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Our engineering teams specialize in Frontend, Backend, Full Stack Development, QA Automation, UI/UX, DevOps, Data Science, Machine Learning, and Agile Delivery.\nWe are passionate about building customer-centric software with the highest standards of quality, scalability, security, performance, and reliability.\nRole: Dev Manager\nLocation: Hyderabad, India\nExperience: 12+ years\nJob Summary\nWe are looking for a Dev Manager to serve as the primary owner of engineering excellence for assigned project(s). This role combines strong technical depth, critical thinking, people leadership, and operational discipline to help teams deliver secure, reliable, scalable, and maintainable software.\nThe Dev Manager owns the Engineering Health Scorecard, upholds engineering standards, proactively identifies issues and edge cases, and guides incidents toward durable, systemic resolution. 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