Software Engineering Manager

Our client is seeking a Software Development Manager - Modernization . This is a full-time, hybrid opportunity based in Collingswood, NJ.

About the Role:

The Software Development Manager - Modernization will lead multiple engineering teams responsible for modernizing the warehouse management platform. This role requires a highly technical software leader with deep experience in Java application development, enterprise architecture, and large-scale application modernization.

Your teams will incrementally transform a large, production Java monolith built with Spring and Hibernate into an API-first, event-driven microservices architecture on Microsoft Azure. You will remain actively involved in architecture discussions, technical design reviews, code reviews, and engineering decisions. You will help teams make sound tradeoffs that balance delivery speed, reliability, security, and long-term maintainability.

You will partner closely with Architecture, Platform, Site Reliability Engineering, Quality Assurance, Product, and business stakeholders. You will also own team performance, execution, hiring, vendor accountability, and delivery outcomes while serving as a credible technical voice with senior leadership.

This role blends technical architecture with traditional people management. The successful candidate must be able to challenge designs, guide implementation, assess code quality, and lead engineers through complex modernization work.

What You Will Own:

• Manage two engineering teams of approximately 3–6 engineers each, including a new internal team and an established European-based consulting team.
• Build and staff for the new internal team, define the technical hiring bar, and own the full hiring process.
• Lead and own delivery performance for both teams.
• Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development for the internal team.
• Establish measurable objectives and key results at the team and individual level.
• Own roadmap execution, delivery outcomes, technical quality, and production readiness.
• Champion standards for architecture, observability, reliability, and operability.
• Communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and resource needs clearly to leadership.
• Drive alignment across Architecture, Platform, Quality Assurance, and Product.
• Create an environment of accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement.

Technical Environment:

• Legacy enterprise Java monolith using Spring and Hibernate, backed by Oracle, actively being decomposed into microservices.
• Java and Spring Boot services deployed to Microsoft Azure.
• Cloud-native, API-first, event-driven architecture and distributed systems.
• Relational and fit-for-purpose non-relational data stores.
• Multi-region high availability for operationally critical systems.
• Infrastructure as Code using Terraform and Ansible.
• Jenkins and GitHub Actions for continuous integration and delivery.
• Observability using Dynatrace and Azure Monitor.

What We're Looking For:

• 10+ years of software development experience with 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrable experience in modernization of monoliths to microservices.
• Expertise in the Java ecosystem: Spring, Hibernate, etc.
• Strong understanding of system design principles including 12-factor app methodology, observability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Azure or a similar cloud platform.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.

Why This Role Is Different:

You will:

• Inherit an established team while building a new internal engineering team.
• Play a lead role in a highly visible project to modernize the warehouse management platform.
• Combine people leadership, delivery ownership, vendor management, and meaningful technical involvement.
• Build systems whose performance affects real-world warehouse and logistics operations on a national scale.

Compensation & Structure:

• Salary Range: $160,000.00 - $190,000.00/yr.
• Travel: Less than 10%