Java Development Team Lead - Manager

October 10

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Upwork

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freelancers • agencies

501 - 1000

💰 Funding Round on 2017-01

Description

• Join Upwork's Engineering team, specifically the Ads & Monetization team, responsible for driving the fastest-growing revenue stream at Upwork. • As an Engineering Lead at Upwork, you will manage a team of highly skilled engineers, collaborate across teams, and deliver top-tier products to our users. • You will guide the technical direction of projects, maintain a high standard of quality, and cultivate a team culture that drives innovation and continuous improvement. • Collaborate with Engineering, Product Management, and Design teams to ensure timely delivery of high-quality solutions. • Provide leadership and mentorship to a team of software engineers, with a strong emphasis on quality, innovation, and customer-centricity. • Translate the broader business vision and technical challenges into clear, actionable plans, balancing trade-offs where needed. • Identify and mitigate technical risks, and proactively communicate them to stakeholders. • Foster a culture of curiosity, growth, and excellence, encouraging continuous improvement and experimentation. • Lead regular team meetings to assess output, address concerns, and enhance team communication. • Provide regular updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders, ensuring transparency around progress and challenges while advocating for the engineering team’s needs. • Manage your time independently to achieve deliverables, committing approximately 40 hours per week. • Coordinate with the team during core hours (8:00 to 11:00 am PT), with occasional availability until 12:00 pm PT for critical matters.

Requirements

• Professional Experience: 8+ years in software development, with a proven track record of delivering complex projects from ideation to launch. • Leadership: Experience leading engineering teams, driving execution, and ensuring high-quality output. • Technical Expertise: • Deep understanding of software development life cycle principles and agile practices. • Expertise in designing and maintaining distributed backend systems, scalable solutions, and microservice architectures using modern JVM languages such as Java or Kotlin. • Proven ability to address scalability challenges and build high-load web applications. • Collaborative Skills: • Demonstrated success working with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful products. • Strong interpersonal skills and experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders. • Excellent communication skills in English, both written and verbal. • Additional Skills: • Strong coaching and mentoring abilities to guide team development and growth. • Embraces feedback and champions a culture of continuous improvement. • A growth mindset, with curiosity driving innovation and learning within the team. • A proven track record of managing high performing teams building highly scalable and reliable systems. • Experience working across cross functional teams and partners.