Osborne - Recruitment Consultancy
Engineering Manager - Java - SH48646
Osborne - Recruitment ConsultancyIreland12 hours ago
Full-timeManagement, Information Technology

Engineering Manager - Java


We are partnering with a highly successful international software organisation seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead globally distributed product development teams.


This role combines people leadership with hands-on technical involvement and offers the opportunity to shape scalable, enterprise-grade SaaS solutions within a fast-growing, product-driven environment.


The successful candidate will oversee the full software development lifecycle while ensuring high standards in engineering quality, customer experience, and operational stability.



Company Culture & Values


This organization operates in a product-led, innovation-focused environment with a strong emphasis on:

  • Engineering excellence and clean, scalable architecture
  • Agile best practices and continuous improvement
  • Collaboration across cross-functional global teams
  • Professional growth, mentorship, and leadership development
  • Accountability, ownership, and customer-centric thinking

Teams are empowered to take initiative, drive automation, and contribute to strategic technical decisions.



Company and values

  • Opportunity to lead high-performing global engineering teams
  • Hands-on involvement in architecture and system design
  • Influence over technical strategy and engineering standards
  • Exposure to large-scale SaaS platforms in regulated environments
  • Strong career progression within a growing international organisation
  • Collaborative, innovation-driven culture


Duties / Responsibilities


Leadership & Delivery

  • Own and optimise Agile (Scrum/Kanban) processes, ensuring effective sprint execution and delivery predictability
  • Lead teams across the full SDLC from design through deployment and support
  • Drive accountability for engineering quality and overall customer experience
  • Mentor and develop engineers, supporting career growth and technical capability building
  • Promote a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous improvement


Technical Oversight (Hands-On – up to 30%)

  • Contribute to architecture reviews, system design discussions, and technical decision-making
  • Participate in coding, code reviews, troubleshooting, and defect triage
  • Define and enforce development standards and best practices
  • Drive automation across development, testing, and deployment processes
  • Leading scrum and Provide technical leadership during production incidents and support root cause analysis


Operational & Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Translate product requirements into clear technical solutions in partnership with Product teams
  • Identify technical risks early and implement mitigation strategies
  • Oversee release and deployment processes to ensure smooth production launches
  • Monitor system performance and ensure platform reliability and scalability
  • Act as a key liaison between engineering and business stakeholders




Key Requirements

  • 10+ years’ experience in software product development, including leadership responsibility
  • Strong Java full-stack engineering background in a product-based environment
  • Proven experience in architecture and design reviews, system scalability, and technical governance
  • Experience managing teams within Agile frameworks (Scrum/Kanban)
  • Strong problem-solving ability with a pragmatic, delivery-focused mindset
  • Excellent communication skills and a servant leadership approach
  • Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments



Desired Skills

  • Experience in SaaS or highly regulated industries (e.g., financial services, fintech, enterprise platforms)
  • Cloud deployment experience (Azure, AWS, or similar)
  • Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
  • Background in automation-first engineering cultures
  • Prior involvement in large-scale platform modernisation or architectural transformation initiatives



To be considered for this position apply today or call Vishnu Singh on 01 5252457. If you are interested in finding out more about the above role and would like to be considered for this or other suitable roles that we may have available for your skill set – please attach your CV via the link provided. Please submit your updated CV in Word Format.

If you are living in Ireland and hold a VALID WORK PERMIT, we would love to hear from you, if however, you do not hold a valid work permit unfortunately we will not be in a position to assist you with your job search.

Osborne are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer


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