Engineering Manager - Java
First seen by Alion on Oct 22, 2026.
Role Overview :
We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing team responsible for building and scaling core platform capabilities within Phenom's AI-driven talent experience platform.
This role requires a strong technical leader who can drive architecture, execution, and team development while delivering scalable and reliable systems used by global enterprise customers.
What You'll Do :
1. Lead Engineering Execution :
- Own end-to-end delivery of engineering initiatives from architecture and design through production deployment.
- Translate product requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned with long-term platform architecture.
- Drive engineering best practices in code quality, testing, observability, and system reliability.
2. Architect Scalable Systems :
- Design and build large-scale distributed systems that power enterprise SaaS products.
- Ensure systems are secure, highly available, and scalable to support global enterprise workloads.
- Lead architecture discussions and guide teams in building microservices-based cloud-native systems.
3. Build and Develop High-Performing Teams :
- Hire, mentor, and grow a team of strong software engineers.
- Provide technical guidance, career coaching, and performance feedback.
- Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and engineering excellence.
4. Drive Operational Excellence :
- Ensure production systems meet reliability, performance, and scalability targets.
- Lead incident management, root cause analysis, and long-term reliability improvements.
- Improve engineering efficiency through automation, tooling, and development best practices.
5. Influence Platform Innovation :
- Contribute to platform-wide architecture and engineering strategy.
- Identify opportunities to build reusable services and platform capabilities.
- Drive initiatives that create long-term engineering leverage across teams.
What We're Looking For :
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering within product development organizations.
- 4+ years of experience leading engineering teams.
- Strong experience designing and building large-scale distributed systems.
- Strong backend development experience in Java or similar languages.
- Experience building microservices-based architectures.
- Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS or Azure.
- Experience working with NoSQL databases such as MongoDB or similar.
- Strong system design and architecture skills.
- Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in fast-paced product environments.
Skills
Engineering Management, Java, System Design, Distributed Systems, Microservices Architecture, System Architecture