Senior Manager - Software Engineering

About the job

• Do you want to create impactful, futuristic outcomes for businesses across the globe?
• Can you lead a team of solvers to success?

Then this role is perfect for you!

Role: To deliver faster, smarter, better business outcomes for our clients & partners.

What are we looking for?

• This entrepreneurial technology leadership position challenges the client status quo by helping them re-imagine the art of what is possible using a consulting mindset and business strategy skills.
• This position oversees the delivery of Software Engineering and carries the project management & Delivery DNA.
• This position requires fanatic iterative improvement ability - the ability to architect a solution, code, research, code more, research more and code some more, rebuild and re-architect, you get the drift.
• We are seeking hard-core geeks turned engineering managers turned management consultants bored of delivering 80-page PDFs. We want people who are hands-on techies and are interested in building things that matter to businesses generating real outcomes.

What are we not looking for?

• Mere Delegator. Non 'do-er', Budget owner. Agency manager. Co-ordinator. Program Manager.
• Thrives in aligning people most of the time and may be great at it, but not awesome at *doing things*.
• A safe player - Not used to taking bold meaningful bets every month smartly & swiftly with a desire to create a leveraged impact by solving differently.

Major Roles & Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for executing software engineering projects with a product engineering mindset .
• Lead and inspire a high-performance core group of developers, architects & engineering managers.
• Responsible for hiring, training, coaching, team building, assessing performance, providing feedback, mentoring and helping the team succeed. Our enthusiastic software engineers are just getting started -- and as a manager, you guide the way and set-up examples by coming-up with the best solutions to complex engineering problems.
• Collaborate with architects, product management and other engineering teams to create solutions that increase the platform's value.
• Own Delivery - This includes overseeing the end-to-end delivery of software projects ensuring adherence to timelines, budget and impeccable engineering quality, setting up and managing periodic progress meetings and act as a point of escalation for project issues, providing timely resolution and effective communication with stakeholders.
• Participate with senior management in developing a long-term technology road map. Influence, collaborate and communicate effectively with various leaders.
• Drive a HAPPIER culture of constant improvement, identifying and implementing processes helping establish searce as the best suited software engineering partner.

Education & Experience

Is Education overrated? Yes. We believe so. However there is no way to locate you otherwise. So we might look for a Bachelor's or Master's degree in engineering from a reputed institute or you should be programming from 12. And the latter is better. We will find you faster if you specify the latter in some manner along with:

• Proven experience of 5+ years in a leadership role overseeing software engineering teams, preferably within a professional services environment.
• Successful track-record of Solution Architecting and High-end software development.
• Strong technical background with expertise in software development methodologies, languages, and frameworks.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Demonstrated success in delivering complex software projects on time and within budget.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to evolving business needs.
• Leadership qualities including strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving, and team-building.
• Experience in client-facing roles with a focus on building and maintaining relationships.
• Our technology stack is insane and the role requires experience and understanding of technologies like:
• Back End : Python, Node , Go
• Front End : Angular , React , Vue.js
• Databases: MongoDB, Google Cloud SQL, Graph/NoSQL, Bigtable
• AWS, Google Cloud Platform

About Searce

What is ‘searce’

Searce means ‘a fine sieve’ & indicates ‘to refine, to analyze, to improve’. It signifies our way of working: To improve to the finest degree of excellence, ‘solving for better’ every time. Searcians are passionate improvers & solvers who love to question the status quo.

The primary purpose of all of us, at Searce, is driving intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes using new-age technology. This purpose is driven passionately by HAPPIER people who aim to become better, everyday.

What we do

Searce is a modern tech consulting firm that empowers clients to futurify their businesses, leveraging Cloud, AI & Analytics.

• We are a category defining niche’ cloud-native technology consulting company, specializing in modernizing (improve, automate & transform) the full-scope of infra, app, process & work.
• We partner with clients in their ‘beyond x’ journey to drive intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes.
• We are the most preferred tech partner of choice when it comes to ‘solving for better’ for the new-age tech startups & digital enterprises, leading disruption in their industries.
• Our Service Offerings: We offer Advanced Cloud, Data & App Modernization, Cloud Consulting, Management & Improvement (DevOps, SysOps & Cloud Managed Services), Applied AI & Analytics services.
• As one of the top 5 niche’ full scope global partners for Google Cloud & a preferred partner for AWS, we are the most preferred ‘engineering-led’ tech company of choice when it comes to solving complex business problems.