How Youll Succeed (responsibilities):
- Own the growth and career development of every engineer on the team SDE1 through SDE3; hold regular 1:1s, provide meaningful feedback, and build individualized development plans.
- Identify each engineer's strengths, growth areas, and career aspirations; create opportunities (stretch projects, mentorship, training, cross-team exposure) that accelerate their development.
- Deliver fair, specific, and timely performance feedback both informal coaching and formal performance assessments; address performance gaps early and constructively.
- Recognize and retain top talent; proactively identify flight risks and take action to address underlying issues.
- Foster a psychologically safe, inclusive team setting where engineers feel heard, respected, and able to do their best work.
- Be an effective role model for CIBC's values trust, teamwork, and accountability in every interaction.

Hiring & Team Building:
- Own the end-to-end hiring process for the team defining role requirements, partnering with the Sr SDE on technical evaluation criteria,



interviewing, and making hiring decisions.
- Build a diverse, high-caliber team aligned with ASG's technical needs and growth trajectory.
- Onboard new engineers effectively; ensure they have the context, tools, relationships, and support to contribute quickly and build long-term success.
- Partner with the Senior SDE to define and maintain a consistent technical hiring bar across SDE levels.

Delivery & Execution:
- Own the team's delivery commitments; ensure work is well-scoped, appropriately resourced, and consistently delivered to quality and schedule.
- Remove blockers organizational, process, cross-team, or resource-related that impede the team's ability to deliver.
- Maintain visibility into team progress, dependencies, and risks; communicate proactively with stakeholders and escalate where needed.
- Drive a healthy team rhythm sprint planning, retrospectives, and continuous improvemen

📌 Sr Manager, Software Engineering (Hyderabad)
🏢 CIBC India
📍 Hyderabad