R&D Senior Manager - Product Development

Job description

AVEVA is creating software trusted by over 90% of leading industrial companies. Job Title: Senior Software Development Manager Location: Hyderabad, India Employment Type: Regular, Full-time, hybrid work arrangement The job Join our Supervisory Historian Team — a passionate group of engineers tackling some of the most demanding data challenges in industrial software. Our product historizes high-speed process data at scales far beyond conventional databases, serving critical operations worldwide. As Senior Software Development Manager, you'll lead distributed teams across the US and India, driving both near-term delivery excellence and a long-term sustainability vision. If you thrive where strategic thinking meets hands-on leadership — and you care about building products that last — this is your team. Key responsibilities • Lead two or more engineering teams across India to consistently deliver committed features on time and with quality, following agile/scrum methodologies • Own and drive the long-term product sustainability roadmap — defining strategies for scalability, reliability, maintainability, and technical debt reduction • Partner with product management, architects, and technical leads to balance feature delivery velocity with strategic investment in platform health and modernization • Foster a culture of continuous improvement, psychological safety, and high performance; mentor team leads and senior engineers to build organizational depth • Interface with senior leaders and executives to communicate status, decisions, and escalate risks proactively Essential requirements • 10+ years of software development experience with demonstrated technical depth; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (Master's preferred) • 8+ years of people management experience, including full-time employees, contractors, and HR processes • 8+ years managing multiple teams or squads • Demonstrated ability to define and execute multi-year engineering strategies including technical debt roadmaps, architecture modernization, and scalability initiatives • Strong working knowledge of software development lifecycle, test automation, agile methodologies, DevOps, and CI/CD practices Desired skills and competencies • Impact & Delivery: Ability to deliver reliable, performant back-end applications at enterprise scale; proficiency in modern C++ (STL) and native Win32 API including multi-threading and IPC • Curiosity & Innovation: Familiarity with cloud-native patterns, containerization, and modern observability practices; openness to evaluating and adopting new technologies to improve product longevity • Trust & Communication: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence across all organizational levels — from engineering teams to senior executives • Aspiration & Growth: Proactive, results-oriented mindset with a passion for building high-performing teams, driving diversity and inclusion, and continuously raising the engineering bar   R&D at AVEVA  Our global team of 2000+ developers work on an incredibly diverse portfolio of over 75 industrial automation and engineering products, which cover everything from data management to 3D design. AI and cloud are at the centre of our strategy, and we have over 150 patents to our name. Our track record of innovation is no fluke – it’s the result of a structured and deliberate focus on learning, collaboration and inclusivity. If you want to build applications that solve big problems, join us. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/r-and-d-careers/ India Benefits include:   Gratuity, Medical and accidental insurance, very attractive leave entitlement, emergency leave days, childcare support, maternity, paternity and adoption leaves, education assistance program, home office set up support (for hybrid roles), well-being support It’s possible we’re hiring for this position in multiple countries, in which case the above benefits apply to the primary location. Specific benefits vary by country, but our packages are similarly comprehensive. Find out more: aveva.com/en/about/careers/benefits/ Hybrid working We work in a hybrid way at AVEVA. Most roles are based at a local AVEVA office, with an expectation of being on-site 50% of your working hours to support collaboration and connection. Some positions are fully office-based depending on the nature of the work, and certain roles that support specific customers or markets may be remote. The working arrangement for this position will be confirmed during the hiring process. Hiring process Interested? Great! Get started by submitting your cover letter and CV through our application portal. AVEVA is committed to recruiting and retaining people with disabilities. Please let us know in advance if you need reasonable support during your application proce