Sr Manager of Software Engineering - Java

What you'll do

• Directs, coaches, and oversees software engineers and influences team resources, budgets, and operating practices.
• Establishes and scales AI-assisted engineering and SDLC/TLM automation practices, including validation, security, measurement, and reuse.
• Coordinates across teams, mitigates delivery issues, and advises leadership on technical and operational decisions.

What they ask for

• Formal training or certification in software engineering concepts and 5+ years of applied experience; 2+ years leading technologists.
• 10+ years of Java full-stack development and 3+ years of technical leadership.
• Expert proficiency in RESTful API design and implementation, Java 11+, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, and Hibernate/JPA; strong React skills and relational database knowledge.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and Docker or Kubernetes; experience leading multi-team adoption of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted tools and responsible AI practices.

Nice to have

• Ability to balance hands-on technical work with leadership; experience delivering complex projects on time and within scope.
• Practical cloud native experience and experience working at code level.

Tools

Java 11+, Spring Boot, Spring Framework, Hibernate/JPA, React, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle

AI focus

Leads multi-team adoption and governance of enterprise-authorized AI-assisted engineering and delivery tools, with human-in-the-loop validation, quality gates, outcome measurement, secure handling of sensitive data, and responsible scaling.