Senior Software Engineering Manager

Work Schedule

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Job Description

Key Responsibilities

India CoE Leadership & Operations

• 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.

Quality Engineering Automation & Delivery Excellence

• 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.
• Experience leading enterprise DevOps automation with expertise in 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 CI/CD adoption using Azure DevOps GitHub Actions Jenkins GitLab CI or equivalent platforms and engineering practices that improve software quality reliability and customer outcomes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• 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.

Minimum Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Technology or a related field; Masters degree preferred.
• 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.

Technical Skills & Experience

• Strong software engineering background with hands-on experience developing enterprise applications using C# 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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 Bachelors Degree plus 12years 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 advantageous
• 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 preferred
• Knowledge of scientific or laboratory software domains beneficial
• 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 preferred