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Software Engineering Manager

Evernorth Hyderabad, India Hybrid senior full-time

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Description

We are looking for an experienced Backend / API Manager to join our team in Hyderabad, India. As a Software Engineering Manager, you will play a key role in supporting backend application managing development, system integration, and implementing AI capabilities in our products.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Manage team of Developers to develop and maintain backend applications using Node.js and Typescript, with a focus on reliability and scalability.
  • Implement advanced programming concepts like asynchronous programming, decorators, and efficient coding practices.
  • Assist in system integration tasks across cloud and on-premises platforms, ensuring smooth communication between databases and APIs.
  • Support transaction management, failure handling, validation, and retries to ensure application robustness.
  • Assist in managing cloud-based services, with a preference for experience in AWS.

Desired Qualifications:

  • 13 to 16 years of experience in backend software development
  • Development using AI and Java Fullstack.
  • Strong expertise in Node.js and Typescript
  • Experience building RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
  • Strong understanding of API design patterns, microservices architecture and event-driven designs
  • Relational Database - experience using MySQL or Postgres
  • NoSql Database - experience using DynamoDb, MongoDB or Cassandra
  • Caching - experience using Redis, Memcached
  • Understanding of CI/CD tools and practices Experience in system integrations between databases, APIs, and cloud/on-prem systems.
  • Experience in architecting and designing distributed systems that are highly available and security focused.
  • Knowledge of handling transaction management, failure recovery, and system retries.
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms, particularly AWS, is preferred.
  • Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to troubleshoot and optimize complex systems.
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate across departments.

Education and Training Required:

  • Degree in Computer Science, or a related field.

Location & Hours of Work

  • Full-time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate.
  • Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India, with flexibility to work remotely as required.

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