Senior Engineering Manager - Python (RUDE squad)

1 Week ago • 12-15 Years

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Engineering Manager will lead a team of 5-10 engineers, focusing on building critical products and services within the energy industry. Responsibilities include guiding team members, removing roadblocks, and advocating for their needs, fostering personal and professional growth, and leading them to navigate complex engineering problems, architect scalable solutions, and deliver significant software into production. The role involves collaborating with engineering leadership and cross-functional partners to establish roadmaps and strategy. This position is based in Chennai, India, and offers a hybrid work approach.
Must have:
  • 12-15 years of software engineering experience with 4+ years of team lead or engineering management.
  • Develop direct reports through feedback and goal-setting.
  • Understand modern software development practices.
  • Experience with production systems and high-volume applications.
  • Navigate relationships between Engineering, Product, and Design teams.
  • Communicate clearly with all stakeholders.
  • Ability to problem-solve creatively and pragmatically.
  • Ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver project commitments.
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly.
  • Passion for mission, sustainability, and driving clean-energy future.
Good to have:
  • Experience with programming languages (Python, Ruby, Javascript/Typescript, Java, SQL).
  • Experience with back-end frameworks (Spring Boot, Ruby on Rails, Node JS, GraphQL).
  • Experience with infrastructure (Postgres, Docker and Kubernetes, AWS, Cloudformation).
  • Navigate technical and people scalability challenges at startups.
  • Weigh budget, speed, and other variables in buy/build/borrow decisions.
  • Experience establishing and executing roadmaps.
  • Background in the energy space or related field.
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation based on market standards
  • Hybrid model with remote first policy
  • Flexible Leave Policy
  • Office located in the heart of the city
  • Medical Insurance (1+5 Family Members)
  • Flexible Benefit Plan
  • Awards and Bonus
  • Annual performance cycle
  • Quarterly engagement activities
  • Supportive engineering culture that values diversity, empathy, teamwork, trust, and efficiency

Job Details

Who We Are

Arcadia is the global utility data and energy solutions platform. With our leading data platform, AI-powered analytics, industry expertise, and expansive partner network, we deliver solutions for every stage of the enterprise energy management lifecycle across carbon, cost, and reliability.Arcadia’s Enterprise Energy Management Solutions are built on a foundational data platform that has been developed for over a decade and scaled across millions of customer facilities.  We transform fragmented data and siloed processes into coordinated, enterprise-wide action with comprehensive solutions including:
  • Utility Bill Management:  Lower utility costs and streamline bill management with automated bill payment, proactive error identification, optimized tariff structures, and budgeting & forecasting.
  • Energy Procurement Advisory: Source clean energy through a comprehensive evaluation of supply options - including traditional retail options and onsite and offsite resources — to effectively manage risks, reduce costs, and achieve corporate sustainability goals.
  • Sustainability Reporting:  Achieve compliance goals and track carbon emissions with standardized energy data and seamless integration with leading sustainability platforms.
Tackling an enterprise client’s most critical energy challenges requires out-of-the-box thinking & diverse perspectives. We’re building a team of individuals from different backgrounds, industries, & educational experiences. If you share our passion for ushering in the era of the clean, cost-effective electrons, we look forward to learning what you would uniquely bring to Arcadia!

What we’re looking for:

We are seeking a thoughtful, empathetic, and driven Senior Engineering Manager to grow, organize, and coach 5-10 engineers responsible for building mission-critical products & services. The right candidate will deeply commit to championing team members -- removing roadblocks, advocating for their needs, and enabling their personal/professional growth & development -- while leading them to continuously navigate complex engineering problems, architect scalable solutions, and deliver significant software into production. If you’re equally excited to have an impact on game-changing software that is expanding renewable energy access to millions of households across the country, as well as the lives and careers of the people who build it, we encourage you to apply.

