Principal Software Engineer - IT - India

ROLE SUMMARY:

In this role, you will be responsible for supporting people, technical processes, and engineering execution to ensure projects are delivered as per scope, budget, and timelines.

This role includes developing detailed project plans and comprehensive technical documentation, managing project Engineers and their availability, measuring engineering performance, tracking progress, and communicating project status to clients and internal stakeholders. You will work directly with Solutions Architects, Tech Leads, and Engineering teams to evaluate technical trade-offs, drive system design feasibility, and unblock engineering bottlenecks.

You will be a reliable and crucial team member who can anticipate client needs and translate complex technical requirements into actionable project milestones.

As a Technical Project Manager, you will be the point of contact for all stakeholders from initiation to closure and will be responsible for leading the technical delivery team to achieve project objectives. You will work towards balancing technical constraints, technical debt, and Engineer availability on the project. You will report project status to client and internal stakeholders, escalate technical and operational issues as needed, and perform risk management to identify and mitigate architectural and delivery risks while maintaining strong advocacy within your spheres of influence.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Technical Project Manager with 7+ years experience: Including minimum 3 years of IT (Mobile/Web) project management experience and a prior background as a Software Engineer, Tech Lead, or Developer.

Strong expertise in Agile methodologies (Scrum/Kanban).

Must have handled end-to-end SDLC projects as a Technical Project Manager or Scrum Master.

WHAT WILL YOU NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE?

Handle a portfolio of technical projects and clients in parallel and across geographies.

Develop an execution plan for projects, release schedules, CI/CD milestones, and team allocation.

Partner with technical leads to review high-level system designs, break down complex requirements into epics and user stories, and challenge technical estimates effectively.

Maintain strong relationships with product delivery, engineering leads, sales teams, clients, and account managers.

Expertise in project estimation, planning, tracking, scope control, technical risk and issues management, as well as engineering status reporting.

GOOD TO HAVE:

Hands-on or architecture exposure to.NET/Java/AWS/Azure or microservices architectures.

PMP / PMI-ACP / CSM (Certified ScrumMaster) certification.

Jira/Confluence project management tools expertise, Git workflows, and strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office.

COMPETENCIES:

Strong commitment to professional client service and engineering excellence.

Excellent communication (written, verbal, and presentation), persuasive, and negotiating skills—with the ability to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Encourage, motivate, and mentor team members on agile practices and technical ownership.

Proactive can-do and technical problem-solving approach to the job.

Regards

Project Manager

Job Description

Company Brief

Primathon is a high quality technology solutions company, with expertise in delivering world

class softwares for our clients and empowering our engineers to become full stack in

technology and provide them 360° experience. We are growing at 300% YoY growth rate.

Led by Software Experts from IITs & NITs, Primathon’s mission is to solve quality software

engineering problems in the industry.

About the Role

We are looking for a 3+ year experienced Software Project Manager to ensure smooth

delivery & best customer experience around mobile, web frontend & backend products to

ensure product quality.

The ideal candidate will be responsible for managing multiple projects in parallel, ensuring

on time execution, managing team bandwidth, aligning customers and communicating right

with the customers. If you hold an engineering background and enjoy managing people while

talking about technologies, we’d like to meet you.

Job Responsibilities

● Project planning, execution, tracking and delivery within budget and scope.

● Oversee all aspects of projects, prepare detailed sprint plan, intermediate check

points, assign responsibilities and monitor and summarise progress of project.

Prepare reports for upper management regarding status of project

● Track project dependencies and identify/foresee risks and plan contingencies

● Translate product requirements/project scope to detailed plan

● Customer interfacing and leading status calls

● Manage changes to the project scope, project schedule and project costs

● Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless

execution of projects

● Assist in the definition of project scope and objectives, involving all relevant

stakeholders

Skills and Qualifications

● 3+ year of working experience in project management of software development

of products and services

● Team Handling experience must

● Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills

● Experience with complete project life cycle from inception to deployment

● Strong experience with Agile Scrum methodology, Build Management, DevOps

practices

● Solid organisational skills including attention to detail and multitasking skills

● Should have technical background in executing/contributing to

Telecom/Networking/Digital (web and mobile applications)

Education: B.tech/ M.tech only

Location: Gurgaon

Work type: Work from office

Experience: 3+ Year of working experience

Notice Period: Immediate Joiners or with notice in 30 days only

Job Summary 

Project Manager is responsible for planning, executing, monitoring, and successfully delivering technology projects within agreed scope, timeline, budget, and quality standards. The role requires close coordination with business stakeholders, technical teams and senior management to ensure projects achieve their intended business outcomes. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Define project scope, objectives, deliverables, timelines, and success criteria.  
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, schedules, budgets, and resource requirements.  
• Lead cross-functional teams including developers, infrastructure, QA, and business analysts.  
• Coordinate release planning, sprint goals, release timelines, dependencies, and deployment activities. 
• Manage project scope, risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests.  
• Track project progress and provide regular status reports to stakeholders and management.  
• Identify potential risks and implement appropriate mitigation and contingency plans.  
• Coordinate requirements gathering and ensure alignment between business and technical teams.  
• Facilitate project meetings, reviews and steering committee meetings.  
• Ensure projects follow organizational IT governance, security, compliance, and quality standards.  
• Coordinate testing, deployment, implementation, and transition to operational teams.  
• Manage stakeholder expectations and resolve conflicts or escalated issues.  
• Manage testing, deployment, documentation, and project closure.  
• Conduct project closure activities and evaluate project performance and outcomes.  

Required Qualifications 

• Minimum 8 years of experience in IT project management or a related technology role.  
• Proven experience managing end-to-end IT projects.  
• Strong understanding of project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, Waterfall, or hybrid methodologies.  
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.  
• Strong knowledge of software development lifecycle (SDLC), IT infrastructure, cloud technologies, or enterprise applications, depending on the project portfolio.  
• Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and problem-solving skills.  

Key Skills 

• Project planning and execution  
• Stakeholder management  
• Risk and issue management  
• Budget and resource management  
• Agile/Scrum methodology  
• Change management  
• Team leadership  
• Negotiation and conflict resolution  
• Reporting and documentation  
• Strategic thinking and problem solving 

Require Experience : Minimum 8 years

Location : Indore -Onsite

Interview mode : Virtual