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About the Role

We are seeking a seasoned Manager, Software Engineering with 12+ years of experience to lead our Database Engineering and Cloud Infrastructure team. In this role, you will lead a team of high-performing engineers responsible for architecting, scaling, and optimizing multi-cloud relational and in-memory database platforms. You will bridge technical execution, engineering leadership, and strategic infrastructure planning across AWS and Azure environments.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture




- Lead the architectural design and operations of enterprise-grade, multi-cloud relational databases across AWS (RDS PostgreSQL, MySQL, Aurora) and Azure (Database for PostgreSQL/MySQL, Azure SQL Managed Instance).
- Drive high-availability architecture strategies, including Multi-AZ deployments, auto-failover groups, read replica scaling, and cross-region disaster recovery (DR).
- Oversee zero-downtime operations, including major-version engine upgrades, schema migrations, and blue/green deployment strategies.

In-Memory Infrastructure & Open-Source Strategy
- Manage scale operations for in-memory datastores (AWS ElastiCache, Azure Cache for Redis), focusing on cluster mode operations, eviction policies, and persistence tuning.
- Spearhead open-source caching initiatives and migration pathways from Redis to Valkey (e.g., AWS ElastiCache for Valkey) using zero-downtime tools like RedisShake to ensure open-source license compliance and optimize cloud spen

📌 Manager, Software Engineering (Bengaluru)
🏢 New Relic
📍 Bengaluru