Software Development Manager (SDM)?

Location:?Bangalore or Pune.

Experience: 12 ? 15 Years

About the Role

At Exxat, we build scalable, high-impact SaaS platforms that
power healthcare education across the U.S. We are looking for a Software
Development Manager (SDM) who can combine strong technical depth with
leadership capabilities to drive engineering excellence.

In this role, you will lead engineering teams responsible
for designing, building, and scaling complex software systems that support
thousands of users across universities and healthcare institutions. You will
work closely with Product, Architecture, and Leadership teams to translate
product vision into scalable technical solutions while fostering a culture of
innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader who
enjoys solving complex problems, mentoring engineers, and delivering
high-quality products at scale.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership

- Architect
and lead the development of scalable, secure, and high-performance SaaS
platforms using modern architectures such as microservices,
serverless, and event-driven systems.

- Drive
High-Level Design (HLD) and Low-Level Design (LLD)
discussions for complex features and platform components.

- Provide
technical direction on system architecture, performance optimization,
scalability, and reliability.

- Contribute
to the development of backend and/or frontend systems using technologies
such as .NET, Go, Java, Node.js, React, or Angular.

- Evaluate
new technologies and conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs) to support
product and engineering roadmap decisions.

- Ensure




engineering best practices including clean coding, design patterns,
automated testing, and code reviews.

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Team Leadership Engineering Management

- Lead
and manage a team of software engineers, fostering a culture of
collaboration, innovation, and accountability.

- Mentor
and coach engineers to improve technical depth, design thinking, and
ownership.

- Conduct
performance reviews, career development discussions, and goal setting
for team members.

- Hire,
onboard, and retain top engineering talent.

- Ensure
effective sprint planning, task prioritization, and delivery management
in an Agile environment.

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Product Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Collaborate
closely with Product Managers, Architects, QA, and DevOps teams to
deliver high-impact product features.

- Translate
business requirements into scalable technical solutions.

- Drive
alignment between engineering execution and product roadmap priorities.

- Participate
in technical and product roadmap planning.

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DevOps, Cloud Reliability

- Guide
teams in implementing CI/CD pipelines, automation, and DevOps best
practices.

- Ensure
systems are designed for observability, reliability, and operational
excellence.

- Support
cloud infrastructure initiatives on Azure or AWS.

- Improve




system performance, monitoring, incident response, and operational
readiness.

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Required Skills Qualifications

- 12?15
years of software engineering experience, including 3?5 years in
engineering leadership or team management roles.

- Proven
experience delivering large-scale enterprise or SaaS products.

- Robust
understanding of Data Structures, Algorithms, and System Design.

- Expertise
in modern architecture patterns such as microservices and
distributed systems.

- Hands-on
experience with backend or full-stack development technologies
(.NET, Go, Java, Node.js, React, Angular, etc.).

- Experience
working with Cloud Platforms (Azure preferred, AWS also acceptable).

- Familiarity
with containers and orchestration technologies (Docker,
Kubernetes).

- Experience
implementing DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing
frameworks.

- Strong
experience working in Agile development environments.

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What We Value

- Strong
technical leadership and architecture expertise

- Ability
to mentor and grow engineering teams

- Ownership
mindset with strong product thinking

- Ability
to balance hands-on problem solving with strategic leadership

- Strong
communication and cross-functional collaboration

- Focus
on scalability, reliability, and long-term maintainability

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📌 Software Development Manager (Pune)
🏢 Exxat Systems
📍 Pune