Our core stack includes several Java, Python, and Ruby on Rails apps, a GraphQL service layer, and a number of React clients. We also have a data pipeline that relies heavily on EKS/Kubernetes and AWS Lambdas running Python. We use Amazon RDS for data persistence, RabbitMQ as a message broker, and Celery for distributed task queue management. Our infrastructure is based on Kubernetes, which runs on AWS.

This role is based out of Chennai, India with a hybrid roster approach.It is an exceptional opportunity for someone who relishes the chance to engage with cutting-edge technology, influence how our team builds and stays relevant, and work in a fast-paced environment with engineers on a high-morale, tightly-knit team. Our engineering values are deeply ingrained in our culture-- you can read more about them here.

What you’ll do:

  • Empower, guide, and maximize a team of mission-driven engineers to solve challenging problems in the energy industry by building using cutting-edge technology
  • Collaborate with Engineering leadership and cross-functional partners (including Product, Design, Marketing) to establish roadmaps and strategy that help serve and grow the business
  • Represent engineering-driven considerations to ensure all stakeholder groups are aligned on company priorities, expectations, and contingencies
  • Contribute to technical development and discussions as necessary to ensure the team is building technology that scales and meets the business needs
  • Provide both ongoing support and mentorship to direct reports, strategically aligning their skills, interests, and career aspirations with business needs; defining, streamlining, and guiding the projects they work on; and both initiating and inviting conversations around performance, development, and morale
  • Deliver results in the fast-paced environment of a growing startup while always treating team members and colleagues with empathy & humanity

What will help you succeed:   

Must-haves:

  • 12 to 15 years software engineering experience with 4+ years of team lead or engineering management experience
  • Proven track record of effectively developing direct reports through continual feedback and goal-setting, and growing them through the ranks of an engineering organization
  • Advanced understanding of modern software development practices and methodologies, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and contribute when necessary
  • Experience directly working on or managing teams working on production systems and high-volume applications
  • Experience successfully navigating the relationship between Engineering, Product, and Design teams
  • Experience collaboration, mentoring, learning from other engineers, and treating colleagues with empathy and respect
  • Ability to communicate clearly and effectively with all stakeholders
  • Ability and internal drive to problem-solve, both creatively and pragmatically
  • Ability to scope, prioritize, and deliver on project commitments
  • Ability to learn new technologies quickly
  • Passion for our mission, sustainability, and drive a clean-energy future

Nice to haves:

  • Experience with the programming languages we use:
    • Python
    • Ruby 
    • Javascript/Typescript
    • Java
    • SQL
  • Experience with back-end frameworks and platforms that align with our stack:
    • Spring Boot
    • Ruby on Rails
    • Node JS
    • GraphQL
  • Experience with infrastructure found in our stack:
    • Postgres or similar relational database
    • Docker and Kubernetes
    • AWS
    • Cloudformation
  • Experience and comfort navigating both the technical and people scalability challenges faced at startups undergoing rapid growth & product adoption
  • Ability to weigh budget, speed, and other variables in buy/build/borrow decisions
  • Experience establishing and executing roadmaps
  • Background in the energy space or related field

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation based on market standards 
  • We are working on a hybrid model with remote first policy
  • Apart from Fixed Base Salary potential candidates are eligible for following benefits
    • Flexible Leave Policy
    • Office located in the heart of the city in case you need to step in for any purpose
    • Medical Insurance (1+5 Family Members)
    • Flexible Benefit Plan
    • Awards and Bonus
    • Annual performance cycle
    • Quarterly engagement activities
  • A supportive engineering culture that values diversity, empathy, teamwork, trust, and efficiency

Eliminating carbon footprints, eliminating carbon copies.

Here at Arcadia, we cultivate diversity, celebrate individuality, and believe unique perspectives are key to our collective success in creating a clean energy future. Arcadia is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any status protected by applicable federal, state, or local law. While we are currently unable to consider candidates who will require visa sponsorship, we welcome applications from all qualified candidates eligible to work in India

 

Thank you

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