Manager - Software Engineering

Job Description

As an Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in enabling a stream-aligned team focused on delivering a successful migration of datasets to a newly architected and designed pipeline. You will work closely with the Lead Software Development Engineer to ensure the team is empowered, autonomous, and aligned with business outcomes. Your leadership will be both strategic and hands-on, contributing directly to the codebase using Java and React.js, while fostering a high-performance engineering culture.**Key Responsibilities:**- Enable and empower stream-aligned teams led by Lead Software Development Engineers (LSDEs), ensuring clear boundaries, autonomy, and alignment with business domains.- Act as a technical enabler, removing impediments, facilitating team flow, and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.- Roll up sleeves and contribute hands-on to development efforts, especially in Java, React.js, and AI-augmented coding using tools like GitHub Copilot.- Lead and coordinate application enhancement and tech ops activities with technology and business teams.- Participate in architecture discussions, system design, task breakdown, estimation, code reviews, QA, and release planning.- Understand and apply microservices architecture principles to guide scalable and maintainable system design.- Coordinate with stakeholders to create and manage realistic and detailed project schedules.- Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and escalate potential impediments to stakeholders for resolution.- Communicate regular updates on project status (e.g., work completed, work in progress, next steps, risks, KPIs) to stakeholders, peers, and product managers.- Collaborate across teams and departments to proactively identify and manage dependencies.- Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness across engineering practices.**Qualifications Required:**- Bachelors or Masters in Engineering or equivalent degree in Computer Science or related field.- Minimum 12 years of experience in software development and engineering leadership.- Proven experience in Java, J2EE, and front-end development using React.js.- Strong understanding of microservices architecture, including service boundaries, API contracts, and deployment strategies.- Hands-on experience or working knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).- Experience with AI-augmented development tools like GitHub Copilot and a passion for leveraging AI in software engineering.- Strong database knowledge (MS SQL, Oracle, MySQL, etc.).- Keen focus on code quality, design frameworks, and engineering best practices.- Experience in Agile methodologies, including Scrum and Kanban.- Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor, and lead technical teams, especially in stream-aligned structures.- Experience managing large-scale projects with aggressive timelines and complex scopes.- Excellent communication, time management, problem-solving, and analytical skills.- Ability to foster team decision-making, healthy debate, and collaboration.- Comfort with ambiguity and ability to create clarity and focus for the team. As an Engineering Manager, you will play a pivotal role in enabling a stream-aligned team focused on delivering a successful migration of datasets to a newly architected and designed pipeline. You will work closely with the Lead Software Development Engineer to ensure the team is empowered, autonomous, and aligned with business outcomes. Your leadership will be both strategic and hands-on, contributing directly to the codebase using Java and React.js, while fostering a high-performance engineering culture.**Key Responsibilities:**- Enable and empower stream-aligned teams led by Lead Software Development Engineers (LSDEs), ensuring clear boundaries, autonomy, and alignment with business domains.- Act as a technical enabler, removing impediments, facilitating team flow, and fostering a culture of continuous delivery and improvement.- Roll up sleeves and contribute hands-on to development efforts, especially in Java, React.js, and AI-augmented coding using tools like GitHub Copilot.- Lead and coordinate application enhancement and tech ops activities with technology and business teams.- Participate in architecture discussions, system design, task breakdown, estimation, code reviews, QA, and release planning.- Understand and apply microservices architecture principles to guide scalable and maintainable system design.- Coordinate with stakeholders to create and manage realistic and detailed project schedules.- Identify project risks, develop mitigation plans, and escalate potential impediments to stakeholders for resolution.- Communicate regular updates on project status (e.g., work completed, work in progress, next steps, risks, KPIs) to stakeholders, peers, and product managers.- Collaborate across teams and departments to proactively identify and manage dependencies.- Identify

Keyskills :
JavaAgile methodologiesReactjsMicroservices architectureCloud platformsAIaugmented development tools