Location: Bangalore, India
Team: Global Software Engineering (US, Denmark, and India)
Reports to: VP of Software Development

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager to lead a new team in Bangalore focused on building and evolving engineering frameworks, internal developer platforms, and productivity tooling that empower our global engineering organization. This team will play a critical role in shaping the developer experience for a global group of ~100 engineers distributed across the US, Denmark, and India.

You’ll work closely with technical leaders, architects, and peer managers across continents to deliver scalable frameworks, CI/CD automation, and shared components that improve velocity, quality, and consistency across product teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and grow a high-performing team of software engineers in Bangalore focused on developer frameworks, tooling, and infrastructure automation.
• Partner globally with teams in the US and Denmark to define strategy, priorities, and execution plans for engineering productivity initiatives.
• Drive technical direction for internal frameworks, libraries, and services that standardize development workflows, testing, deployment, and observability.
• Define and measure KPIs around build times, release frequency, test reliability, and developer satisfaction to quantify productivity improvements.
• Champion modern engineering practices such as platform engineering, Infrastructure as Code, continuous delivery, and automation-first development.
• Mentor engineers and technical leads, fostering a culture of learning, collaboration, and technical excellence.
• Collaborate with product and platform teams to ensure framework solutions align with evolving business and architectural goals.

What qualifications will make you successful for this role?

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in engineering management.
• Proven track record leading teams that build developer platforms, frameworks, or shared infrastructure services.
• Strong technical foundation in cloud-native development (AWS, Azure, or GCP), CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and microservices architecture.
• Hands-on experience with modern programming languages including Java, Typescript, and popular frameworks like Spring
• Demonstrated success collaborating with distributed global teams across time zones.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction and drive cross-team alignment.
• Passion for engineering enablement—removing friction from developers’ daily workflows and improving system reliability at scale.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with developer experience (DevEx) or platform engineering initiatives in a mid-to-large scale engineering organization.
• Familiarity with metrics-driven engineering productivity frameworks (e.g., DORA, SPACE).
• Prior experience establishing new teams or engineering hubs.
• Exposure to hybrid on-prem/cloud software environments.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to shape the foundation of a new engineering center of excellence in Bangalore.
• A global, collaborative engineering culture that values innovation, autonomy, and continuous improvement.
• Competitive compensation, benefits, and opportunities for career growth.

You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.

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