Software Engineering Manager (Java, FedRAMP)

Cypress HCM is a company in the SaaS and FinTech industry, seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team of Java engineers. The role involves overseeing system architecture, driving backend development, and promoting engineering best practices in a secure cloud-based environment.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Java engineers
• Drive system architecture, technical design, and backend development across secure and cloud-based (AWS) environments
• Oversee development of scalable microservices and distributed systems
• Promote engineering best practices for code quality, testing, security, and DevOps
• Collaborate with product, QA, DevOps, and security teams to deliver reliable releases
• Support production operations, troubleshooting, performance tuning, and system improvements
• Lead Agile development processes and ensure consistent project delivery
• Evaluate and implement new technologies and process improvements

Requirements:

• 5+ years of hands-on Java development experience
• 2+ years of engineering leadership or team management experience
• Strong expertise with Spring or Spring Boot
• Deep understanding of object-oriented programming, concurrency, and distributed systems
• Experience building and supporting microservices architectures
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, and CI/CD pipelines
• Experience working in secure, regulated, or restricted-access environments
• Familiarity with Kafka or other event-driven messaging systems
• Experience with databases such as Redis, Oracle, or PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with monitoring and DevOps tools such as Jenkins, Grafana, ELK, or GitHub Actions
• Strong communication, leadership, and collaboration skills
• Strong testing and quality-focused mindset
• Experience supporting FedRAMP-certified products