Manager, Software Engineering
DU TECH Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
IT Services and IT Consulting · 201-500 employees
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About the role
The Manager of Software Engineering leads the delivery and operational performance of application design, development, and modernization. They are responsible for translating business priorities into actionable roadmaps while coaching and developing a high-performing team.
What they look for
Requirements
Candidates must have a bachelor's degree and 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in software engineering or a related discipline. Proficiency in cloud platforms, CI/CD, and secure software development practices is required, along with strong leadership and communication skills.
Full description
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Job Summary
The Manager, Software Engineering leads software engineering delivery and operational performance across application design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and modernization. This people-leader role translates business and product priorities into plans, establishes quality and governance expectations, manages risks and dependencies, and develops a high-performing team that delivers measurable outcomes.
Walgreens is looking for a Manager, Software Engineering to lead software engineering capabilities across application design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and modernization. This role combines people leadership, delivery accountability, stakeholder partnership, and disciplined execution to deliver reliable, scalable, secure, and customer-focused outcomes.
Job Responsibilities
Delivery & Execution
- Lead planning, delivery, and operational performance for software engineering.
- Guide a team responsible for application design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and modernization.
- Translate priorities into roadmaps, plans, backlogs, and measurable outcomes.
- Reinforce quality, architecture, security, privacy, compliance, and operational standards.
- Manage capacity, delivery risks, dependencies, budgets, and vendors as applicable.
- Use metrics to improve quality, speed, reliability, cost, and stakeholder value.
Support & Enablement
- Lead, coach, and develop team members; support hiring, performance, and talent processes.
- Build strong partnerships across business, product, architecture, security, data, and technology teams.
- Communicate priorities, progress, risks, and decisions clearly.
- Create an inclusive, accountable, and high-performing team environment.
Supervisory Responsibilities
Basic Qualifications & Interests (BQIs)
Education & Experience
Type of Experience*
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Design, Analytics, Business, or a related discipline
- 4 to 9 years of relevant experience in software engineering or a closely related discipline
- Experience with application design, development, integration, testing, deployment, and modernization
- Experience leading teams, workstreams, programs, or technology delivery in a complex organization
- Knowledge of programming languages, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, CI/CD, testing, and secure software development
- Experience collaborating across business and technology teams
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, written, and verbal communication skills
Fiscal Budget Requirements: This is standard based on the Band/Level Assigned. Can leave blank or provide expectations in the BQs sections
Management Requirements: This is standard based on the Band/Level Assigned. Can leave blank or provide expectations in the BQs sections
Preferred Qualifications & Interests (PQIs)
- Master's degree in a related technical or business field is preferred
- Advanced knowledge of programming languages, APIs, cloud platforms, databases, CI/CD, testing, and secure software development
- Experience with enterprise-scale cloud, data, digital, retail, pharmacy, healthcare, or customer technology environments
- Experience working with global teams, managed service partners, or distributed delivery models
- Relevant industry, cloud, agile, product, architecture, data, security, design, or technology certifications are preferred
Requirements
Key Primary Skills
"Foundational knowledge of Splunk & MSFT Defender, Understanding of common attack vectors and TTPs, Attention to detail and analytical thinking, Foundational networking, OS, cloud concepts
Strong written and verbal communication"
