Engineering Manager, Java Modernization & Microservices

United States Cold Storage, Inc.; Camden (NJ); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

Prescription

Legal Insurance

401(k) plan

Education Assistance

Paid Time Off

Commuter benefits

Job summary

United States Cold Storage, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Manager - Modernization in Camden, NJ to lead two engineering teams and drive the modernization of our warehouse management platform.

The role focuses on transforming a large Java monolith into API-first microservices on Azure, while balancing speed, reliability, and long-term maintainability. You will work with Architecture, Platform, SRE, QA, and Product, owning hiring, delivery, and technical direction while guiding teams

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software development experience with 5+ years of leadership experience.
• Demonstrable experience in modernization of monoliths to microservices.
• Expertise in the Java ecosystem: Spring, Hibernate, etc.
• Strong understanding of system design principles including 12-factor app methodology, observability, and performance optimization.
• Experience with Azure or a similar cloud platform.
• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field. Master's degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Manage two engineering teams of approximately 3–6 engineers each, including a new internal team and an established European-based consulting team.
• Build and staff for the new internal team, define the technical hiring bar, and own the full hiring process.
• Lead and own delivery performance for both teams.
• Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development for the internal team.
• Establish measurable objectives and key results at the team and individual level.
• Own roadmap execution, delivery outcomes, technical quality, and production readiness.
• Champion standards for architecture, observability, reliability, and operability.
• Communicate technical decisions, tradeoffs, risks, and resource needs clearly to leadership.
• Drive alignment across Architecture, Platform, Quality Assurance, and Product.
• Create an environment of accountability, clarity, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Software development

Leadership

Java ecosystem

Azure cloud

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Spring

Hibernate

Oracle

Azure

Jenkins

GitHub Actions

Terraform

Ansible

Dynatrace

Azure Monitor

Job description

United States Cold Storage, Inc. is seeking a Software Development Manager - Modernization in Camden, NJ to lead two engineering teams and drive the modernization of our warehouse management platform.

The role focuses on transforming a large Java monolith into API-first microservices on Azure, while balancing speed, reliability, and long-term maintainability. You will work with Architecture, Platform, SRE, QA, and Product, owning hiring, delivery, and technical direction while guiding teams