Senior Software Engineering Manager

Job Title : Senior Software Engineering Manager

Experience :

10+ years in software engineering, including 4+ years of people management

Team Size Managed : 6+ engineers

Location :

Onsite (with global collaboration)

Industry :

Media & Entertainment

About the Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager with a strong background in

modern software development

and proven success

leading engineering teams . This role blends

strategic leadership

with

technical depth , requiring oversight of architecture, delivery execution, and team development. You will drive

engineering culture ,

foster technical excellence , and

collaborate globally

to deliver scalable, reliable solutions.

The ideal candidate will have strong leadership experience, hands-on technical expertise across multiple programming languages and architectures, and the ability to collaborate across global teams and stakeholders to align engineering execution with business priorities and deliver scalable, reliable, and secure solutions.

Responsibilities

Lead

and

manage

multiple engineering teams (6+ engineers total) delivering web applications and services across frontend and backend.

Recruit ,

onboard ,

mentor , and

performance-manage

engineers, ensuring career growth and succession planning

Drive

engineering culture initiatives : best practices, coding standards, CI / CD adoption, and test-driven development.

Drive adoption of

AI-assisted development , ensuring ethical, secure, and effective usage across teams.

Continuously evaluate

emerging technologies

and

AI platforms , guiding adoption roadmaps that improve engineering productivity and code quality across the org.

Own

architectural decisions

for your teams, with support from principal engineers and architects

Oversee

Agile delivery

across multiple teams, ensuring consistent practices, cross-team alignment, and continuous improvement at scale.

Provide

technical oversight , conduct

design reviews , and support

delivery execution

across projects

Stay hands-on when needed, contributing to

code reviews, proofs-of-concept, and solving complex problems

Partner closely with product leadership to

influence roadmaps

and

align business goals

with technical execution and deliver outcomes.

Collaborate across

QA, DevOps, Data, and global teams

to manage dependencies and deliver end-to-end solutions

Support

budgeting ,

vendor engagement , and

capacity planning

where required

Represent engineering in

strategic discussions

with leadership as needed

Mentor

and

develop

Engineering Managers and Tech Leads, fostering leadership growth and succession planning

Foster and enforce a

test-driven culture , ensuring teams maintain strong unit, integration, and automated end-to-end test coverage.

Track engineering

KPIs

(e.g., velocity, code quality, test coverage, release frequency) and use these insights to continuously improve processes and delivery outcomes.

Ensure

security and compliance

best practices are integrated into design, development, and delivery.

Required Skills & Experience

10+ years

of professional software engineering experience

4+ years

of proven people management, leading teams of

6+ engineers

Background as a software engineer with experience in

multiple programming languages

and the ability to evaluate tradeoffs between technologies.

Extensive experience overseeing

Agile delivery

across multiple teams, ensuring consistency of practices, cross-team alignment, and continuous improvement at scale.

Experience with

modern architectures

(e.g., microservices, event-driven systems, distributed systems).

Hands-on experience with

AWS (preferred) or other cloud platforms , DevOps, and CI / CD practices

Proficiency with

relational

and

non-relational databases

Strong

architectural decision-making

experience, with the ability to balance technical depth and business priorities

Strong track record of integrating

AI-assisted development tools

into engineering workflows.

Proven ability to manage

global team collaboration

Proven ability to define and enforce

engineering-wide standards ,

drive culture change , and

influence cross-functional stakeholders

to ensure technical excellence.

Extensive experience

defining

and

operationalizing engineering KPIs

across multiple teams, using insights to improve productivity, quality, and delivery at scale.

Preferred Qualifications

Experience establishing

test automation strategies

and

integrating automated testing

into CI / CD pipelines across multiple teams.

Experience working with

• .net Core

and related environment is a plus.

Experience with

modern frontend frameworks

(React.js, Next.js, Blazor) and full-stack development

Experience with

program / project delivery at scale , including roadmap planning and risk management

Familiarity with

infrastructure-as-code tools

(Terraform, CloudFormation)

Media & entertainment

industry background a strong plus