Java Engineering Manager: Lead High-Load, AI-Driven Systems

Openkrill; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

B2Spin is seeking a Java Engineering Manager to lead Data Activation teams for a real-time, high-load Free-to-Play Social Casino platform. This hands-on leadership role balances technical credibility with people development, delivering reliable software and elevating engineering standards.

Ideal candidates will own delivery outcomes, nurture team growth, and drive architectural improvements, while collaborating closely with Product Managers and analysts to ensure initiatives are well-defined and

Qualifications

• Substantial backend engineering experience with strong Java ecosystem foundations.
• System design fluency for high-load, event-driven, cloud-native systems.
• Engineering leadership with track record delivering complex production systems.
• Production operations experience, incident response, post-mortems, and platform improvements.
• Sharper product sense and ability to engage with product initiatives and surface risks.
• Delivery ownership with realistic scoping and stakeholder alignment.

Responsibilities

• Own delivery outcomes across cross-functional teams and ensure reliability and timeliness.
• Develop your people through performance reviews and career growth.
• Champion engineering standards and make pragmatic trade-offs in fast-moving environments.
• Enable smooth execution by partnering with Product Managers and analysts to avoid blockers.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning and coordination as the organization scales.
• Strengthen platform reliability through incident response and root-cause analysis.

Skills

Java ecosystem

Backend engineering

System design

Engineering leadership

Production operations

Kafka

Kubernetes

Google Cloud Platform

Cloud-native systems

High-load systems

Tools

Kafka

Kubernetes

GCP

ArgoCD

AlloyDB

Job description

B2Spin is seeking a Java Engineering Manager to lead Data Activation teams for a real-time, high-load Free-to-Play Social Casino platform. This hands-on leadership role balances technical credibility with people development, delivering reliable software and elevating engineering standards.

Ideal candidates will own delivery outcomes, nurture team growth, and drive architectural improvements, while collaborating closely with Product Managers and analysts to ensure initiatives are well-defined and