Job ID

- 65889
- Category
- Enterprise Technology
- Location
- Chennai, India
- Work Type
- Hybrid

As a Software Engineering Manager within MS TECH Order Fulfillment, you will provide strategic technical leadership and hands-on expertise to build industry-leading products. You are a systems thinker capable of driving large-scale transformations that maximize value for Ford, our Dealers, and our customers. This role requires a unique blend of high-level strategy—defining product vision and technical roadmaps—and deep execution, ensuring our solutions remain scalable, resilient, and highly available in a global setting.

Technical Leadership & Vision

- Serve as the primary technical authority for the Order Generation product suite, defining the evolution of the technology stack and architectural patterns.
- Lead cross-functional teams through complex integrations, managing dependencies across the broader Order Fulfillment ecosystem to ensure seamless data flow and system interoperability.
- Translate high-level business requirements into actionable technical strategies that align with Ford’s enterprise standards.

Product Strategy & Delivery

- Partner with business stakeholders to define and execute a multi-year product vision and roadmap focused on optimized order forecasting and generation.
- Champion an iterative, Agile delivery model, prioritizing the delivery of Minimum Viable Products (MVPs) and maintaining a high-velocity release cadence.Engineering & Operational Excellence
- Enforce rigorous engineering standards, including Test-Driven Development (TDD), robust CI/CD pipelines, and DevSecOps practices.
- Drive a culture of "Full Lifecycle Ownership," where the team is responsible for the design, security, deployment, and operational health of their services.




- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) for system health, code quality, and delivery velocity.

Architectural Design

- Architect and oversee the development of Cloud-Native, microservices-based systems designed for global scale, multi-tenancy, and high-performance transactional processing.

People Leadership & Talent Development

- Cultivate a high-performing, diverse team of Software Engineers and Product Managers through active coaching, mentorship, and career pathing.
- Foster a culture of psychological safety and continuous learning, utilizing blameless retrospectives and regular feedback loops to drive team growth.
- Identify and close skill gaps within the team to keep pace with emerging technologies and industry trends.

Strategic Collaboration

- Act as a bridge between the product team and domain experts in Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, SRE, and DevOps to reduce portfolio complexity.
- Influence stakeholders across the organization to adopt modern engineering practices and standardized service contracts.

Technical Execution (Hands-on)

- Maintain deep technical fluency in the team’s primary languages and frameworks (e.g., Java, Spring Boot, GCP/Azure).
- Lead from the front by participating in code reviews, resolving complex technical blockers, and occasionally prototyping solutions for abstract or high-risk technology concepts.

Qualifications (Must Have)

- Experience :



10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with a significant portion in leadership roles.

- Education : Undergraduate degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- Certifications : Industry certifications relevant to software engineering (or a commitment to obtain them within 6 months). GCP Architect Certification is a plus.

- Cloud Expertise : 4+ years of experience delivering solutions on Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

- Technical Depth :

- Expertise in Microservices, Cloud-Native architectures, Event-driven architectures, APIs, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD).

- Hands-on experience with Java, Angular, Terraform, Postgres, APIGEE, Kubernetes, Docker, Serverless, and Containerization.

- Thorough knowledge of multi-threading, concurrency, and parallel processing concepts.

- Expertise in DevSecOps and monitoring tools such as Dynatrace or Google Cloud Monitoring.

- Experience increasing "Developer Experience" by integrating AI Agents or AI skills into the development lifecycle.

- Leadership Qualities :

- Demonstrated ability to create psychologically safe team environments.

- Strong influencing and communication skills, with the ability to navigate complex decision-making in rapidly changing environments.

- Experience earning the respect of top individual technical talent through technical competence and mentorship.

Nice to Have

- Advanced Education : Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

- AI/ML Innovation

- Awareness of AI/ML and experience with Vertex AI and MLOps in GCP.

- Platform Expertise :

- Technical expert with experience building platforms and underlying services for re-use across the enterprise.

- Ability to translate pr

📌 Software Engineering Manager (Chennai)
🏢 Ford Motor
📍 Chennai