Senior Software Engineering Manager

Work Schedule
Standard (Mon-Fri)
Environmental Conditions
Office
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

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field; Master’s 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# 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.
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 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 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