Manager, Software Development Engineering

Workday India Private Limited

📍 Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Full Time Other Management Occupations Posted March 02, 2026

Job Description

About the Role

As a Manager, Software Development Engineering in the Deployment Foundations space, you will lead a team responsible for the platforms and tools that drive deployment and ongoing adoption of Workday features. You will combine technical leadership with people management, guiding architecture and execution while fostering a healthy, high‑performing engineering culture.

You will manage a team working with modern programming languages and technologies to build secure, scalable, and reliable deployment experiences. You’ll apply solid decision‑making and technical project management skills to define roadmaps, make trade‑offs, and keep projects on track from requirements through delivery.

You will translate product and customer needs into clear technical direction, influence cross‑functional partners, and drive alignment on key technical decisions. You will mentor and develop engineers at different levels, provide regular coaching and feedback, and help gr...