Manager, Software Engineering - Java

As a Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a highly skilled team of engineers responsible for building the foundational components that power a modern, scalable risk-focused platform. You'll guide architectural direction, champion technical excellence, and ensure the delivery of robust, high-performance solutions. This role calls for a leader who can think strategically, communicate with clarity, and drive impactful technical decisions in a fast-moving environment.

What You'll Do

• Lead the delivery of complex, multi-system engineering initiatives.
• Define, document, and evolve architectural frameworks used across the team.
• Develop strategies and transition plans that move systems toward target-state architectures.
• Serve as a technical product owner, shaping detailed business, architectural, and design requirements.
• Oversee solution design and architecture for platform components.
• Review and refine architectural proposals with technical leaders and senior stakeholders.

Leadership Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor a team of engineering professionals, ensuring clarity, accountability, and growth.
• Conduct performance reviews, support ongoing training, and facilitate regular team communication.
• Foster a motivated, collaborative, and high-performing engineering culture.
• Develop and empower emerging leaders within the product teams.

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• Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for diverse audiences, including senior leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems creatively and drive sound technical decision-making.
• Effective negotiation skills and the ability to influence outcomes.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to set direction and define goals.
• Comfortable leading diverse groups and thriving in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Technical Expertise

• 5+ years building high-speed, data-centric systems.
• 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience.
• Strong experience with cloud technologies; familiarity with AWS core services (e.g., VPC, EC2, RDS, IAM, S3, KMS, Security Groups, AWS CLI).
• Proven ability to design, develop, and deliver technical solutions end-to-end.
• Experience writing unit and integration tests using frameworks such as JUnit and Citrus.
• Hands-on experience with distributed messaging technologies (Kafka, RabbitMQ, ActiveMQ, Amazon Kinesis).
• Experience working with relational, NoSQL, object-based, and graph databases.
• Proficiency with Git workflows.
• Working knowledge of DevOps tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Jenkins, Kubernetes, Helm, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability tools such as Splunk, Elasticsearch, Prometheus, and AppDynamics.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• Prior experience in people management-including recruiting, onboarding, coaching, and performance development-is a strong plus.