Java Engineering Manager

Job Description

Job Title: Engineering Manager (Java)

Location: London, Middlesex

Employment Type: Full-Time

Overview

Join a fast-moving, innovative technology team driving cutting-edge OTT streaming solutions that serve over 24 million users across more than 70 territories. As an Engineering Manager in the Global Streaming - Discovery Engineering department, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering scalable, high-performance microservices to support global content platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Lead a cross-functional team of engineers, analysts, and SREs to deliver robust services and unblock delivery challenges.
• Oversee day-to-day team operations including standups, sprint planning, hiring, performance feedback, and people development.
• Drive project delivery from initiation to production with an emphasis on stakeholder engagement and communication.
• Ensure operational excellence and effective support for production systems.
• Promote high engineering standards including SLOs, SLAs, reliability, and scalability.
• Collaborate with architecture, infrastructure, product, and reliability teams to ensure seamless integration and solution delivery.
• Organize and run cross-team workshops and alignment sessions to keep delivery and priorities on track.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience in OTT (over-the-top) video streaming technologies.
• Background in both software delivery and operational support.
• Hands-on engineering experience with:
• Java and other JVM
• Microservices in Kubernetes and Docker
• AWS cloud services
• Kafka, relational databases
• TDD, BDD, CI/CD pipelines
• Scalable, observable, highly available system design
• Applied knowledge of Agile and Lean delivery methodologies (Scrum, Kanban, CI/CD, continuous improvement).
• Strong communication skills, able to engage technical and non-technical stakeholders alike.
• Demonstrated leadership in solving technical and team challenges while fostering innovation.
• Experience in people management: goal setting, coaching, and performance development.

Team Overview

The Global Streaming Technology division builds and supports video streaming platforms for tens of millions of global users. The team powers household-name streaming services across the US, Africa, and Europe, delivering premium content including movies, news, and live sports—anytime, anywhere, on any device.

Location & Workplace Perks

Osterley Campus

Easily accessible via public transport with complimentary shuttle buses from nearby stations. The campus includes:

• 13 subsidised restaurants and cafés
• Onsite Waitrose, gym, cinema, car wash, and beauty salon
• Bike storage and showers for commuters

Please note: This job posting is just a preview of the full scope of the position. A comprehensive job description is shared by a member of our team.