Manager​/Senior Manager - Design & Development

Position: Manager / Senior Manager - Design & Development
Recruitment for the role of Manager/ Senior Manager
- Design & Development About GeM
Government eMarketplace (GeM) is a unified digital platform that facilitates end-to-end procurement of goods and services
by various government departments, organizations, and public sector undertakings (PSUs). Our Honourable Prime Minister’s concerted efforts to harness the power of digital platforms to achieve ‘Minimum Government, Maximum Governance’ led to the genesis of GeM in 2016.

GeM provides a paperless, cashless and contactless ecosystem for government buyers to directly purchase products and services from pan-India sellers and service providers through an online platform. GeM covers the entire gamut of procurement process, right from vendor registration and item selection by buyers to receipt of goods and facilitation of timely payments. GeM has envisioned to utilise the agility and speed that come along with a digital platform created with a strategic intent to reinvigorate public procurement systems and bring about a lasting change for the underserved as well as the nation.

GeM invites applications from eligible candidates for recruitment to the following position(s) on Contractual Basis:

This is a contractual engagement under the Project Management Unit (PMU) for an initial period of 5 years, extendable based on performance and organizational requirements.
Eligible applicants can apply  17-Feb-26 .

GeM selection committee reserves the right to relax or extend the eligibility criteria and educational qualifications. The crucial date for determining eligibility will be the last date of receipt of applications. No applications shall be entertained under any circumstances after the stipulated date. Incomplete applications without application form shall not be considered. GeM reserves the right to shortlist candidates for interview.

Applicants should note that mere fulfilment of minimum eligibility criteria may not ensure consideration for short listing for interview. GeM will not entertain any correspondence on this subject and decisions of GeM will be final in all matters.

JOB SUMMARY
We are seeking, Manager / Senior Manager - Design & Development, a Platform Design & Governance Specialist with deep expertise in Microservices, AWS, Spring Boot, React

JS, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) principles to drive MSP-led design and development across enterprise platforms. This role will lead structured design governance assessments - including validation of High-Level Designs (HLDs), Low-Level Designs (LLDs), API sequence flows, database schemas, and micro-frontend implementations - to ensure architectural integrity and compliance with enterprise standards.
This role acts as GeM’s Tech. Design and Development lead responsible for validating correctness of technical design, architectural integrity and production deployment readiness of solutions delivered by the MSP including their operability and maintainability during the maintenance phase.
In addition to design and development governance, this role will also extend to maintenance and lifecycle support of enterprise applications.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITY
Architecture & Design Leadership
Oversee MSP‑led software design and development activities, ensuring delivery aligns with enterprise architecture and compliance requirements
Review and validate HLDs and LLDs for consistency, scalability, and adherence to organizational architecture principles
Ensure adherence to Domain‑Driven Design(DDD), Microservices architecture, and API governance best practices
Development Orientation & Build Practices
Oversee and Guide teams in application development using Spring Boot, React

JS, and React Native for web and mobile platforms
Validate API development, integration flows, and database schema design for performance and maintainability
Promote and Review adoption of modern frameworks and coding standards, ensuring modularity, reusability, and responsive UI/UX across devices
Support performance optimization and scalability improvements in both backend microservices and front‑end applications
Delivery &Release Management
Govern release readiness by validating MSP deliverables across dev, staging,…