Principal Engineering Manager (Java, React)

Alfalogic Solutions

Alfalogic Solutions

Requirement:

Employment: Direct / Permanent (Regular WFO)

Qualification: Any IT relevant degree

Work Location: Chennai

Overall Experience: Min 22+ years

Relevant Experience: Min 10+ years

Skills: Java, React, AWS & mobile technologies, API, GitHub or Bitbucket, UX/UI, Agile, Scrum , Kanban. Agile

Joining Time: ASAP / within 30 days

Job Details:

Role

Purpose of Role

• Engineering managers work on projects, build, and manage diverse teams of engineers from different disciplines, formulate and execute strategies, and coordinate with other managers.
• The candidate will be responsible for being the key conduit between delivery, developer, QA and release management team. They will be tasked at proposing budgets for projects and overseeing all the activities related to delivery each project under their fold.
• The candidate is expected to work along with different stakeholders across the organization to deliver quality products on time.
• The candidate in various occasions will also have to talk directly to vendors to get engineering aspects vetted to ensure timely and accurate deliveries
• Engineering manager is expected to create detailed solutions for any requirement and gets the same vetted across leadership.

Key Accountabilities

Responsibilities will include but will not be restricted to:

• Proposing and managing budgets for projects.
• Supervising the work of multiple teams.
• Planning and executing strategies for completing projects on time.
• Researching and developing designs and products.
• Determining the need for training and talent development.
• Determining the process for cost reduction and management.
• Hiring contractors and building teams.
• Ensuring products have the support of upper management.
• Providing clear and concise instructions to engineering teams.
• Ensuring high quality, defect-free, scalable, and timely developments by his team using best coding practices.

Technical Requirements

• Masters or bachelor’s degree in Engineering, management, or any other equivalent field.
• Has 22+ years of experience in the field of engineering.
• Has experience in managing large scale data migrations from legacy systems to cloud or external.
• Has experience in managing ecosystem wide integration delivery
• Knowledge of web development technologies
• Familiarity with back-end development technologies
• Experience with building cloud native applications, API first architectures and deployments on containers and Kubernetes.
• Experience with cloud computing technologies such as AWS with the ability to manage cloud-based systems.
• Understanding of version control systems like Git and related platforms like GitHub or Bitbucket.
• Knowledge of web performance optimization techniques like image optimization, caching and CDNs
• Knowledge of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design principles and their impact on web development.
• Results orientated with ability to plan and deliver against project deadlines with ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously, prioritize projects and allocate resources appropriately.
• Up to date knowledge of latest industry trends in tech and processes.
• Good understanding of software development methodologies such as Agile, Scrum and Kanban.

Desired Personal Qualities and Behavior

• Proven leadership and management skills with the ability to optimize team performance and development.
• Excellent relationship management skills with the ability to engage, negotiate and manage key stakeholders and suppliers.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and influencing skills.
• An appreciation of and an ability to positively resolve issues arising from different cultures.