Engineering Manager - Java Backend

Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Deutsche Telekom Digital Labs is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager - Java Backend to lead high-performing engineering teams to build large-scale consumer-facing products. This role involves engineering leadership, technical ownership, and collaboration with Product and Business teams to ensure timely delivery.

The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices, alongside proven leadership capability in managing engineers. Expertise in designing scalable systems is a key requirement for this position.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Expertise in designing and scaling high-traffic backend platforms.
• Strong understanding of system design, scalability, performance optimisation, and reliability engineering.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers.
• Design and implement highly available, fault-tolerant distributed systems.
• Collaborate with Product and Business teams for delivery of high-quality product releases.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

Microservices Architecture

Distributed Systems Design

REST APIs

Kafka

MySQL

PostgreSQL

NoSQL databases

Redis

AWS

GCP

Azure

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager - Java Backend to lead high‑performing engineering teams building large‑scale, consumer‑facing products. The ideal candidate should have a strong background in B2C/D2C platforms, distributed systems, backend architecture, and engineering leadership while driving product innovation at scale. This role requires a blend of technical depth, people leadership, execution excellence, and stakeholder management to deliver highly scalable and reliable backend systems.

The candidate will have responsibilities across the following functions:

Engineering Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of software engineers, technical leads, and senior developers.
• Drive engineering excellence, delivery predictability, and a high‑performance culture.
• Conduct performance reviews, career development discussions, and succession planning.
• Build and scale engineering teams aligned with business growth objectives.

Technical Ownership

• Own architecture and development of large‑scale backend platforms.
• Design and implement highly available, fault‑tolerant, and scalable distributed systems.
• Drive technical decisions, architecture reviews, and engineering best practices.
• Ensure platform reliability, security, observability, and operational excellence.

Product and Business Collaboration

• Partner closely with Product, Design, Data, and Business teams.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
• Drive roadmap planning, prioritisation, and execution.
• Ensure timely delivery of high‑quality product releases.

Delivery and Execution

• Establish engineering processes, coding standards, and development frameworks.
• Drive Agile execution, sprint planning, and release management.
• Monitor engineering KPIs, including velocity, quality, uptime, and customer impact.
• Lead incident management and production support strategy.

Requirements

• Strong hands‑on experience in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices Architecture.
• Deep understanding of Distributed Systems Design.
• Expertise in designing and scaling high‑traffic backend platforms.
• Strong experience with REST APIs and event‑driven architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with Kafka or similar messaging systems.
• Strong database knowledge (MySQL, PostgreSQL, NoSQL databases).
• Experience with caching technologies such as Redis.
• Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Strong understanding of system design, scalability, performance optimisation, and reliability engineering.

Leadership Experience

• 3+ years of engineering management experience.
• Proven track record of leading teams of 10+ engineers.
• Experience managing technical leads and senior engineers.
• Strong stakeholder and cross‑functional leadership skills.

Domain Experience (Mandatory)

• Strong experience working in B2C and D2C product companies.
• Experience building high‑scale consumer internet products.
• Understanding of customer journeys, engagement, personalisation, and platform scalability.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building platforms serving millions of users.
• Exposure to AI/ML‑powered customer experiences is a plus.
• Experience with modern observability and monitoring tools.
• Prior experience in eCommerce, Marketplace, Consumer Tech, Internet, OTT, or Digital Commerce platforms.

Good to Have

• Strong technical leader with hands‑on architecture expertise.
• Product‑minded engineering manager.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Passion for solving complex scalability and performance challenges.
• Ability to drive execution in a fast‑paced product environment.