HighRadius - Engineering Manager - Java/Spring Boot

Role Summary :

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead high-performing product engineering teams building scalable, cloud-native SaaS solutions for enterprise finance and automation platforms. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Java technologies, distributed systems, microservices, and cloud platforms, along with a proven track record of managing engineering teams and delivering enterprise-grade products. The role requires balancing technical leadership, people management, product execution, and architectural decision-making to support business growth and customer success.

Key Responsibilities :

1.

Engineering

Leadership :

• Lead and mentor teams of 10-25 software engineers, technical leads, and senior developers.
• Drive engineering excellence through best practices, code quality, design reviews, and technical governance.
• Build a high-performance and innovation-driven engineering culture.
• Manage hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development.

2. Product &

• Delivery Ownership :
• Partner with Product Management, Architects, and Business Stakeholders to define product roadmaps.
• Drive end-to-end delivery of enterprise SaaS products.
• Ensure predictable execution, release management, and delivery commitments.
• Manage project risks, dependencies, and resource planning.

3.

Technical

Leadership :

• Design and build highly scalable, multi-tenant SaaS platforms.
• Lead architecture discussions around microservices, event-driven systems, and cloud-native applications.
• Drive modernization initiatives, platform scalability, reliability, and performance optimization.
• Guide implementation of secure and compliant enterprise applications.

4.

Operational

Excellence :

• Establish engineering metrics and KPIs.
• Improve system availability, monitoring, observability, and incident response.
• Promote DevOps and CI/CD adoption.
• Ensure production reliability and operational efficiency.

Required Technical Skills :

1. Core Technologies :

• Java 8/11/17+
• Spring Boot
• Spring Cloud
• Spring Security
• Hibernate/JPA
• REST APIs
• GraphQL (preferred)

2. Architecture :

• Microservices Architecture
• Distributed Systems
• Event-Driven Architecture
• Domain-Driven Design (DDD)
• Design Patterns
• API Gateway

3. Data Technologies :

• PostgreSQL
• Oracle
• MySQL
• MongoDB
• Redis
• Elasticsearch

4. Messaging &

• Streaming :
• Apache Kafka
• RabbitMQ
• Event Streaming Platforms

5. Cloud &

• Infrastructure :
• AWS / Azure
• Kubernetes
• Docker
• Terraform
• Helm

6. DevOps &

• Quality :
• Jenkins
• GitHub Actions
• SonarQube
• JUnit
• Mockito
• Performance Testing
• CI/CD Pipelines

7. Monitoring :

• Grafana
• Prometheus
• ELK Stack
• Datadog
• Splunk

Leadership Requirements :

• 5+ years of people management experience.
• Experience leading globally distributed engineering teams.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to scale teams and engineering processes.
• Experience managing Agile/Scrum development environments.

Preferred Experience :

• Experience building enterprise SaaS products.
• Exposure to FinTech, ERP, Order-to-Cash, Accounts Receivable, Treasury, or Finance Automation platforms.
• Experience developing AI/ML-enabled business applications.
• Knowledge of SAP, Oracle ERP, Microsoft Dynamics, or NetSuite integrations.
• Cloud certifications (AWS/Azure).

Qualifications :

• Bachelor's/Master's degree in Computer Science or related field.
• 10-15 years of software engineering experience.
• Strong background in enterprise product development.
• Proven success in delivering large-scale, customer-facing platforms.

Key Success Metrics :

• Product delivery predictability.
• Engineering velocity and productivity.
• Platform scalability and uptime (99.9%+).
• Employee engagement and retention.
• Customer satisfaction and product quality.
• Reduction in defects and operational incidents.