Description :

We are seeking a dynamic and experienced Manager or Senior Manager to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team within a product-driven environment. This individual will be responsible for overseeing the development, delivery, and support of scalable, robust, and high-quality software products. The ideal candidate will have expertise in Python, Java, React, AWS, and API design, with a proven ability to inspire and manage engineers to deliver exceptional results.

Responsibilities :

- Lead a team of software engineers, providing mentorship, technical guidance, and career development.

- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team.

- Drive the architecture and development of robust, scalable, and maintainable solutions using Python, Java, React, AWS, and RESTful APIs.

- Conduct design and code reviews to ensure high standards of quality and maintainability.

- Collaborate with Product Managers, UX designers, and other stakeholders to define product roadmaps and technical requirements.

- Oversee sprint planning, resource allocation, and project execution to meet deadlines and deliverables.

- Implement best practices in DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud infrastructure management to ensure high system availability and performance.

- Monitor and optimise application performance, scalability, and security.

- Act as a liaison between the engineering team and business stakeholders, translating business needs into technical solutions.

- Communicate project progress, risks, and outcomes to leadership and stakeholders.

Requirements :

- Strong hands-on experience with Python, Java, and React, building scalable, production-grade applications.

- Proficiency in designing and implementing RESTful APIs, GraphQL and microservices architecture that enable modular, reusable, and maintainable solutions.

- Experience in end-to-end product development from requirement analysis, system design, coding, testing, and deployment to post-release support and iteration.

- Expertise in cloud-native development using AWS services (e. g., EKS, EC2 S3 RDS, Lambda), with an ability to design secure, cost-effective, and high-performing solutions.

- Practical knowledge of database design (SQL and NoSQL), caching strategies, and performance optimisation for large-scale applications.

- Strong understanding of front-end and back-end integration, ensuring seamless user experiences and reliable system performance.

- Exposure to modern development practices such as TDD/BDD, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and infrastructure as code.

- Ability to make architecture trade-offs balancing scalability, performance, security, and time-to-market.

- Deep appreciation of product thinking, ensuring that technical decisions directly align with customer value, usability, and long-term product vision.

- Proven track record of leading and managing engineering teams in a product company environment.

- Ability to inspire and motivate team members to achieve their highest potential.

- Deep understanding of the product lifecycle, from ideation to deployment and iteration.

- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver customer-centric solutions.

- Strong background in Agile methodologies, sprint planning, and resource management.

- Knowledge of DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines and cloud infrastructure automation.

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences.