Manager, Software Engineering (Python)

Position Overview

As an Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of software engineers in building scalable, reliable, and efficient web applications and microservices in the for “News and Competitive Data Analysis Platform”. You will drive technical excellence, system architecture, and best practices while fostering a high-performance engineering culture. You’ll be responsible for managing engineering execution, mentoring engineers, and ensuring the timely delivery of high-quality solutions. 

Your expertise in Python , Django, React, Apache Solr, RabbitMQ, and Postges and other NoSQL cloud databases will help shape the technical strategy of our SaaS platform. You will collaborate closely with Product, Design, and DevOps teams to align engineering efforts with business goals. 

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstratesstrong technical leadership, typically across multipleteams by delivering high-quality software solutions ensuring scalability, reliability, and performance. 

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to define project requirements and deliver solutions that meet business goals. 

• Ableto spot the biggest pain points of the systems you’re working with andpropose solutions toimprove. 

• Ableto influence the engineering culture and practices of the teams, workswith self-confidence with stakeholders outside of own team aswell. 

• Experiencedmentor providing technical guidance and inspiring the team to achieve goals, helping them to grow and develop skills. 

• Conduct constructive code reviews, ensure code quality, and promote best practices in software development so everyone can go and learn alongside you. 

What you need to succeed

• Technical Leadership: Provide architectural guidance, ensuring best practices in Django-based backend development and React-based frontends.  

• Engineering Execution: Own the technical roadmap, working with teams on key components like Python framework for task management, RabbitMQ for messaging, and Google Cloud SQL/PostgreSQL for data storage.  

• System Scalability & Performance: Optimize & redisgn Backend worker nodes efficiency for tasks like crawling and notifications, ensuring smooth distributed task execution.  

• Database & Search Optimization: Drive performance improvements in PostgreSQL (self-hosted and GCP-managed CloudSQL) and Apache Solr for indexed content retrieval.  

• Cloud & Infrastructure: Oversee the transition to GCP-managed CloudSQL, replacing Google Data Store and PostgreSQL for metadata.  

• Cloud Migration : Stragegise and drive product migration from GCP to AWS 

• Cross-Team Collaboration: Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams to ensure reliable deployments, CI/CD, and production monitoring.  

• Mentorship & Growth: Coach and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, continuous learning, and technical excellence. 

Preferred Experience/Skills: 

• 8+ years of experience in software development, with at least 2+ years in an engineering leadership role.  

• Strong expertise in Python (Django, Celery) and JavaScript (React, frontend development).  

• Deep understanding of message brokers (RabbitMQ) and task orchestration.  

• Proficiency in SQL and NoSQL databases, including PostgreSQL, Apache Solr, and Google Cloud SQL.  

• Experience with scalable architectures, distributed systems, and event-driven designs.  

• Knowledge of NLP and Semantic Search 

• Knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud platforms (GCP, AWS, or Azure).  

• Strong background in code quality, security best practices, and performance tuning.  

• Ability to influence stakeholders, manage engineering teams, and drive technical innovation.