Java Engineering Manager

We are seeking a Java Engineering Manager to provide hands-on technical leadership for enterprise-scale Java microservices, cloud modernization, and distributed systems. This role combines architecture and solution design, hands-on engineering, delivery leadership, client consulting, and team mentorship.
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The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Java/Spring Boot, microservices, AWS, Kubernetes, Kafka, CI/CD, and enterprise integrations, along with the ability to lead distributed engineering teams and communicate effectively with technical and business stakeholders.Key ResponsibilitiesLead the architecture, design, development, and delivery of scalable, secure, resilient Java microservices and REST APIs.Remain hands-on with solution design, critical code paths, code reviews, debugging, performance tuning, and technical decision-making.Translate business requirements into technical designs, delivery plans, estimates, risks, and measurable acceptance criteria.Design and modernize cloud-native solutions on AWS, including containerized workloads using Docker and Kubernetes/EKS.Lead event-driven architectures and integrations using Kafka, APIs, enterprise messaging, and relational/NoSQL databases.Drive engineering best practices across DevSecOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security, and production readiness.Partner with clients, product, architecture, security, QA, DevOps, and program teams to deliver reliable technology solutions.Serve as a technical escalation point for complex application, integration, cloud, performance, and production issues.Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, solution walkthroughs, demos, and modernization initiatives with client stakeholders.Mentor engineers through design reviews, code reviews, technical coaching, and structured problem-solving while promoting a strong engineering culture.Leverage AI-assisted development and modernization practices to accelerate delivery while maintaining human validation, security, quality, and accountability.Required Qualifications9+ years of software engineering experience, with significant hands-on Java development and technical leadership.Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Spring Cloud, REST APIs, JPA/Hibernate, Maven/Gradle, microservices, and distributed systems.Proven experience designing enterprise-scale solutions, APIs, integrations, and non-functional requirements.Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, and Kubernetes; Amazon EKS preferred.Experience with Apache Kafka and event-driven architecture.Strong understanding of CI/CD, Jenkins, GitHub, automated testing, SonarQube, secure coding, and DevSecOps practices.Experience with observability/APM tools such as Dynatrace and production troubleshooting.Demonstrated experience leading distributed engineering teams and working directly with clients and senior stakeholders.Strong communication, problem-solving, estimation, risk-management, and technical decision-making skills.Preferred QualificationsExperience with Terraform, Helm, OpenTelemetry, Prometheus, Grafana, AWS Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, or API gateways.Experience with IBM MQ, MuleSoft, or enterprise integration platforms.Experience leading cloud migration, legacy modernization, or large-scale digital transformation initiatives.Experience applying AI-assisted engineering practices such as Code2Spec/Spec2Code or AI-enabled software development. xzbcwsv Experience in enterprise domains such as financial services, retail, travel/hospitality, or consumer products.