Technology Manager

Role Overview: As a Technology Manager Java, you will be responsible for leading, growing, and inspiring a high-performing engineering team in a fast-paced product environment. Your role will involve 70% leadership & management and 30% strategic technical involvement. Your primary focus will be on building a culture of excellence, ensuring delivery predictability, and aligning engineering outcomes with business goals. Key Responsibilities: - Team Leadership: Manage a team of 10+ Java developers & team leads, set clear objectives, and track progress against agreed KPIs monthly. - Performance Management: Conduct performance reviews, provide 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, ensure a 100% onboarding completion rate within two weeks, and maintain annual attrition below a certain level. - Culture & Engagement: Build a collaborative and high-accountability culture, organize at least 2 team engagement activities per quarter. - Process Improvement: Identify and implement at least 2 process optimizations per quarter to enhance efficiency, reduce technical debt, or improve delivery predictability. - 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, aim to increase unit test coverage to more than 50% per service. - Innovation: Drive at least one technology proof-of-concept (POC) per quarter to evaluate and adopt emerging technologies. - Technical Mentorship: Spend a minimum of 6 hours per week on technical mentoring, design reviews, and complex problem resolution. Also, contribute as a senior developer by designing, coding, and delivering complex solutions. Qualification Required: - 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: Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent professional experience.,