Engineering Manager

About the Role

Engineering Manager

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership & Development

• Develop, manage, and retain a team of highly inquisitive and capable engineers.
• Clarify expectations, delegate effectively, and empower team members to make decisions.
• Create opportunities for skill development and career growth.
• Serve as a role model for performance, behavior, and inclusive leadership.
• Foster a culture of trust, collaboration, and psychological safety.

Customer-Centric Execution

• Meet regularly with internal and external customers to understand their needs.
• Communicate the importance of customer expectations and design solutions with empathy.
• Follow through on solving customer problems and act on feedback to improve satisfaction.

Technical Oversight & Delivery

• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of multiple engineering projects.
• Collaborate with architects, product managers, and stakeholders to align on technical direction and product vision.
• Ensure successful incremental product releases while managing deadlines and optimizing investments.
• Assure quality through effective management of processes, people, and resources.
• Identify and mitigate engineering risks and ensure adherence to best practices and documentation standards.
• Act as a hybrid individual contributor and manager - Contribute to hands-on development, including writing and shipping production-quality code to support team velocity and unblock progress.
• Promote and enforce modern DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines using tools like Jenkins and Bitbucket.

Innovation & Change Leadership

• Inspire teams with a compelling vision of the future and act as a catalyst for change.
• Encourage creativity, experimentation, and the adoption of new technologies and processes.
• Stay current with industry trends and apply relevant advancements to improve team performance and product outcomes.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Collaborate across business lines to clarify shared priorities and drive alignment.
• Handle differences openly and respectfully, valuing diverse perspectives.
• Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences.

Data-Driven Mindset

• Use data and insights to guide decisions and measure success.
• Challenge the status quo and continuously seek opportunities to improve processes and outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field.
• 12+ years of experience in software engineering, including:
• Demonstrated ability to lead teams while actively contributing to codebases.
• Programming in

  Java

  ,

  Node.js

  ,

  React

  ,

  CSS

  ,

  Tailwind

  . Experience with Angular is good to have.
• Experience with cloud -

  AWS

  ,

  Azure

  , and

  OpenShift

  platforms.
• Strong experience in

  REST API

  and

  GraphQL

  development, including writing and maintaining

  Swagger/OpenAPI

  specifications.
• Application development using

  Java

  ,

  Spring

  , and IDEs like

  Eclipse

  ,

  NetBeans

  ,

  IntelliJ

• Hands-on experience with

  Jenkins, Bitbucket

  , and other DevOps / CICD tools.
• Strong database experience with

  Oracle

  ,

  MySQL

  ,

  Postgres

  , and

  MongoDB

  .
• Event-driven architecture using

  Kafka

  and event sourcing patterns.
• Familiarity with design patterns such as

  MVC

  ,

  DAO

  ,

  Singleton

  ,

  Business Delegate

  , etc.
• Proficiency in UML modeling (Use Case, Activity, Class, Component, Sequence diagrams) using tools like

  Lucidcharts

  or

  Figma

  .
• Testing experience with

  JUnit

  ,

  IntelliJ

  , and other unit/system/integration testing tools.

Preferred Qualities

• Self-motivated, action-oriented, and results-driven.
• Curious learner who embraces ambiguity and adapts quickly.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to engage and energize teams.
• Committed to continuous personal and professional development.
• Demonstrates inclusive leadership and values diverse perspectives.