Sr. Engineering Manager

We are seeking an experienced Senior Engineering Manager to lead high-performing engineering teams building scalable, resilient, and cloud-native applications using the Java technology stack. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with proven people leadership skills, driving engineering excellence, delivery predictability, and team growth. This role requires a leader who can partner with product, architecture, and business stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions while fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:
Engineering Leadership:
Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, ensuring high levels of engagement and performance.
Manage team capacity, hiring, onboarding, performance reviews, career development, and succession planning.
Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, and operational excellence.
Drive a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning.
Technical Leadership:
Provide technical direction for the design and development of enterprise-scale applications using Java technologies.
Review architecture and design decisions to ensure scalability, security, maintainability, and reliability.
Guide teams in adopting modern software development practices, including microservices, cloud-native architectures, and DevOps principles.
Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to define technical roadmaps.
Delivery Management:
Own end-to-end delivery of complex projects and programs.
Ensure timely execution of engineering initiatives while maintaining high-quality standards.
Manage risks, dependencies, resource allocation, and stakeholder communication.
Track and improve key engineering metrics related to quality, velocity, reliability, and operational excellence.
Cross-Functional Collaboration:
Partner with Product Managers, Architects, QA, DevOps, Security, and Business stakeholders.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Drive strategic planning and execution across multiple teams.
The core requirements for the job include the following:
Leadership and Management:
Minimum 3 years of experience managing software engineering teams.
Demonstrated success in hiring, coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
Experience leading teams of 8-20+ engineers.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.
Technical Skills (Mandatory):
Strong hands-on background in Java development.
Deep understanding of: Java 8/11/17+, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Microservices Architecture, RESTful APIs, Distributed Systems, Event-Driven Architecture, Multithreading and Concurrency, Design Patterns and SOLID Principles.

Experience
9-13 yrs