Engineering Manager - Product Development

About the Role:

The Engineering Manager position entails the leadership of MCO global product development teams across the entirety of the software development life cycle.

Key Responsibilities:

- Own the effectiveness of the Scrum Agile process and adherence to good agile practices for the team.

- Be responsible for the quality of the teams' outputs and the customer experience of our products.

- Lead product development teams through all stages of the SDLC.

- Hands-on participation in all technical activities including architecture & design reviews, code reviews, coding, troubleshooting, defect triage.

- Define and enforce coding standards and best practices within the engineering team.

- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate product requirements into technical specifications.

- Conduct code reviews and ensure high code quality and adherence to engineering standards.

- Drive Automation in the engineering teams.

- Drive continuous improvement in development processes and tools to increase efficiency and quality.

- Mentor and coach engineers to foster their technical growth and career development.

- Identify technical risks and challenges early in the project lifecycle and propose mitigation strategies.

- Act as a technical liaison between engineering, product management, and other stakeholders.

- Coordinate with Platform Test teams to ensure thorough testing and validation of software products.

- Oversee deployment and release processes to ensure smooth and reliable product launches.

- Monitor system performance and address technical issues promptly to maintain product stability.

- Provide technical leadership during incidents and outages, facilitating root cause analysis and resolution.

- Foster a collaborative and innovative engineering culture focused on delivering high-quality software products.

Experiences and Skills:

- 10+ years of experience (including up to 3 years in management) product development.

- Strong java full stack engineering experience in a product development environment.

- Maintain hands-on involvement with coding approximately 20% of the time.

- Expertise in architecture & design reviews, system design, code reviews, customer issues, troubleshooting, defect triage, etc.

- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to resolve complex issues.

- Demonstrates resilience and flexibility, consistently adapting while managing priorities with efficiency.

- A strong willingness to learn and a growth mindset.

- Excellent communication and servant leadership skill.

- Possess knowledge and experience of agile development methodology (Scrum, AGILE and KANBAN).

- Experience in a product driven SAAS or financial services company is a plus.

- Architect experience is a plus.