Sr. Engineering Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams building scalable, resilient, and cloud-native applications using the Java technology stack. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with proven people leadership skills, driving engineering excellence, delivery predictability, and team growth. This role requires a leader who can partner with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Engineering Leadership:

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, ensuring high levels of engagement and performance.
• Manage team capacity, hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, career development, and succession planning.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and operational excellence.
• Drive a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.

Technical Leadership:

• Provide technical direction for the design and development of enterprise-scale applications using Java technologies.
• Review architecture and design decisions to ensure scalability, security, maintainability, and reliability.
• Guide teams in adopting modern software development practices, including microservices, cloud-native architectures, and DevOps principles.
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to define technical roadmaps.

Delivery Management:

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex projects and programs.
• Ensure timely execution of engineering initiatives while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Manage risks, dependencies, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication.
• Track and improve key engineering metrics related to quality, velocity, reliability, and operational excellence.

Cross-Functional Collaboration:

• Partner with Product Managers, Architects, QA, DevOps, Security, and Business stakeholders.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive strategic planning and execution across multiple teams.

The core requirements for the job include the following:

Leadership and Management:

• Minimum 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success in hiring, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
• Experience leading teams of 8-20+ engineers.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Technical Skills (Mandatory):

• Strong hands-on background in Java development.
• Deep understanding of: Java 8/11/17+, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIs, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, Multithreading and Concurrency, Design Patterns and SOLID Principles.