Engineering Manager - Distributed Systems

Description :

Responsibilities :

- Lead design and delivery of scalable, distributed backend systems and real-time platform APIs using Java-based microservices.

- Partner with Architects and Tech Leads to establish technical vision, system design, and long-term architecture.

- Drive engineering excellence through code reviews, design reviews, observability, performance tuning, and SLAs.

- Own end-to-end system reliability, scalability, cost, and maintainability.

- Manage, coach, and grow a team of backend engineers across levels.

- Drive career development, technical mentoring, and regular 1:1s.

- Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture grounded in ownership, autonomy, and accountability.

- Recruit and onboard exceptional engineering talent; collaborate with TA and interview panel on hiring strategy.

- Drive sprint planning, estimation, and delivery across multiple squads or initiatives.

- Partner with Product and Program Managers to align engineering execution with business goals.

- Set and monitor engineering OKRs, team velocity, and project health metrics.

- Proactively identify tech debt, risks, and improvement areas.

- Work closely with Product, DevOps, QA, and Customer Support teams to ensure end-to-end solution delivery.

- Represent Engineering in roadmap planning, executive reviews, and customer-facing discussions (when needed)

Requirements :

- 8 to 12 years of total experience, with at least 2+ years in leadership roles.

- Deep experience designing, building, and operating Java-based microservices in cloud-native, distributed environments.

- Strong understanding of backend architectural patterns.

- Proven track record of building and scaling high-performing engineering teams.

- Experience with Kafka, Redis, MongoDB/PostgreSQL, Spring Boot, Kubernetes, REST APIs, CI/CD pipelines.

- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.