Senior Manager, Application Modernisation

Full Time
Gurugram, Haryana, India
1 month ago

The worldwide data management software market is massive (According to IDC, the worldwide database software market, which it refers to as the database management systems software market, was forecasted to be approximately $82 billion in 2023, growing to roughly $137 billion in 2027. This represents a 14% compound annual growth rate). At MongoDB, we are transforming industries and empowering developers to build amazing apps that people use every day. We are the leading developer data platform and the first database provider to IPO in over 20 years. Join our team and be at the forefront of innovation and creativity.

MongoDB Professional Services (PS) works with customers of all shapes and sizes, in all verticals, from tier-1 banks to small web startups, on a variety of exciting use cases. This role solves technically sophisticated problems, gains incredible cross-stack experience, works with top-notch people in the business, networks with industry leaders, and sees new places – all in a day’s work!

MongoDB PS exists to support the development of our customers’ vision, accelerate customers’ time to value, and drive a multitude of customer adoption scenarios – from building new solutions to modernizing legacy applications or migrating to cloud. Our consulting solutions ensure that organizations get the best out of MongoDB.

As the leader of our newly established offshore modernization center, you will lead a team of Lead Developers and managers delivering solutions focussed on migrating legacy relational database-based Java applications to a modern cloud-based architecture running on MongoDB, leveraging the latest genAI tools and approaches to accelerate this process.

We are looking to speak to candidates who are based in Gurugram for our hybrid working model.

Position Expectations
  • Lead, mentor, and develop a team of lead developers / managers to achieve their full potential
  • Develop a team of people leaders, including developing leaders and their direct reports
  • Deeply understand each team member's existing skill set/skill level. Based on the skills assessment, be capable of setting up individual, sustainable development plans
  • Proactively maintain a robust recruiting pipeline, attracting the highest quality talent in the industry to support excellence and rapid growth
  • Promote and demonstrate a culture of trust, collaboration, innovation, and excellence
  • Ensure the timely and high-quality delivery of application development support for various projects
  • Implement and maintain best practices for software development, including coding standards, code reviews, and testing
  • Support MongoDB account and delivery teams in risk management throughout the delivery lifecycle
  • Collaborate with other functions across the company, and contribute to global Professional Services strategy development and execution
  • Manage and allocate resources effectively to meet the needs of multiple project teams
  • Conduct performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback to team members
  • Stay at the forefront of the industry by staying abreast of the latest genAI advancements and leveraging cutting-edge developments to fulfill migration projects
Requirements
  • Minimum of 12+ years of experience in software development, with at least 3+ years in a managerial or second-line leadership role.
  • Demonstrated leadership skills, with direct responsibility for managing leaders and ICs; Demonstrated history of delivering high-quality results as a leader
  • Demonstrated ability to maintain productive relationships and alignment with other internal teams and stakeholders
  • Outstanding and effective interpersonal skills, along with strong communication skills, both verbal and written
  • Strong proficiency in Java
  • Some experience and knowledge of Python or JavaScrip/Node.js
  • Strong experience in building applications that interact with relational databases using SQL
  • Some experience with Enterprise Java (J2EE / JavaEE / Spring) application architectures
  • History of building teams that deliver high-cadence modern applications with applied Agile methodologies, test-first development approaches, adopting CI/CD pipelines and using Git version control
  • Comfortable with limited travel
Nice To Have Skills
  • Experience developing MongoDB-based enterprise applications
  • Experience using Generative AI tooling to accelerate and optimize application development
  • Familiarity with cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure)

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