Position: Engineering Manager, Products
We are seeking a highly experienced and results- driven Engineering Manager with a proven track record of delivering complex technology products in fast- paced environments. This role requires strong leadership, deep technical expertise, and the ability to manage cross- functional teams across geographies. You will play a pivotal role in aligning engineering execution with business objectives and driving measurable value for stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Product Delivery & Management
- Lead end- to- end delivery of enterprise- scale products, ensuring scope, timeline, and quality targets are consistently met.
- Define delivery roadmaps, milestones, and resource allocation across multiple product lines.
- Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and bottlenecks, and drive resolution to keep execution on track.
Technical Leadership
- Provide hands- on technical guidance in backend architecture, distributed systems, and cloud- native applications.
- Ensure adoption of coding best practices, architecture standards, and high- quality engineering processes.
- Partner with Staff / Principal engineers to design scalable, resilient, and secure solutions.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as the primary liaison with US- based Product & Delivery leadership.
- Translate complex business requirements into actionable technical deliverables.
- Communicate status, risks, and dependencies clearly to executives and business stakeholders.
Team Coordination & People Leadership
- Manage and mentor cross- functional teams of developers, testers, and product owners.
- Foster a collaborative, high- performance culture that encourages innovation and accountability.
Conduct regular stand- ups, retrospectives, and career coaching sessions. - Define and track performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
Process & Delivery Excellence
- Champion Agile and DevOps practices to improve release velocity and reliability.
- Leverage metrics- driven decision making to optimize engineering processes.
- Continuously evolve delivery frameworks to support rapid product launches.
Qualifications
- 12+ years of experience in software engineering and delivery.
- 4+ years of experience in technical leadership and people management.
- Strong expertise in distributed systems, microservices, and event- driven architectures.
- Deep hands- on experience with:
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Core Stack:
Java, Spring Boot, Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch (ELK), Kubernetes, Redis, AWS. -
Other Skills:
CI/CD pipelines, Git, Docker, Agile/Scrum practices.
- Proven experience in
insurance and cyber- risk domains
, delivering products at scale. - Excellent communication, leadership, and organizational skills.
Technical Skills
Mandatory:
- Delivery & Program Management
- Agile / Scrum Leadership
- Java, Spring Boot, REST APIs
- Apache Kafka, Elasticsearch, RDBMS
- Kubernetes, AWS
- Git, CI/CD
Good to Have:
- Redis, PostgreSQL
- Cloud cost optimization & observability (Grafana, Prometheus)
- DevOps and Security best practices
- AI- driven tooling (Prompt Engineering, ML integrations)
Domain Experience
- Extensive experience in
Insurance & Cybersecurity product engineering
. - Expertise in building configurable platforms to accelerate product launches.
What Cowbell brings to the table:
- Employee equity plan for all and wealth enablement plan for select customer facing roles
- Comprehensive wellness program, meditation app subscriptions, lunch and learn, book club, happy hours and much more
- Professional development and the opportunity to learn the ins and outs of cyber insurance, cyber security as well as continuing to build your professional skills in a team environment