Team Manager, Software Engineering

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.