About the Role
We are looking for a seasoned Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing full-stack engineering team. You will own end-to-end delivery of user-facing products, drive technical excellence, and grow a team of senior engineers. This is a hands-on leadership role — you'll be as comfortable reviewing architecture decisions as you are running a 1:1 or influencing product roadmapWhat You'll Do
Manage, mentor, and grow a team of 5–6 engineers across different levels.
Set clear performance expectations, run structured 1:1s, and own career development for your reports.
Build and maintain a high-trust, psychologically safe team culture.
Provide technical mentorship and coaching to help engineers grow in Java, cloud, and distributed systems.
Own the planning, prioritization, and on-time delivery of engineering commitments for your team.
Drive agile processes (sprint planning, retrospectives, estimation) without letting process become overhead.
Remove blockers, manage cross-team dependencies, and escalate risks early.
Hold the team accountable to quality, velocity, and reliability targets.
Translate business requirements into appropriate technical solutions, keeping simplicity at the core.
Conduct meaningful code reviews for Java-based backend services, ensuring quality, maintainability, and adherence to engineering standards.
Design and architect highly scalable, cloud-native enterprise software applications.
Work hands-on with Java, J2EE, Spring, REST APIs, and cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP) to contribute to architecture and critical design decisions.
Guide the team in debugging complex distributed system issues across Kafka, MongoDB, and microservices.
Research, evaluate, and recommend technologies required for solution delivery.
Work closely with engineers to design solutions to security problems and monitor vulnerabilities in third-party components.
Maximise performance, uptime, and supportability of the product.
Provide technical oversight across backend architecture, API design, and distributed systems.
Guide architectural decisions, code quality standards, and engineering best practices.
Partner with Principal and Lead engineers to define the long-term technical vision.
Ensure observability, security, performance, and reliability are treated as first-class concerns.
Champion DevOps and cloud infrastructure best practices across the team.
Work closely with Product Management to define requirements and shape the roadmap.
Translate business goals into clear engineering scope and realistic timelines.
Collaborate and communicate with stakeholders, providing project progress updates and highlighting risks with mitigation plans.
Interface with customer-facing functions to gather requirements and perform technical due diligence.
Team Leadership
Delivery & Execution
Hands-On Technical Contributions
Technical Strategy
Cross-Functional Partnership
What You’ll Bring
12+ years in Java server-side application development, with 3+ years in an engineering management role.
Strong hands-on Java and J2EE programming skills — this is a coding manager role.
Deep experience building and operating highly scalable SaaS products using Java, Spring, REST APIs, and relational/NoSQL databases.
Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern DevOps practices.
Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka).
Experience with NoSQL databases, particularly MongoDB.
Strong understanding of distributed systems, microservices, and the operational challenges of managing large-scale systems.
Proven ability to lead and grow engineering teams while remaining technically engaged.
Excellent communication skills with the ability to interact effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Familiarity with agile software development, preferably Scrum.
Experience in financial services, compliance, or regulated industries is a plus.
Experience with JavaScript-based UI technologies is a plus.
Skills Required
- 12+ years in Java server-side application development
- 3+ years in an engineering management role
- Strong hands-on Java and J2EE programming skills
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka)
Smarsh Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Smarsh and has not been reviewed or approved by Smarsh.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is characterized by unlimited PTO, generous vacation allowances, and paid holidays, with policies that support taking time away. These elements are positioned as a core strength that helps balance lower base pay in some roles.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Perks include wellness programs, commuter and bike reimbursement, volunteer time off, peer recognition, remote-work support, and a sabbatical option. The variety of non-salary benefits contributes to a supportive work-life environment.
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Retirement Support — A 401(k) with employer match and profit sharing is offered, with immediate vesting described for the match. This strengthens the long-term financial component of total rewards.
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What We Do
Smarsh provides cloud-based archiving and compliance solutions for companies in regulated and litigious industries.
