Software Engineering Manager, Backend Development (Python)

About The Role

As a Backend Engineering Manager, you will lead a team of Software Engineers developing Kenshos GenAI platform, LLM-powered applications, and foundational AI toolkits like Kensho or . You will facilitate the development of reliable, secure, and performant APIs that apply Kenshos AI capabilities to specific customer workflows.

Your responsibilities span deep technical leadership, people management, and cross-functional collaboration. You will ensure your team is productive, supported, and delivering high-impact Backend developing systems that align with product and business goals. While your primary focus is enabling your teams success, you will remain close enough to the technical work to make informed decisions, mentor effectively, and contribute where your expertise adds value.

What We Are Looking For-

• Overall 8+ years of experience , with at least 4+ years of hands-on experience in developing customer-facing APIs within a team

• At least 3 years of experience developing production-grade software and leading remote or multi-site teams of 3-4+ engineers

• Experience developing RESTful APIs using a variety of tools

• Strong understanding of distributed system concepts , concurrency , and event-driven architectures

• Experience building and scaling high-volume, low-latency backend services

• Sound reasoning about the behaviour and performance of loosely coupled systems

• Proficiency with algorithms (including time and space complexity analysis), data structures , and software architecture

• Experience with CI/CD practices and tools to streamline deployment processes

• Experience with containerisation technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) for application deployment and orchestration

• Experience deploying and operating backend systems on a major cloud platform ( AWS preferred )

• Experience working across all stages of the software development lifecycle

• Thoughtful and efficient communication skills (both verbal and written)

• Experience using quantitative and qualitative measures to assess and improve the health of teams and projects

• Experience providing ongoing technical and interpersonal coaching and performance management to a diverse set of engineer

• Experience turning abstract business requirements into concrete technical plans

What You''ll Do

• Lead High-Quality Backend Delivery: Guide the design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance of backend services and APIs that power Kenshos AI applications, ensuring reliability, security, and performance.