Quality Engineer

Overview

Hands-on Engineering Manager role leading a team of engineers through delivery while actively writing production-grade Java Spring Boot backend services, React frontends, and APIs.

What you'll do

• Independently design, develop, and ship full stack features using Java Spring Boot (backend) and React (frontend) with minimal direction.
• Architect and build RESTful APIs and microservices from scratch, owning the full lifecycle from design through deployment.
• Write complex Oracle SQL queries, manage schema design, performance tuning, and indexing strategies directly.
• Personally contribute to CI/CD pipeline setup, containerization, and OpenShift deployment.
• Debug, optimize, and refactor production code to meet performance and scalability standards.
• Actively use and champion AI development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot) as a daily part of your engineering workflow.
• Set architectural direction and make independent technical decisions on system design, API contracts, and data modeling.
• Conduct meaningful code reviews rooted in your own current coding experience.
• Define and enforce engineering standards, security practices, and documentation expectations across the team.
• Evaluate and introduce new tools, frameworks, or patterns based on direct hands-on assessment.
• Lead a team of engineers through agile ceremonies, sprint planning, and delivery milestones while remaining a committed coder.
• Mentor and grow junior and mid-level engineers through pair programming, code walkthroughs, and real-time technical coaching.
• Collaborate with product managers and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions and build them.
• Manage delivery risk, technical debt, and cross-team dependencies without delegating your own engineering accountability.

What you'll need

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Currently active and proficient in Java Full Stack Development, writing Spring Boot and React code regularly.
• Deep expertise in RESTful API design, microservices architecture, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Strong Oracle Database and SQL skills: query writing, performance tuning, indexing, and data modeling done independently.
• Direct experience with CI/CD pipelines, Git workflows, and containerized deployments.
• Comfortable working independently in ambiguous environments with minimal oversight.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent (15 years full-time education preferred).

Nice to have

• OpenShift or Kubernetes hands-on deployment experience.
• Experience with API security (OAuth2, JWT) and cloud-native design patterns.
• Prior experience as a senior individual contributor who transitioned into a working management role.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru.
• Minimum 3 years of experience is required for the listed role requirements.