Manager, Software Engineering

Location: Hyderabad, India

Job Description

TriNet is a leading provider of comprehensive human resources solutions for small to midsize businesses (SMBs). We enhance business productivity by enabling our clients to outsource their HR function to one strategic partner and allowing them to focus on operating and growing their core businesses. Our full-service HR solutions include features such as payroll processing, human capital consulting, employment law compliance and employee benefits, including health insurance, retirement plans and workers’ compensation insurance.

TriNet has a nationwide presence and an experienced executive team. Our stock is publicly traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol TNET. If you’re passionate about innovation and making an impact on the large SMB market, come join us as we power our clients’ business success with extraordinary HR.

Don't meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that many potential applicants discourage themselves from applying to jobs unless they meet every single requirement. TriNet always strives to hire the most qualified candidate for a particular role, ensuring we deliver outstanding results for our small and medium-size customers. So, if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every single qualification in the job description, nobody’s perfect – and we encourage you to apply. You may just be the right candidate for this or other roles.

A Brief Overview
The Software Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading TriNet's applications and technology environment. The position will orchestrate work on highly scalable web applications used by thousands of customers on TriNet's private and public cloud. Manager will be leading engineering team that include Developers, Automation engineers, and Solution Architects. In this role, you will regularly interact with Senior Leadership across the company and drive technology and application vision along with roadmap for services owned, ensuring alignment with standard methodologies as well as striving for continuous improvements in operational and engineering excellence. This is a hands-on Technical Manager role, providing a great opportunity to deliver an innovative user experience using the latest technologies for TriNet's Human Resource, Payroll and Benefits platform.

What you will do
Lead an incredible team of talented and motivated engineers with high expectations around individual ownership and impact
Coach and mentor team members for their career growth
Lead multiple projects based on the product roadmap and participates as a servant leader to the engineering teams
Foster a healthy and collaborative culture that embodies TriNet's core values.
Ensure your team delivers extraordinary output, and continuously seeks ways to make highly impactful improvements to the business.
Set direction for the team, anticipate strategic challenges via long-term planning.
Resolves barriers to effective cross functional teamwork quickly and effectively
Collaborate with product managers, and other business stakeholders to deliver product capabilities on-time, on-scope and on-quality
Performs other duties as assigned
Complies with all policies and standards

Education Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering, Electrical /Electronic Engineering or related field or equivalent experience preferred

Experience Qualifications
Typically 8+ years hands-on experience of web application development with Java or Python or Javascript, and database technologies
Typically 2+ years leadership experience

Skills and Abilities
Hands-on experience leading an engineering team(s) responsible for highly scalable applications
Experience with capacity planning - drive an understanding of capacity needs based on our business drivers
Technical ability to understand the software development lifecycle
Strong presentation skills and executive presence
Experience with quantitative analysis and problem-solving skills
Experience developing and managing applications on public cloud technologies like AWS
Demonstrated experience as an excellent problem solver with deep hands-on technical expertise leading highly scalable applications

Travel Requirements
Minimal

Work Environment

Work in a clean, pleasant, and comfortable office work setting. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable persons with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
This position is 100% in office.

Please Note: TriNet reserves the right to change or modify job duties and assignments at any time. The above job description is not all encompassing. Position functions and qualifications may vary depending on business necessity.

TriNet is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact india_recruitment@trinet.com to request such an accommodation.

Job Info
Job Identification
3004279
Job Category
Software Engineering
Posting Date
11/04/2026
Job Schedule
Full time
Locations
Hyderabad, Telangana, India