Manager of Software Engineering - Low Latency Java

• Designs and develops robust, high-performance, latency-sensitive code, incorporate security requirements and reviewing code written by team members using software engineering best practices.
• Lead, mentor, and inspire a high-performing software engineering team whilst promoting an innovative culture.
• Responsible for the on-going career development of the team, including day-to-day line management, mentoring, coaching and recruitment.
• Writes secure, high-quality code and automated tests.
• Works closely with Product Owners, Solutions Analysts, Technical Architects and Senior Engineers to design the best technical design and approach for technical development.
• Translates business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet ambitious timelines with optimal solutions.
• Helps refine the technical aspects of epics in collaboration with the Solutions Analysts.
• Translates business requirements into technical solutions, recommend alternative technical and business approaches, and lead engineering efforts to meet ambitious timelines with optimal solutions.
• Produces architecture and design artifacts for complex applications while being accountable for ensuring design constraints are met by code.
• Drives architectural reviews, code reviews and business demos.
• Assesses compliance, risks, and vulnerabilities to ensure all systems and baselines are operationally sound, performant at scale, and exceed customer expectations.
• Provide out of hours application support and coordination of Production releases

• Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts and 5+ years applied experience
• Excellent understanding of Java 17+ fundamentals and frameworks (e.g. Spring Boot), OO programming paradigms, multi-threading, messaging technologies, and computer networks.
• Experience of low-latency programming techniques and technologies (e.g. Inter-Process Communication, Memory-Mapped Files and Ring Buffers).
• Experience with gRPC and Google Protocol Buffers.
• Experience of working on distributed systems and detailed knowledge of distributed systems design patterns.
• Detailed knowledge of relational database technologies (e.g., PostgreSQL and CockroachDB), database resiliency, recoverability, scalability, and security.
• Experience with event-driven architecture and distributed messaging technologies (Kafka).
• Experience with diagramming software (e.g., Lucid, Draw.io, Visio) and technical writing.
• Passion for technical innovation and staying up to date with emerging technologies.
• Understanding of the full software development lifecycle and agile methodologies.

Preferred qualifications, capabilities, and skills

• Hands on experience another statically compiled language like Rust, GoLang or C++.
• Experience with infrastructure as code software, e.g. Terraform.

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