Team Manager, Software Engineering
Pearson Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Education · 10,001+ employees
About the role
Lead and manage the development and operations of a high-stakes qualifications platform while driving technical execution and feature delivery. Coach and develop a cross-functional team of engineers, scrum masters, and QA professionals to ensure technical excellence and operational success.
What they look for
Requirements
Requires a relevant degree in software engineering or equivalent experience along with a proven track record in leading engineering teams. Candidates must demonstrate strong technical acumen, experience in complex project delivery, and the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams.
Full description
Division: Pearson Qualifications Technology
Location: Bangalore or Chennai, India
Tier: M35
About Pearson Qualifications: We are the UK's largest awarding body and we are regulated by Ofqual (England), CCEA Accreditation (Northern Ireland) and Qualifications Wales (Wales). We offer academic and vocational qualifications that are globally recognised and benchmarked, with educational excellence rooted in names like Edexcel and BTEC. In 2025, we issued 6.5 million grades to candidates worldwide.
About the Role Oversee delivery of technically challenging solutions. Act as a technical point of contact, enable complex problem solving, and drive scalable design. Influence architecture choices and collaborate across teams to ensure stability, security, and performance. Lead a team of engineers delivering platform of platform features. Drive technical execution, coach team members, and ensure alignment with departmental goals. Foster a culture of quality, collaboration, and innovation while managing delivery risks and supporting continuous improvement.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the development and operations of a high stakes qualifications platform.
- Lead delivery of high-complexity features and solutions, ensuring technical excellence and reliability.
- Manage and develop a team of engineers, scrum masters and QA providing coaching, feedback, and support for growth.
- Engage with suppliers to secure resources to scale platform delivery teams.
- Plan, prioritise, and track feature delivery, ensuring programme increments and sprint commitments and release quality.
- Advise on architecture and design for major platform enhancements.
- Resolve blockers, manage escalations, and recommend process improvements for operational excellence.
- Champion consistent coding, testing, and documentation practices across the team. Pilot new AI enabled frameworks, tools, and advanced coding practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical execution with business needs.
Required Skills and Competencies
- Collaboration (Advanced): Influence and coordinate across teams for seamless execution.
- Technical Acumen (Experienced): Analyse and interpret complex technical data.
- Problem Solving (Experienced): Create practical solutions for customer and business value.
- Innovation (Experienced): Apply technology strategy to develop differentiated solutions.
- Adaptability, Artificial Intelligence, Learning to Learn (Effective): Demonstrate Pearson Power Skills.
- Software Design, DevOps, API Management, Cloud Computing, Data Security, Information Security, Ethical Responsibility, Resilience Planning, AI Agents, AutoAI (Effective): Apply role-based skills to deliver secure, scalable solutions.
Qualifications (Education & Experience)
- Relevant degree or equivalent experience in software engineering.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex projects.
- Strong track record in technical execution, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Job Location and Hours
The role is aligned to our Bangalore or Chennai offices in India, working a 45 hour week. All our roles are hybrid working; our current policy requires our team to work from their base office 3 times per week.
