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Job DescriptionWe are seeking an Engineering Manager - Full Stack who is a strong hands-on engineering leader with deep technical expertise across backend and frontend systems with with strong Java, React and AWS technologies background. This role requires someone who can manage team of developers and drive architecture, stay close to code, mentor teams, and bring a forward-looking and problem solving mindset toward adopting new technologies, including AI, to drive innovation and engineering excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership
- Own the technical direction of your team's product area, driving architecture and design of scalable, secure, and performant systems on AWS.
- Contribute to end-to-end solution design spanning services, APIs, and UI layers.
- Stay hands-on — contribute to critical components, conduct design reviews, code reviews, and enforce engineering best practices.
- Drive root cause analysis, debugging, and resolution of production issues; ensure reliability, scalability, and observability in production.
Delivery & Execution
- Lead development teams to deliver high-value, complex projects on time and within budget.
- Specify and ensure technology solutions fulfill business requirements and ROI goals.
- Manage project schedules, risks, and issues effectively; provide regular updates to stakeholders.
- Drive multiple deliverables in parallel with disciplined planning and execution.
People & Culture
- Manage, coach, and mentor a team of engineers, fostering a high-performing and collaborative engineering culture.
- Anticipate change management needs and ensure effective solution adoption through knowledge transfer, training, and deployment readiness.
- Promote and drive adoption of AI tools and AI-assisted development practices to improve productivity, code quality, and engineering outcomes.
Must Have
- B.S./B.E. in Computer Science or equivalent.
- 13+ years of software development experience, with at least 3 years in an engineering management or technical leadership role.
- Strong hands-on expertise in Java, Spring Boot, and Microservices architecture.
- Deep experience with AWS — including EKS/Kubernetes, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EC2, ECS, SQS, SNS, Fargate, DynamoDB, and Aurora.
- Experience building and integrating API-driven services (REST, GraphQL, event-driven architectures).
- Experience with messaging systems, particularly Kafka (and SQS/SNS).
- Strong knowledge of databases (SQL & NoSQL — MySQL, DynamoDB) and data modeling/design.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, Datadog, etc.).
- Proven ability to design and build highly scalable distributed systems.
- Hands-on experience working with and utilizing AI tools (e.g., AI-assisted coding, code generation, automated testing, AI-powered DevOps) to drive engineering productivity and innovation.
Frontend & Full Stack
- Good understanding of modern frontend frameworks (React and/or Angular).
- Familiarity with SPA architecture, Micro Frontends, and GraphQL integrations.
- Ability to design and review end-to-end solutions across backend and UI layers, and guide frontend development and integration efforts.
Leadership & Soft Skills
- Strong technical leadership with the ability to influence architecture and engineering direction across teams.
- Ability to balance hands-on engineering with people management responsibilities.
- Excellent problem-solving skills across varying levels of complexity.
- Strong communication, planning, and stakeholder management skills.
- Proven coaching and mentoring ability.
- Ability to prioritize and manage own and team's time effectively.
Nice to Have
- Familiarity with software design patterns and testing practices (TDD, microservices testing).
- Experience with AI/ML model integration or building AI-powered product features.
- Experience in a FinTech or consumer-facing product environment.
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Skills Required
- B.S./B.E. in Computer Science or equivalent
- 13+ years software development experience with at least 3 years in engineering management or technical leadership
- Strong hands-on expertise in Java
- Spring Boot
- Microservices architecture
- Deep experience with AWS (EKS/Kubernetes, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, EC2, ECS, SQS, SNS, Fargate, DynamoDB, Aurora)
- Experience building and integrating API-driven services (REST, GraphQL, event-driven architectures)
- Experience with messaging systems, particularly Kafka (and SQS/SNS)
- Strong knowledge of databases (SQL & NoSQL) including MySQL and DynamoDB
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and monitoring/observability tools (Splunk, Datadog)
- Proven ability to design and build highly scalable distributed systems
- Hands-on experience working with and utilizing AI tools (AI-assisted coding, code generation, automated testing, AI-powered DevOps)
- Good understanding of modern frontend frameworks (React and/or Angular) and SPA/Micro Frontends
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, coaching and mentoring skills
- Familiarity with software design patterns and testing practices (TDD, microservices testing)
- Experience with AI/ML model integration or building AI-powered product features
- Experience in FinTech or consumer-facing product environments
Experian Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Medical and dental coverage is described as strong, with expanded mental health resources and telemedicine options. Coverage includes inclusive services such as gender transition and fertility support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are generous, including substantial PTO/vacation, paid holidays, and paid volunteer days with options to purchase additional leave. Parental leave is available for birth and non-birth parents alongside flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) with company matching and contributory pension schemes in some regions. These elements complement base pay and bonuses to form a competitive total rewards package.
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What We Do
Experian unlocks the power of data to create opportunities for consumers, businesses and society. During life’s big moments – from buying a home or car, to sending a child to college, to growing a business exponentially by connecting it with new customers – we empower consumers and our clients to manage data with confidence so they can maximize every opportunity. We gather, analyse and process data in ways others can’t. We help individuals take financial control and access financial services, businesses make smarter decision and thrive, lenders lend more responsibly, and organizations prevent identity fraud and crime. For more than 125 years, we’ve helped consumers and clients prosper, and economies and communities flourish – and we’re not done. Our 20,600 people in 43 countries believe the possibilities for you, and our world, are growing. We’re investing in new technologies, talented people and innovation so we can help create a better tomorrow. About Experian: Bringing data to life requires creativity, passion, flexibility and expertise. We want you to share in our success. That's why we offer rewards that recognise great performance. Working in a culture of collaboration, achievement and respect we will give you the support and encouragement you need to develop your skills and talents and progress your career. Everyday our people bring enthusiasm, innovation and inspiration to work and if this sounds like you connect with us at Experian.
