BT Hiring for Software Engineering Manager, EAI Transformation – Consumer at Bengaluru, India Full Time

Software Engineering Manager, EAI Transformation – Consumer

Job Req ID: 29546

Posting Date: 13 Feb 2024

Function: Software Engineering

Location:

RMZ Ecoworld, Devarabeesanahal, Bengaluru, India

Salary: Competitive

Why this job matters

As an Engineering manager at BT within the Digital Integration platform of Architecture division, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of our API platform. Your leadership will guide multiple teams, influence budget and technical decisions, and improve operational efficiencies. This role provides substantial career advancement opportunities as you contribute to the design and development of BT’s next-generation API Platform. In this role, you will create next generation of API Platform for BT and you will lead and grow various aspects of API Platform and provide leadership to advance our API product strategy so that our partner developers, internal developers, and business decision-makers can innovate and ship products for our customers faster.

What you’ll be doing

Key Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of engineers responsible for building and managing the organization’s API platform on Apigee.

• API Platform Development: Drive the design, development, and implementation of scalable and secure APIs using Apigee, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and standards.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management, infrastructure, security, and business stakeholders, to define API requirements and deliver solutions that meet business needs.

• Technical Strategy: Develop and execute a technical roadmap for the API platform, identifying opportunities for innovation, optimization, and enhancement.

• Performance Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize the performance, reliability, and scalability of the API platform, leveraging best practices and performance tuning techniques.

• Team Management: Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent; foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning within the team.

• Vendor Management: Manage relationships with external vendors, including Apigee support and other third-party service providers, to ensure the effective operation of the API platform.

The skills you’ll need

Skills:

• Leadership: Proven experience leading and managing engineering teams, with a focus on fostering collaboration, accountability, and professional growth.

• API Platform Expertise: Strong understanding of API design principles, RESTful architectures, and experience with API management platforms, preferably Apigee.

• Software Engineering: Proficiency in programming languages such as Java, Python, or JavaScript, along with experience with relevant frameworks and tools for API development.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with diverse stakeholders to gather requirements and drive consensus.

• Technical Strategy: Strategic thinker with the ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions and develop long-term technical roadmaps for the API platform.

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a focus on identifying root causes and implementing effective solutions to complex technical challenges.

• Agile Methodologies: Experience working in an Agile development environment, with proficiency in Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.

Good to Have:

• Apigee Certification: Certification in Apigee or other relevant API management platforms.

• Cloud Experience: Familiarity with cloud technologies and platforms, such as Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or AWS, and experience with deploying and managing applications in cloud environments.

• DevOps Practices: Knowledge of DevOps practices and tools for continuous integration, deployment, and monitoring, such as Jenkins, Docker, Kubernetes, or Prometheus.

• Security Expertise: Understanding of API security best practices, including authentication, authorization, encryption, and threat protection.

• Enterprise Integration: Experience with enterprise integration patterns and technologies, such as messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ) and ESBs (Enterprise Service Buses).

Our leadership standards

Looking in:

Leading inclusively and Safely

I inspire and build trust through self-awareness, honesty and integrity.

Owning outcomes

I take the right decisions that benefit the broader organisation.

Looking out:

Delivering for the customer

I execute brilliantly on clear priorities that add value to our customers and the wider business.

Commercially savvy

I demonstrate strong commercial focus, bringing an external perspective to decision-making.

Looking to the future:

Growth mindset

I experiment and identify opportunities for growth for both myself and the organisation.

Building for the future

I build diverse future-ready teams where all individuals can be at their best.

About us

BT is part of BT Group, along with EE, Openreach, and Plusnet.

Millions of people rely on us every day to help them live their lives, power their businesses, and keep their public services running. We connect friends to family, clients to colleagues, people to possibilities. We keep the wheels of business spinning, and the emergency services responding.

We value diversity and celebrate difference. ‘We embed diversity and inclusion into everything that we do. It’s fundamental to our purpose: we connect for good.’

We all stick to the same values: Personal, Simple, and Brilliant. From day one, you’ll get stuck in to tough challenges, pitch in with ideas, make things happen. But you won’t be alone: we’ll be there with help and support, learning and development.

This is your chance to make a real difference to the world: to be part of the digital transformation of countless lives and businesses. Grab it.

A FEW POINTS TO NOTE:

Although these roles are listed as full-time, if you’re a job share partnership, work reduced hours, or any other way of working flexibly, please still get in touch.

DON’T MEET EVERY SINGLE REQUIREMENT?

Studies have shown that women and people who are disabled, LGBTQ+, neurodiverse or from ethnic minority backgrounds are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification and criteria. We’re committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace where everyone can be their best, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement on the Job Description, please apply anyway – you may just be the right candidate for this or other roles in our wider team.