Build your future with Sovos.
If you're seeking a career where innovation meets impact, you've come to the right place. As a global leader, Sovos is transforming tax compliance from a business requirement to a force for growth while revolutionizing how businesses navigate the ever-changing regulatory landscape.
At Sovos, we're dedicated to more than just solving compliance challenges – we're committed to making a positive and lasting difference in everything we do. Our teams operate on the modern edge of digital technology, working not only to solve complex business challenges but also to enrich our personal, professional, and local communities.
Our purpose-built systems provide the tools you need to thrive in a world where governments demand increased visibility, faster reporting and greater control over business processes. Excited about the possibilities? So are we!
Don't worry if you don't check all the boxes – apply anyway! We're focused on hiring the right people, not just the "right" resume. It's not about what you've done elsewhere; it's all about what you're capable of doing here.
The Work You'll Do:
At Sovos, we’re building the technology that powers global tax compliance for half of the Fortune 500 and thousands of businesses worldwide. As a Senior Development Manager, you will combine strong technical expertise with people and delivery leadership—managing 2–3 Scrum teams (approximately 8–10 members per team) and partnering closely with Product and Architecture to deliver scalable, enterprise‑grade solutions.
This role is ideal for a leader who enjoys enabling others to succeed, balancing hands‑on technical depth with coaching, execution, and team development. You’ll play a key role in shaping engineering culture, improving delivery predictability, and ensuring our teams build the right solutions the right way.
More specifically, you will:
People & Team Leadership
- Manage, coach, and develop teams, fostering a high-performance, inclusive, and accountable team culture.
- Provide regular feedback, conduct 1:1s, support career development plans, and lead performance discussions for direct reports
- Support hiring, onboarding, and ramp‑up of new team members, ensuring team capacity and skill balance align with delivery needs
- Create a psychologically safe environment that encourages ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Capable of influencing others and leading change to a successful implementation
- Collaborates across different areas and levels at Sovos, builds global partnerships, communicates effectively, resolves conflicts constructively, consistently demonstrates emotional maturity, and supports consensus-based decisions.
Delivery & Execution
- Own end-to-end delivery for your team, including sprint planning, execution, estimation, dependency management, and delivery commitments
- Partner with Product Management to align technical execution with business priorities, timelines, and outcomes
- Identify delivery risks early and proactively manage trade‑offs related to scope, quality, and timelines
- Ensure consistent execution of Agile/Scrum practices and continuously improve team efficiency and predictability
Technical & Architectural Leadership
- Technical responsibility and reference for a product or solution
- Provide technical guidance and oversight while enabling senior engineers to make sound design and implementation decisions
- Lead and support the design, development, testing, and deployment of software solutions
- Drive and participate in architectural discussions, contributing to the evolution of Sovos’ technology platform
- Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, and aligned with enterprise standards
Engineering Excellence & Quality
- Champion a culture of high code quality, testing discipline, and engineering best practices
- Establish and enforce coding standards, design guidelines, and review processes
- Conduct and oversee peer code reviews to maintain quality and consistency
- Promote continuous learning through mentoring, knowledge sharing, and adoption of modern engineering practices
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product, QA, Architecture, DevOps, and other Development managers to deliver cohesive solutions
- Communicate clearly with stakeholders on progress, risks, and outcomes
- Align team goals with broader engineering and organizational objectives
What makes this role different
- You remain close to the technology, while your primary success metric is the growth and effectiveness of your team
- You balance people leadership, delivery accountability, and technical decision‑making
- You help scale both systems and people in a fast‑moving, global product environment
What we need from you
- Bachelor's Degree in IT/Computer Science
- Minimum of 10+ years of work experience in software development
- Proven experience leading or mentoring development teams
- Well versed with SDLC right from ideation to execution and further support.
- Strong knowledge of security and quality processes
- Skilled in software and systems architecture with a strong understanding of scalable design
- Skilled in Microservice Architecture
- Good understanding of AWS architecture, services, best practices and cost management
- Working experience in C#
- Understanding of React is a plus
- Ability to achieve results in a fast-paced, dynamic environment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with teammates, colleagues, and customers
- Ability to comprehend and communicate complex technical concepts clearly
- Analytical mindset with the ability to concentrate on and resolve complex problems
- Due to client contractual obligations, the successful candidate will be asked to clear a background check upon hire
What Does Sovos Offer You?
The tools to enhance your life - because we want you to enjoy your life outside of work and inside!
- 3 days per week in our Navi Mumbai (Vashi) office, with flexibility to work remotely for the remaining days
- Opportunity to work with a global organisation and gain international exposure
- Bi-Weekly Meeting Free Days
- Mentoring Programs and career development opportunities
- Globally recognised Training and Development programs
- Comprehensive health benefits and insurance coverage
- Collaborative work environment with modern tools and technologies
- Access to cutting-edge AI platforms for efficient problem-solving and innovative project delivery
- Opportunity to be part of a growing team and shape its journey
Our Recruitment Process
We believe in a transparent and comprehensive hiring process. Here's what to expect:
Stage 1: CCAT (Criteria Cognitive Aptitude Test) and EPP (Employee Personality Profile) Assessment
Stage 2: Automated Video Interview
Stage 3: Department Interview with Hiring Manager and/or team
Stage 4: Final Interview
Sovos is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing an environment that celebrates diversity and where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and employees. We do not discriminate against race, color, religions, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic provided by law. At Sovos, all employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work.
Company Background
Sovos is a global provider of tax, compliance and trust solutions and services that enable businesses to navigate an increasingly regulated world with true confidence. Purpose-built for always-on compliance capabilities, our scalable IT-driven solutions meet the demands of an evolving and complex global regulatory landscape. Sovos' cloud-based software platform provides an unparalleled level of integration with business applications and government compliance processes.
More than 100,000 customers in 100+ countries – including half the Fortune 500 – trust Sovos for their compliance needs. Sovos annually processes more than three billion transactions across 19,000 global tax jurisdictions. Bolstered by a robust partner program more than 400 strong, Sovos brings to bear an unrivaled global network for companies across industries and geographies. Founded in 1979, Sovos has operations across the Americas and Europe, and is owned by Hg and TA Associates. For more information visit http://www.sovos.com and follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
