Principal Manager, Tech/Associate Director (MCA Tech)

Role overview

Principal Manager, Tech/Associate Director (MCA Tech) at D. E. Shaw India

We seek an experienced technical engineering manager with an excellent engineering foundation and a proven track record in building and delivering full-stack enterprise products to join the Management Company Accounting (MCA) Tech team based in Hyderabad, Bengaluru and Gurugram.

The ideal candidate will be language and framework agnostic — comfortable working with Python, Java, or other enterprise-grade technologies — and able to design solutions end-to-end, from architecture to deployment.

You will work closely with business stakeholders and product managers to understand current processes and define future-state tools.

The ideal candidate should hold-

Responsibilities

• You will be responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable, high‑performance enterprise applications across the full technology stack while maintaining robust engineering quality.
• You will build and manage the technology roadmap for MCA systems, including vendor products and their integrations.
• You will develop both high‑level and low-level designs, ensuring scalability, availability, and maintainability.

Required qualifications

• ─ A bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related field ─ At least 12 years of software development experience with 3–4 years managing small to medium-sized teams ─ Expertise in standard algorithms, data structures, and performance‑driven application design ─ Experience building and delivering full‑stack products, integrating front‑end, back‑end, and data layers ─ The ability to engage stakeholders effectively, bridge communication gaps, and build trust across teams ─ Proven project management capabilities, with a big‑picture perspective and the ability to break down complex initiatives into actionable plans ─ Excellent communication, analytical, and technical problem‑solving skills, with the ability to evaluate alternative approaches and optimize solutions ─ The ability to balance deep technical expertise with strategic vision to deliver solutions aligned with evolving business needs ─ The comfort in operating in ambiguous environments, providing technical leadership and clear direction amid changing requirements ─ Exceptional passion for building impactful technology solutions that deliver measurable business outcomes

Preferred qualifications and skills

• ─ Exposure to the accounting domain, particularly expense and cash management for a fund management company

Employment details

• Location: Hyderabad [Bengaluru] [Gurugram] [India]

Additional role details

• The team is responsible for all accounting, reporting, payroll and accounts payable functions for the management company entities.
• You will be responsible for technical decisions, design reviews, feasibility analysis, roadmap planning, and execution oversight.
• Your role will involve rebuilding legacy processes in modern tech stacks from the ground up.
• In addition, you will oversee project management activities including scope definition, milestone planning, dependency management, and risk mitigation.
• As a technical leader, you will provide direction and guidance to junior team members, actively participate in code and design reviews, and champion engineering best practices to ensure robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions.