Smarsh
Financial Services
EngineeringManager
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“Engineering Manager at Smarsh. Skills: Java development, Cloud platforms, Distributed systems, Team leadership. Manage, mentor, and grow engineers. Set clear performance expectations”
What You'll Achieve.
On-time delivery; Quality targets; Velocity targets; Reliability targets
Industry & Context.
Debugging complex issues; Troubleshooting
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
12+ years Java server-side development, 3+ years engineering management, Hands-on Java and J2EE programming, Highly scalable SaaS products, Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), Modern DevOps practices, Event-driven architectures, Messaging systems (e.g., Kafka), NoSQL databases (MongoDB), Distributed systems, Microservices, Lead and grow engineering teams, Agile software development (Scrum)
Nice to Have
Financial services experience, Compliance experience, Regulated industries experience, JavaScript-based UI technologies
What You'll Do.
Set clear performance expectations
Own career development
Build high-trust team culture
Provide technical mentorship
Own planning and delivery
Drive agile processes
Manage cross-team dependencies
Hold team accountable
Translate business requirements
Design scalable applications
Architect enterprise software
Contribute to architecture decisions
Guide debugging complex issues
Research and recommend technologies
Design solutions to security problems
Monitor vulnerabilities
Maximise product performance
Maximise product uptime
Maximise product supportability
Provide technical oversight
Guide architectural decisions
Define code quality standards
Define engineering best practices
Define long-term technical vision
Champion DevOps practices
Champion cloud infrastructure practices
Define requirements with Product Management
Shape product roadmap
Translate business goals
Collaborate with stakeholders
Provide project progress updates
Perform technical due diligence
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-team dependencies; Cross-functional partnership; Stakeholder communication
Communication Scope
Technical communication; Stakeholder communication
Process & Methodology
Agile processes, Sprint planning, Retrospectives, Estimation
Full Job Description
## Description Who are we? Smarsh empowers its customers to manage risk and unleash intelligence in their digital communications. Our growing community of over 6500 organizations in regulated industries counts on Smarsh every day to help them spot compliance, legal or reputational risks in 80+ communication channels before those risks become regulatory fines or headlines. Relentless innovation has fueled our journey to consistent leadership recognition from analysts like Gartner and Forrester, and our sustained, aggressive growth has landed Smarsh in the annual Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing American companies since 2008. About the Role We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing full-stack engineering team. You will own end-to-end delivery of user-facing products, drive technical excellence, and grow a team of senior engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role — you'll be as comfortable reviewing architecture decisions as you are running a 1:1 or influencing product roadmap ## What You'll Do Team Leadership Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 5–6 engineers across different levels. Set clear performance expectations, run structured 1:1s, and own career development for your reports. Build and maintain a high-trust, psychologically safe team culture. Provide technical mentorship and coaching to help engineers grow in Java, cloud, and distributed systems. Delivery & Execution Own the planning, prioritization, and on-time delivery of engineering commitments for your team. Drive agile processes (sprint planning, retrospectives, estimation) without letting process become overhead. Remove blockers, manage cross-team dependencies, and escalate risks early. Hold the team accountable to quality, velocity, and reliability targets. Translate business requirements into appropriate technical solutions, keeping simplicity at the core. Hands-On Technical Contributions Conduct meaningful code reviews for Java-based backend services, ensuring qual
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