Engineering Manager: Enterprise Java & Cloud Leadership

Western Governors University; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 152,000 - 251,000; Full time

Job summary

Western Governors University in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership, vision, and day-to-day management for a team building enterprise Java web applications. You will translate business needs into roadmaps and mentor engineers in Agile practices and modern engineering.

This role requires 5 days per week in the office, collaboration with stakeholders, and hands-on development alongside management duties.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership of software engineering teams and performance management.
• Ability to translate business goals into measurable technology roadmaps.
• Experience with enterprise Java web applications and modern front-end tech.
• Strong communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a software engineering team delivering enterprise-grade Java apps.
• Define product/feature roadmaps and manage day-to-day team operations.
• Coordinate resource planning and project scheduling using Agile/Scrum.
• Partner with engineers to set measurable goals and architectural direction.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure timely delivery of solutions.

Skills

People leadership

Stakeholder comms

Agile/Scrum

Java enterprise apps

REST/SOAP

AWS

CI/CD

Frontend frameworks

Architecture

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/IT

Equivalent professional experience

Tools

Java

React/Angular

Kafka

REST API development

CI/CD pipelines

AWS services

Job description

Western Governors University in Raleigh, NC is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to provide technical leadership, vision, and day-to-day management for a team building enterprise Java web applications. You will translate business needs into roadmaps and mentor engineers in Agile practices and modern engineering.

This role requires 5 days per week in the office, collaboration with stakeholders, and hands-on development alongside management duties.