Sr Manager, Software Development Engineering

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role is someone who has a passion for solving hyper scale engineering challenges to serve the largest companies on the planet About the Role We are looking for a highly motivated Senior Software Development Engineering Manager to build and lead our team in the Chennai office You ll play a crucial role in growing the team and its skillset you will collaborate with stakeholders across the globe This is a great opportunity to lead and contribute to a dynamic and critical platform in a fast-paced environment You will be responsible for leading a team of engineers ensuring the seamless operation of our Analytics products Critical responsibility will be driving team onboarding and product knowledge ramp up cooperating closely with our core teams in Dublin and Pleasanton This role will require strong cross-team collaboration and communication to effectively bridge time zone differences and ensure seamless workflow You will lead by example leveraging your deep knowledge building world class software You will promote a diverse and inclusive environment where employees are happy energized and engaged and who are excited to come to work every day Responsibilities Build and lead a multidisciplinary development team drive them through technical challenges delivering high-quality solutions that power Analytics at scale Understand and promote industry-standard methodologies Coach and mentor team members to help them to be at their best assisting with career growth and personal development Foster an environment where communication teamwork and collaboration are rewarded Participate in our 12x7 on-call rotation supporting our applications in development and customer environments Energize your team and have fun engineering software About You Basic Qualifications 8 years of experience in a Software Engineering role preferably using Java Scala or other similar language 4 years proven experience leading and managing teams delivering software in an agile environment Bachelor s degree in a computer related field or equivalent work experience Other Qualifications Experience in building Highly Available Scalable Reliable multi-tenanted big data applications on Cloud AWS GCP and or Data Center architectures Working knowledge of distributed system principles Experience with managing big data frameworks like Spark and or Hadoop Demonstrated track record of delivering performant resilient solutions in a business-critical SaaS environment Solid understanding and practical experience with software engineering best practices coding standards code reviews SCM CI build processes testing and operations You have a strong focus on delivering high-quality software products continuous innovation and you value test automation and performance engineering You demonstrate the interpersonal skills needed to positively influence important issues or decisions in a multi-functional environment You have the ability to communicate technical complexity in simple terms to both technical and non technical audiences Experience supporting team members career growth and development You put people first and ensure a psychologically safe environment for team members Our Approach to Flexible Work With Flex Work we re combining the best of both worlds in-person time and remote Our approach enables our teams to deepen connections maintain a strong community and do their best work We know that flexibility can take shape in many ways so rather than a number of required days in-office each week we simply spend at least half 50 of our time each quarter in the office or in the field with our customers prospects and partners depending on role This means you ll have the freedom to create a flexible schedule that caters to your business team and personal needs while being intentional to make the most of time spent together Those in our remote home office roles also have the opportunity to come together in our offices for important moments that matter Are you being referred to one of our 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