Senior Software Engineering Manager – Engineering Frameworks

Job Description:

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.

Qualifications:

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.

About Our Company:

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€36 billion global revenue

+13% organic growth

employees in 100+ countries

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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