Engineering Manager - Full Stack Development

As a Software Engineering Manager for the SaaS platform admin and Partner Ecosystem area, you will lead and inspire a team of talented engineers to build and scale core platform capabilities that empower administrators to manage, configure, and optimize the product for their organizations. This role requires a blend of strategic vision, technical expertise, and leadership skills to deliver exceptional platform administration tools that enable seamless onboarding, robust customer journey orchestration, and enabling successful partner enablement. You will own critical areas of the product that support user and role management, platform customization, data insights, automation, and governance. Your work will directly impact the success of administrators managing our platform and drive customer satisfaction, adoption, and retention. Responsibilities: - **Technical leadership**: - Hands-on leader: Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, reliable, and performant administrative services and tools. - Champion engineering excellence by promoting best practices in architecture, code quality, and automation. - Ensure the team builds robust APIs and integration points for seamless ecosystem connectivity and extensibility. - Define and execute the roadmap for platform administration capabilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives and customer needs. - Collaborate with Product Management, Design, and Customer Success teams to understand administrator pain points and develop solutions. - **Team Leadership**: - Mentor, inspire, and grow a high-performing team of engineers to achieve ambitious goals. - Recruit top engineering talent and help scale the team to meet evolving business needs. - **Operational Excellence**: - Implement robust monitoring, alerting, and troubleshooting tools for platform administration services. - Ensure adherence to governance, compliance, and security standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA). Basic Qualifications: - 10 to 14 years of hands-on experience in Java, Kafka, full-stack development, and distributed architectures, leading engineering teams to build scalable, resilient SaaS platforms. - Proven expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and backend service development for distributed systems. - Strong experience with Kafka for event-driven architectures and real-time data streaming. - Core Cloud (AWS/GCP) platform expertise. - Proficiency in modern front-end development using React and TypeScript. - In-depth knowledge of relational and NoSQL databases, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices. - Leadership skills in managing and scaling high-performing engineering teams with Agile methodologies. - Experience in designing and implementing microservices architectures with a focus on scalability and resilience. Preferred Skills: - UCaaS/CCaaS domain knowledge - Prior experience in designing, coding, and implementing web applications - Ability to swiftly develop prototypes and minimum viable products for full-stack projects - Aptitude for learning and adapting to innovative technologies - Strong team player and individual contributor - Adept at debugging and quick problem-solving Additional Qualities To Have: - Ownership mindset, demonstrated by the ability to lead projects - Self-motivation, dedication, and a commitment to meeting deadlines - Exceptional multitasking abilities, managing concurrent tasks effectively - Meticulous attention to detail - Willingness to contribute as both a team player and an individual contributor - Eagerness to drive new projects, troubleshoot issues, and contribute to continuous improvement As a Software Engineering Manager for the SaaS platform admin and Partner Ecosystem area, you will lead and inspire a team of talented engineers to build and scale core platform capabilities that empower administrators to manage, configure, and optimize the product for their organizations. This role requires a blend of strategic vision, technical expertise, and leadership skills to deliver exceptional platform administration tools that enable seamless onboarding, robust customer journey orchestration, and enabling successful partner enablement. You will own critical areas of the product that support user and role management, platform customization, data insights, automation, and governance. Your work will directly impact the success of administrators managing our platform and drive customer satisfaction, adoption, and retention. Responsibilities: - **Technical leadership**: - Hands-on leader: Lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, reliable, and performant administrative services and tools. - Champion engineering excellence by promoting best practices in architecture, code quality, and automation. - Ensure the team builds robust APIs and integration points for seamless ecosystem connectivity and extensibility. - Define and execute the roadmap for platform administration capabilities, ensuring alignment with business objectives