Engineering Manager
Role Summary
We are seeking an experienced Development Manager to lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for designing, developing, and delivering scalable, high-availability enterprise applications. This role combines strong technical leadership with people management, ensuring engineering excellence, timely delivery, and continuous improvement across the software development lifecycle.
The ideal candidate is a hands-on technical leader with deep expertise in Java-based backend systems, distributed architectures, and Agile software development, while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and quality.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, fostering a high-performance engineering culture.
Drive end-to-end delivery of software projects, ensuring quality, scalability, and timely execution.
Provide technical leadership in designing and developing distributed, event-driven, and microservices-based applications.
Collaborate with Product Management, Architecture, QA, DevOps, and SRE teams to define technical solutions and delivery plans.
Review system architecture, application design, and code to ensure adherence to engineering best practices.
Champion engineering excellence through code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, performance optimization, and secure coding practices.
Drive Agile delivery by managing sprint planning, execution, estimations, and release commitments.
Identify and mitigate technical risks, remove delivery impediments, and ensure predictable project execution.
Support production stability by driving root cause analysis, performance tuning, and continuous operational improvements.
Recruit, coach, and develop engineering talent while promoting continuous learning and career growth.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years in an Engineering or Development Manager role.
Strong experience building scalable backend applications using Java and Spring Boot.
Hands-on experience with Kafka, multithreading/concurrency, and distributed systems.
Strong database expertise with Oracle PL/SQL and relational database design.
Experience with containerization and orchestration using Docker and Kubernetes.
Strong understanding of microservices architecture, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Agile development methodologies.
Proven experience leading engineering teams and delivering complex enterprise software projects.
Preferred Skills
Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP).
Familiarity with observability and monitoring tools.
Experience in performance tuning, scalability, and high-availability systems.
Knowledge of DevSecOps practices and secure software development.
Experience working in highly regulated or mission-critical enterprise environments.
Technical Stack
Languages: Java, PL/SQL
Frameworks: Spring Boot
Messaging: Kafka
Concepts: Multithreading, Distributed Systems, Microservices
Containers & Orchestration: Docker, Kubernetes
Methodologies: Agile, Scrum