Software Engineering Manager

Software Engineering Manager to lead and manage software engineering teams in designing, developing, and delivering scalable, reliable, and high-quality software solutions. This role will oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle while ensuring technical excellence, delivery performance, and alignment with business objectives.

The ideal candidate has strong experience in software engineering, people leadership, system design, and hands-on knowledge of .NET or Ruby on Rails development.

Key Responsibilities

1. Engineering Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop software engineering teams to achieve technical and business objectives.
• Define engineering standards, development practices, and coding guidelines.
• Drive a culture of collaboration, ownership, continuous improvement, and technical excellence.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, coaching, and career development for engineering team members.

2. Software Development & Delivery

• Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering and technical design to development, testing, deployment, and maintenance.
• Ensure software products are delivered according to agreed scope, timeline, quality, and business requirements.
• Work closely with Product Managers, Business/IT stakeholders, QA, DevOps, and other teams to ensure smooth project delivery.
• Monitor engineering progress, identify delivery risks, and implement mitigation plans.

3. Technical Architecture & Engineering Excellence

• Provide technical direction and guidance on application architecture, system design, scalability, security, and performance.
• Review and evaluate technical solutions, design decisions, and implementation approaches.
• Ensure applications are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with engineering best practices.
• Drive continuous improvement of existing systems, including refactoring, modernization, and technical debt management.
• Promote best practices in code quality, testing, version control, CI/CD, and system monitoring.

4. Technology Development

• Provide technical leadership and guidance for applications developed using .NET / C# or Ruby on Rails.
• Ensure effective implementation of APIs, databases, integrations, and backend services.
• Evaluate and recommend appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools based on business and technical requirements.
• Stay updated on emerging technologies and identify opportunities to improve engineering productivity and system capabilities.

5. Stakeholder & Project Management

• Collaborate with business stakeholders to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Communicate project status, technical risks, dependencies, and resource requirements to management.
• Support technology planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and engineering roadmap development.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of technology initiatives.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 2–3 years in a leadership or managerial role.
• Strong experience in software development using .NET / C# or Ruby on Rails.
• Solid understanding of Object-Oriented Programming, RESTful APIs, database design, software architecture, and system integration.
• Experience with relational databases such as SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or MySQL.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD, automated testing, and Agile/Scrum development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle and engineering best practices.
• Experience managing and mentoring software engineering teams.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working in a high-volume, fast-paced, or enterprise environment is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and managing scalable, high-availability systems.
• Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS or Google Cloud.
• Experience with microservices, containerization, Docker/Kubernetes, or event-driven architecture.
• Experience implementing software engineering standards, code review processes, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience in retail, e-commerce, marketplace, loyalty/membership, or other consumer-facing technology environments is a plus.

About Kawan Lama Group

Established in 1955, Kawan Lama Group is a multi-sector group of companies who are constantly innovating for improving the quality of lives. Manages 28 brand portfolios operating in six different sectors: Commercial & Industrial, Consumer Retail, Food & Beverages, Property & Hospitality, Manufacturing & Engineering, and Commercial Technology. Aiming to be more than family business - but beyond that, we are business for families, we carry the mission to bring values for betterment of lives through business development and continuous growth.