The ideal candidate for the role of Engineering Manager must embody a blend of technical expertise and leadership acumen. With over a decade of experience, including management exposure, you possess a deep understanding of the software development life cycle. You exhibit strong communication skills, adept at translating product requirements into technical specifications and fostering collaboration across teams. Your proactive approach enables you to identify and mitigate technical risks early, while your commitment to continuous improvement drives efficiency and quality. Above all, you inspire and mentor engineers, cultivating a culture of innovation and excellence within the team.
About The Role
The Engineering Manager position entails the leadership of MCO global product development teams across the entirety of the software development life cycle. Key responsibilities encompass ensuring the quality of team outputs and optimizing customer experiences, along with maintaining strict adherence to coding standards and promoting automation initiatives.Moreover, the role involves mentoring and guiding engineers, proactively identifying and mitigating technical risks, and facilitating effective communication between engineering and other stakeholders. The manager oversees deployment processes, monitors system performance, and provides decisive technical leadership during incidents. Ultimately, this role aims to uphold the highest standards of professionalism and innovation in MCO software development practices.
Key Duties/Responsibilities
- Own the effectiveness of the Scrum Agile process and adherence to good agile practices for the team.
- Be responsible for the quality of the teams' outputs and the quality of the customer experience of our products.
- Lead product development teams through all stages of the SDLC.
- Hands-on participation in all technical activities including architecture & design reviews, code reviews, coding, troubleshooting, defect triage (up to 40%)
- Define and enforce coding standards and best practices within the engineering team.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications.
- Conduct code reviews and ensure high code quality and adherence to engineering standards.
- Drive Automation in the engineering teams
- Drive continuous improvement in development processes and tools to increase efficiency and quality.
- Mentor and coach engineers to foster their technical growth and career development.
- Identify technical risks and challenges early in the project lifecycle and propose mitigation strategies.
- Act as a technical liaison between engineering, product management, and other stakeholders.
- Coordinate with Platform Test teams to ensure thorough testing and validation of software products.
- Oversee deployment and release processes to ensure smooth and reliable product launches.
- Monitor system performance and address technical issues promptly to maintain product stability.
- Provide technical leadership during incidents and outages, facilitating root cause analysis and resolution.
- Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture focused on delivering high-quality software products.
Essential Capabilities
- 15+ years of experience (including up to 3 years in management) product development.
- Strong java full stack engineering experience in a product development environment
- Expertise in architecture & design reviews, system design, code reviews, customer issue troubleshooting, defect triage, etc.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to resolve complex issues.
- Can do attitude who can adapt and priorities effectively.
- A strong willingness to learn and a growth mindset.
- Excellent communication and servant leadership skill
- Possess knowledge and experience of agile development methodology. (Scrum, AGILE and KANBAN)
- Experience in a product driven SAAS or financial services company is a plusArchitect experience is plus.
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