Software Engineering Manager – Identity Platform (CIAM)

Location: Chennai (Hybrid - 3 days/week in Office)

Role Summary

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead the delivery of
our Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) platform. This role is
responsible for leading cross-functional engineering teams comprising Software
Development Engineers and Quality Engineers while driving predictable delivery,
engineering excellence, platform reliability, and continuous improvement.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical leadership with delivery
management expertise and has experience managing teams building secure, scalable
enterprise platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership

* Lead, coach, and develop cross-functional engineering teams including
Software Development Engineers and Quality Engineers.

* Build a high-performing engineering culture focused on collaboration,
accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

* Drive career development, performance management, hiring, and succession
planning.





* Identify opportunities to leverage Generative AI and AI-powered engineering
tools across the software development lifecycle, including requirements
analysis, code generation, test automation, code reviews, documentation, and
incident analysis.

* Foster a culture of continuous experimentation and learning around AI-enabled
engineering practices.

AI & Up-to-date Engineering

* Experience leveraging Generative AI tools to improve software engineering
productivity and delivery.

* Familiarity with AI-assisted software development tools such as GitHub
Copilot, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor, or similar developer productivity
platforms.

* Understanding of Large Language Models (LLMs), prompt engineering,
retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and AI agent concepts.

* Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise applications using
modern APIs and cloud AI services.

* Knowledge of Responsible AI principles, AI governan

📌 Software Engineering Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Pearson
📍 Chennai