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Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesAWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformJ2EEJavaJavaScriptKafkaMicroservicesMongoDBNoSQLSpring
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 5–6 engineers across different levels.
- Set clear performance expectations, run structured 1:1s, and own career development for your reports.
- Build and maintain a high-trust, psychologically safe team culture.
- Provide technical mentorship and coaching to help engineers grow in Java, cloud, and distributed systems.
- Own the planning, prioritization, and on-time delivery of engineering commitments for your team.
- Drive agile processes (sprint planning, retrospectives, estimation) without letting process become overhead.
- Remove blockers, manage cross-team dependencies, and escalate risks early.
- Hold the team accountable to quality, velocity, and reliability targets.
- Translate business requirements into appropriate technical solutions, keeping simplicity at the core.
- Conduct meaningful code reviews for Java-based backend services, ensuring quality, maintainability, and adherence to engineering standards.
- Design and architect highly scalable, cloud-native enterprise software applications.
- Work hands-on with Java, J2EE, Spring, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) to contribute to architecture and critical design decisions.
- Guide the team in debugging complex distributed system issues across Kafka, MongoDB, and microservices.
- Research, evaluate, and recommend technologies required for solution delivery.
- Work closely with engineers to design solutions to security problems and monitor vulnerabilities in third-party components.
- Maximise performance, uptime, and supportability of the product.
- Provide technical oversight across backend architecture, API design, and distributed systems.
- Guide architectural decisions, code quality standards, and engineering best practices.
- Partner with Principal and Lead engineers to define the long-term technical vision.
- Ensure observability, security, performance, and reliability are treated as first-class concerns.
- Champion DevOps and cloud infrastructure best practices across the team.
- Work closely with Product Management to define requirements and shape the roadmap.
- Translate business goals into clear engineering scope and realistic timelines.
- Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders, providing project progress updates and highlighting risks with mitigation plans.
- Interface with customer-facing functions to gather requirements and perform technical due diligence.
Requirements
What you’ll need- 12+ years in Java server-side application development, with 3+ years in an engineering management role.
- Strong hands-on Java and J2EE programming skills — this is a coding manager role.
- Deep experience building and operating highly scalable SaaS products using Java, Spring, REST APIs, and relational/NoSQL databases.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern DevOps practices.
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka).
- Experience with NoSQL databases, particularly MongoDB.
- Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and the operational challenges of managing large-scale systems.
- Proven ability to lead and grow engineering teams while remaining technically engaged.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Familiarity with agile software development, preferably Scrum.
- Experience in financial services, compliance, or regulated industries is a plus.
- Experience with JavaScript-based UI technologies is a plus.
Benefits
Comp & perks- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
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Hard Skills & Tools
JavaJ2EESpringREST APIscloud platformsAWSAzureGCPNoSQL databasesMongoDB
Soft Skills
mentorshipteam managementcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingagile processesperformance managementtechnical oversightstakeholder engagementcareer development