Job Title Engineering Manager L2 Location (s) Kochi/Trivandrum Years of Experience 13-15 years Job Description Engineering Manager (Java + Cloud + Distributed Systems)
Experience Level: 12-15 Years
Location: [Cochin/TVM/Bangalore in office]
Employment Type: Full-time
Position Overview:
We are looking for a Seasoned Engineering Manager to lead multiple squads (3-4 teams) delivering scalable, high-performance software solutions. This role demands a balance between people management, technical oversight, and strategic collaboration with stakeholders. The Engineering Manager will own engineering delivery, drive technical excellence, and support career growth of the squads.
Key Responsibilities:
• Manage 3-4 cross-functional squads (developers, testers, leads) to deliver high-quality software products.
• Oversee the design and implementation of scalable solutions using Java, Spring Framework, Angular, AWS, and Kubernetes.
• Collaborate with Architects, Product Managers, and Scrum Masters to align technical delivery with business goals.
• Drive engineering best practices, coding standards, and architectural reviews across squads.
• Ensure performance, scalability, and security considerations are baked into solutions.
• Facilitate career development, coaching, and performance appraisals for squad leads and engineers.
• Act as a technical escalation point for complex problems.
• Champion DevOps practices and CI/CD improvements.
• Work closely with leadership on capacity planning, hiring, and roadmap delivery.
• Foster a high-performance culture with a focus on collaboration and innovation.
Technical Requirements:
• Strong technical background in Java, Spring Boot, Microservices, Cloud (AWS/Azure/GCP), Kubernetes (K8s).
• Proven experience managing multiple engineering teams delivering large-scale distributed systems.
• Good understanding of frontend technologies like Angular (preferred).
• Knowledge of event-driven architectures, message brokers (Kafka/RabbitMQ), and NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on experience (or oversight experience) with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments.
• Familiarity with monitoring/logging tools (CloudWatch, New Relic, ELK stack).
• Proven experience designing and implementing GenAI-enabled systems, Agentic AI workflows, and driving AI-assisted SDLC (AI-DLC) practices across teams.
• Strong problem-solving, architecture, and system design skills.
• Ability to handle technical escalations and guide squads on resolving complex issues.
Soft Skills:
• Strong leadership, people management, and team-building capabilities.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Ability to handle ambiguity and drive clarity in dynamic environments.
• Strategic thinker with a focus on long-term team and technology growth.
• Ability to be the face of the engineering organization in leadership meetings and customer discussions. Role & Responsibilities Technical Qualifications Cloud, Java, Spring framework
At IBS Software, you can look forward to:
- Gaining deep domain expertise in the (TTL) Travel, Transportation & Logistics domain
- Working with the latest technologies & cutting edge tools to redefine the travel sector
- Enjoying the many benefits of a stable SaaS based product company
- Partnering with some of the biggest airlines, busiest airports, top tour & cruise providers, well known hotel chains, and large energy companies to augment their mission-critical operations
- A diverse, global work culture with some of the brightest minds in the industry
- A competitive benefits package, flexible work life polices, transparent rewards & recognitions, continuous learning and development, medical benefits, and fun at work policies.
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
IBS Software is an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and protected veteran’s status or any other characteristic protected by law.
Skills Required
- 12–15 years of engineering experience
- Experience managing multiple engineering teams or 3–4 cross-functional squads
- Strong experience with Java
- Experience with Spring Framework and Spring Boot
- Experience with microservices and large-scale distributed systems
- Experience with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with Kubernetes
- Knowledge of event-driven architectures and message brokers such as Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Knowledge of NoSQL databases
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and cloud deployments
- Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as CloudWatch, New Relic, or ELK Stack
- Experience designing and implementing GenAI-enabled systems and agentic AI workflows
- Experience driving AI-assisted SDLC practices across engineering teams
- Strong architecture, system design, problem-solving, and technical escalation skills
- Strong leadership, people management, team-building, stakeholder management, and communication skills
- Experience with frontend technologies such as Angular
IBS Software Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about IBS Software and has not been reviewed or approved by IBS Software.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical and health insurance are described as solid and reliable, with all employees reportedly covered by health insurance. Packages may also include life and accident insurance and paid leave in many locations.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — A company-wide performance-incentive program reportedly covers all employees. While plan details vary by location, eligibility for variable pay is described as broadly available.
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Flexible Benefits — Benefits are tailored to local markets with flexible benefit plans and allowances aligned to regional standards. Flexible work arrangements and a personal day off are also offered depending on role and team.
IBS Software Insights
What We Do
IBS Software is a leading SaaS solutions provider to the travel industry globally, managing mission-critical operations for customers in the aviation, tour & cruise, hospitality and energy resources industries. IBS Software's solutions for the aviation industry cover fleet and crew operations, aircraft maintenance, passenger services, loyalty programs, staff travel & air-cargo management. IBS Software also runs a real-time B2B and B2C distribution platform providing hotel room inventory, rates, and availability to a global network of hospitality companies and channels. For the tour and cruise industry, IBS provides a comprehensive customer-centric, digital platform that covers onshore, online and on-board solutions. The Consulting and Digital Transformation (CDx) business focuses on driving digital transformation initiatives of its customers, leveraging its domain knowledge, digital technologies and engineering excellence. IBS Software operates from 16 offices across the world.
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