Technology Manager – Java

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minimum 5 years in a managerial role

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About The Role

Technology Manager – Java

lead, grow, and inspire a high-performing engineering team

70% leadership & management

30% strategic technical involvement

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management (70%)

• Team Leadership: Manage a team of 10+ Java developers & team leads, setting clear objectives and tracking progress against agreed KPIs every month.
• Performance Management: Conduct performance reviews with structured feedback and create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) for all team members.
• Talent Development: Implement a quarterly skill enhancement plan to keep the team updated on modern tech stacks such as microservices, cloud-native systems, and DevOps practices.
• Recruitment & Retention: Hire high-caliber engineers and ensure an onboarding completion rate of 100% within two weeks. Maintain annual attrition below.
• Culture & Engagement: Build a collaborative and high-accountability culture. Organize at least 2 team engagement activities per quarter to promote morale.
• Process Improvement: Identify and implement at least 2 process optimizations per quarter to improve efficiency, reduce technical debt, or enhance delivery predictability
  

Strategic Technical Involvement (30%)

• Architecture Oversight: Review and guide the team on architectural decisions for scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Code Quality: Maintain good code quality through structured code reviews and promote to increase unit test coverage more than 50% per service..
• Innovation: Drive at least one technology proof-of-concept (POC) per quarter to evaluate and adopt relevant emerging technologies.
• Technical Mentorship: Spend a minimum of 6 hours per week on technical mentoring, design reviews, and assisting with complex problem resolution. In parallel, contributed as a senior developer by designing, coding, and delivering complex solutions with hands-on expertise.
  

What We Expect You To Bring

• Leadership Experience: Minimum 5 years managing engineering teams of 10+ members in a product-based environment.
• Technical Expertise: Strong foundation in Java, Spring Boot, Hibernate/JPA, REST APIs; knowledge of microservices, Angular, or React is an advantage.
• Product Thinking: Proven ability to align engineering outcomes with business and product roadmaps.
• Execution Skills: Experience in implementing Agile/Scrum at scale and improving delivery predictability.
• People Skills: Strong interpersonal, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.
  

Why Join Us?

• Influence the technical and strategic direction of core product lines.
• Lead a talented team in a culture of ownership, innovation, and learning.
• Build high-impact products used by thousands of customers.