.
  • Establish engineering best practices focused on scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability.
  • Take ownership of technical challenges, remove roadblocks, and drive continuous improvement.
  • Balance short-term delivery commitments with long-term technical investments.
  • Build a strong engineering culture centered on ownership, accountability, collaboration, and innovation.
  • Foster an environment that encourages technical innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous learning.

What you'll need

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 4+ years in engineering management.
  • Proven experience managing and growing engineering teams in a fast-paced environment.
  • Strong technical background in backend engineering, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud-native architectures.
  • Experience building and operating production systems at enterprise scale.
  • Solid understanding of modern software development practices, CI/CD, automated testing, and Agile methodologies.
  • Experience collaborating with geographically distributed engineering teams.
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and execution.

Details

  • Location: Hyderabad, India.

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Senior Manager - Engineering