Senior Software Engineering Manager

Overview

Senior Software Engineering Manager leading the India CoE engineering organization, including Software Engineers, Platform Developers, SDETs, and AI Engineers, with a focus on Quality Engineering, test automation, and DevOps delivery.

What you'll do

• Lead and develop a high-performing engineering organization, including Software Engineers, Platform Developers, SDETs, and AI Engineers.
• Lead Quality Engineering initiatives that advance test automation, continuous testing, DevOps integration, and engineering best practices across the software development lifecycle.
• Drive hiring, onboarding, workforce planning, performance management, and career development activities.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Partner with global leaders to scale organizational capacity and ensure effective utilization of India-based resources.
• Serve as the primary escalation point for operational and resource-related issues within the India CoE.
• Partner with Software Development, QA, Product Management, and Platform Engineering leaders to support successful delivery of product initiatives.
• Define and execute the Quality Engineering strategy with a strong focus on automation, shift-left testing, continuous testing, and quality metrics.
• Establish automation standards, governance, and best practices that maximize test coverage, reliability, and execution efficiency.
• Lead enterprise DevOps automation, including DevOps strategy, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Ansible, or CloudFormation).
• Promote Agile development practices and collaboration across globally distributed teams.
• Provide technical leadership in software quality engineering, test automation, and modern software delivery practices.
• Champion automation and CI/CD adoption using Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or equivalent platforms.
• Partner with global Software Development, QA, Product Management, and Platform Engineering leaders to align staffing, execution plans, and organizational priorities.
• Support initiatives related to quality, compliance, cybersecurity, validation, and continuous improvement across the software organization.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
• 10+ years of experience in software development, software quality engineering, or related technical disciplines.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing software engineering teams, including experience leading quality engineering and test automation functions.
• Proven success building, scaling, and developing high-performing engineering organizations.
• Experience managing globally distributed teams and working within Agile development environments.
• Experience developing or supporting software products within regulated industries and familiarity with regulatory and compliance requirements, including FDA, IVDR, GxP, HIPAA, or similar frameworks.
• Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using C# and .NET technologies.
• Experience leading teams delivering scalable, cloud-based software solutions using AWS and/or Azure.
• Solid understanding of APIs, microservices, distributed systems, DevOps practices, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep expertise in software quality engineering, test automation, and continuous testing practices.
• Experience implementing automated testing frameworks and integrating quality engineering practices into modern software delivery processes.
• Experience with tools such as Playwright, Selenium, Cypress, Postman, or similar automation technologies.
• Experience leading enterprise Quality Engineering transformation initiatives.
• Experience integrating automated testing into CI/CD pipelines with quality gates.

Nice to have

• Master's degree.
• Experience within healthcare, life sciences, diagnostics, laboratory software, or other regulated industries.
• Experience supporting global software development organizations and distributed delivery models.
• Experience building or leading engineering teams within a Center of Excellence (CoE) model.
• Exposure to AI-enabled software development initiatives and modern engineering productivity tools.
• Advanced Degree plus 10+ years of experience, or Bachelor's Degree plus 12+ years of experience, with software development including 5+ years in technical leadership or management roles.
• Preferred fields of study: Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related technical field.
• Advanced technical certifications such as PMP or cloud certifications.
• Strong expertise in modern software development practices, architectures, and methodologies (Agile/SAFe).
• Experience successfully leading and developing engineering teams.
• Experience with cloud technologies (AWS/Azure), microservices, and DevOps practices.
• Demonstrated ability to drive technical strategy and roadmap planning.
• Strong understanding of software quality, security, and compliance requirements.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with AI/ML technologies and data-driven development.
• Knowledge of scientific or laboratory software domains.
• Ability to balance strategic vision with tactical execution.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience delivering projects in complex technical environments.
• Experience managing distributed teams.

Details

• Location: Bangalore, India.
• Work schedule: Standard, Monday to Friday.
• Work environment: Office.