Java Engineering Manager

Requirements

Education and Certifications

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
• PMP or Agile program management certification required; TOGAF certification preferred

Required Experience

• 12+ years of progressive engineering experience with 24 years leading teams/squads or projects in enterprise environments
• Proven delivery across backend, frontend, and integration streams with production ownership
• Experience in global delivery models/GCC setups and crossfunctional collaboration

Essential Skills

• Solid grasp of serviceoriented/microservices patterns, APIs, and modular architecture; familiarity with Java ecosystems and integration tooling (GCP Sub/Pub, Kafka/RabbitMQ)
• Experience in full-stack engineering with strong focus on Java, Spring Boot, cloudnative microservices, React, including design, development, and production support
• Strong SDLC discipline: backlog grooming, estimation, code review practices, automated testing, and release governance • Handson understanding of CI/CD (Jenkins/GitHub Actions) and observability tools
• Working knowledge of security and compliance standards (e.g., OWASP; awareness of SOX/GDPR/DPDP controls)
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and vendor coordination skills
• Adept at evaluating system design options and aligning engineering decisions with Google Cloud reference architectures, service models, and bestpractice deployment patterns
• Proficient in managing cloudbased engineering initiatives, with working knowledge of GCP service groups, including compute, storage, networking, identity, and observability to guide teams in selecting the right cloud components

Desired Skills

• Exposure to cloud migration and operating models for resilient, distributed systems; experience improving developer productivity at scale.
• Familiarity with data integration/ETL/ELT and platform consolidation initiatives.