Engineering Manager

Condé Nast is seeking a seasoned Engineering Leader to build and scale global Identity and Access Management capabilities. This role involves leading the development of secure, high-performance backend services for user authentication, identity lifecycle management, and access policy enforcement across all brands. The manager will partner with Security, Product, and engineering teams to define identity contracts and authorization frameworks, shaping the future of global customer identity strategy and impacting millions of users worldwide.

Must Have

• Lead and influence software development teams to deliver quality products.
• Mentor and guide team members for career progression and continuous skill building.
• Recruit and develop high-performing software product development teams.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and product teams to define and deliver a roadmap.
• Ensure consistent and reliable backend service delivery.
• Define and drive implementable, resilient software delivery and development processes.
• Possess a BE / BTech or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience developing Microservices (Node.js, Java, Golang, Python).
• 3+ years of experience in people management and leading teams.
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases at scale of millions of records.
• Experience in building and leading large scale Identity/IDAM systems.
• Familiarity and experience with REST APIs.
• Experience in building scalable services/systems.
• Experience in code profiling and performance tuning.
• Experience managing full-stack teams, with React.js for front-end.
• Business proficiency in spoken and written English.
• Experience working with a global team and accommodating different time-zones.
• Experience working with, designing, and deploying production-grade services in Public Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP) and optimising cost.

Job Description

Location: Bengaluru, KA

About Engineering at Customer Data Platform:

Our mission is to build modern, secure, and scalable Identity, Access, and Consent Management capabilities that power all customer-facing and internal experiences across Condé Nast. We enable trusted authentication and authorization through industry-standard protocols such as OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect (OIDC), SAML, and SCIM, ensuring unified customer identity, seamless federation, and fine-grained access control across our ecosystem. Security, privacy, performance, and frictionless user experience are core Principles that guide everything we build.

We have strong capabilities in areas such as SSO, MFA, identity federation, role-based and attribute-based access management (RBAC/ABAC), customer identity resolution, consent & preference management, and secure session handling — and we continue to expand these capabilities as our global audience grows. Our vision is to deepen investments in adaptive authentication, risk-based access, consent governance, automated privacy compliance, and next-generation identity APIs. Teams are encouraged to experiment and bring forward innovative ideas that advance the product vision, supported by rigorous engineering practices. You’ll work closely with global colleagues across the US, London, and India, in a cross-functional environment partnering directly with Product, Data, Security, Design, UX, and Delivery.

About The Role:

Condé Nast is looking for a seasoned, hands-on Engineering Leader to help build and scale the next generation of our global Identity and Access Management capabilities. You will lead the development of secure, high-performance backend services that authenticate millions of users, manage identity lifecycles, enforce fine-grained access policies, and maintain customer trust across all brands.

You will partner closely with Security, Product, and cross-functional engineering teams to define identity contracts, authorization frameworks, and architectural patterns that enable secure, consistent access across platforms. These teams’ focus spans core areas such as authentication, authorization, federation, consent management, and customer identity resolution—capabilities that are foundational to every brand experience at Condé Nast. Your work will shape the future of our global customer identity strategy and directly impact how millions of readers securely interact with our products around the world.

Role and responsibilities

• Lead and Influence the team of software developers to deliver quality Products.
• Guide and Mentor team for career progression and Continuous skill Building.
• Hire and Develop ‘A’ Team for Software Product Development.
• Work with Stakeholders and Product Teams to deliver and define a roadmap.
• Deliver a consistent and reliable Backend service.
• Define and Drive Implementable, resilient Software Delivery and Development Process.

About you - Essential skills

• You have a BE / BTech or equivalent experience
• 10 + years of experience developing Microservices, Nodejs/Java/Golang/Python
• 3 + years of experience of People Management and leading teams
• Experience with SQL and NoSQL databases at scale of millions of records.
• Experience in building and leading large scale Identity/ IDAM systems
• Familiarity and experience with Rest APIs
• Experience in building scalable services/systems,
• Experience in Code profiling, Performance Tuning
• Experience Managing Full Stack teams, with Reactjs for Front-end
• Eager to learn about new technologies and implement these ideas in a production environment.
• Business proficiency in spoken and written English
• Experience working with a global team and need to be accommodative of different time- zones as required.
• Experience working with, designing, and deploying production-grade Services, in Public Cloud like AWS/ Azure/ GCP and optimising the cost.

Our tech

• APIs: GraphQL, Rest API
• Data: Postgres, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, MariaDB
• Deployment: Apache Airflow, DAG, Dockers, Kubernetes
• Source Control: Git, GitHub

What happens next?

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply below, and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.

Condé Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, familial status and other legally protected characteristics.