At Zendesk, we believe in creating exceptional customer experiences. Our
Agent Workspace Messaging team
in
Pune
is at the forefront of this mission, empowering businesses to deliver seamless, best-in-class messaging for their users.This role is a pivotal opportunity to contribute to a revamped customer messaging experience, collaborating with globally distributed teams and cross-functional stakeholders. You'll ensure timely project delivery, uphold high code quality, and mentor engineers to reach their full potential.
What You'll Do
As an Engineering Manager, you will be a key leader in our Messaging product teams, driving both people development and technical excellence.
- Lead & Mentor: Guide a team of 4–6 software engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture. Drive their career development, growth, and performance.
- Strategise & Execute: Partner with Engineering and Product leaders to define and deliver business and technology initiatives, aligning with our long-term roadmap. Oversee project delivery across globally dependent teams.
- Technical Leadership: Promote operational excellence, lead system design reviews, and contribute to architectural decisions. Drive Agile methodologies and continuous process improvement.
- Collaborate: Serve as a key liaison, partnering with Product Managers and communicating effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional teams.
What You'll Bring
- 8+ years in software engineering with 3+ years in a technical leadership or management role.
- Proven ability to coach, mentor, hire, and retain high-performing engineering talent.
- Strong communication, collaboration, and prioritization skills.
- Solid technical background in backend development (e.g., Ruby on Rails, Java, Python) and API design (GraphQL/REST).
- In-depth knowledge of distributed systems, microservices architecture, and cloud environments (preferably AWS).
- Experience with large-scale cloud architecture in a SaaS environment.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile methodologies, automated testing, and CI/CD practices.
Tech Stack You'll Oversee
- Backend: Java, Ruby, Python
- Frontend: React, TypeScript
- Data/Messaging: Kafka, GraphQL, gRPC
- Cloud: AWS (RDS, S3, EKS)
- Orchestration: Kubernetes, Spinnaker
If you've built large-scale cloud applications, preferably in a SaaS environment, and want to continue leading teams, we'd love to hear from you.
Please note that Zendesk can only hire candidates who are physically located and plan to work from Karnataka or Maharashtra. Please refer to the location posted on the requisition for where this role is based.Hybrid: In this role, our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection, collaboration, learning, and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.
The Intelligent Heart Of Customer Experience
Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working, enables us to purposefully come together in person, at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world, to connect, collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.As part of our commitment to fairness and transparency, we inform all applicants that artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision systems may be used to screen or evaluate applications for this position, in accordance with Company guidelines and applicable law.Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity, equity, & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law, please click here.Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please send an e-mail to peopleandplaces@zendesk.com with your specific accommodation request.
