Role Overview: NETGEAR’s Pro AV business is transforming how live events, houses of worship, corporate AV, and digital signage move video, audio, and control across IP networks. We are looking for a Java Software Development Manager to lead the engineering team building the cloud platform that powers configuration, monitoring, and control for our AV-over-IP switching and device portfolio. Based in our Taiwan R&D office, you will lead a team of Java backend engineers in the design and delivery of scalable, secure microservices that AV integrators rely on every day. You will own end-to-end engineering execution — hiring and developing engineers, partnering with product management and AV systems engineering on roadmap, and driving the technical architecture of a cloud platform that integrates tightly with NETGEAR AV hardware. This is a hybrid role partnering daily with cross-functional teams across Taiwan, the US, and India. Key Responsibilities: · People Leadership and Team Building o Hire, develop, and retain a high-performing team of Java backend engineers across levels. o Provide regular coaching, career development, and performance feedback through effective 1:1s and performance reviews. o Foster a culture of engineering excellence, ownership, collaboration, and continuous learning. o Plan team capacity, headcount, and growth in alignment with business objectives. o Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion in hiring and team practices. · Technical Leadership and Architecture o Drive the architecture of the AV cloud platform: Java/Spring Boot microservices, REST and gRPC APIs, event-driven processing, and data pipelines. o Set technical direction, standards, and best practices for code quality, testing, observability, and deployment. o Lead technical design reviews and balance trade-offs across performance, scalability, security, and time-to-market. o Stay current on Java ecosystem advances (modern JDK features, virtual threads, frameworks, JVM tuning) and apply them pragmatically. o Partner with architects on multi-region cloud architecture for AV device management. · Delivery and Execution o Own end-to-end delivery of features for the AV cloud platform: roadmap planning, sprint execution, release management, and post-launch monitoring. o Collaborate with product management on prioritization, scope, and timelines. o Establish clear engineering metrics (delivery, quality, on-call) and use them to drive continuous improvement. o Identify and remove blockers; manage cross-team dependencies across firmware, mobile, web, QA, and IT. o Drive root-cause analysis and prevention for production incidents; participate in on-call leadership rotation. · Product and Customer Focus o Partner with product management, AV systems engineers, and field application engineers to understand AV integrator and end-user needs. o Translate AV use cases (AV-over-IP control, multi-site management, integrator onboarding) into robust backend services. o Drive customer-impacting reliability, performance, and security improvements based on telemetry and customer feedback. o Represent engineering in customer escalations, design reviews with key partners, and industry events when needed. · Quality, Security, and Compliance o Enforce secure coding practices, threat modeling, and OWASP Top 10 compliance across the team. o Champion automated testing, code review standards, and CI/CD discipline. o Ensure data protection, authentication, and authorization are designed in from the start (e.g., OAuth2/OIDC, GDPR considerations, SOC 2 readiness). o Lead high-availability, disaster recovery, and backup planning for cloud services. · Cross-Functional Collaboration o Partner closely with firmware, mobile, web, QA, DevOps, and product teams across Taiwan, the US, and India. o Influence platform decisions across NETGEAR Enterprise where AV intersects with shared services. o Communicate clearly with senior leadership on plans, status, risks, and trade-offs. · Process and Continuous Improvement o Define and refine the team’s agile operating model and ceremonies (Scrum or Kanban as appropriate). o Drive retrospectives and continuous improvement on engineering velocity, quality, and team health. o Champion automation across the SDLC: testing, deployment, infrastructure as code, and operations. Required Qualifications: · Education and Experience o Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field. o 10+ years of professional Java software development experience, with at least 3+ years directly managing engineering teams (hiring, performance, growth). o Proven track record of delivering large-scale, production cloud-based services in Java. · Technical Depth o Expert in Java (8+, ideally with experience on Java 17/21) and the Spring / Spring Boot ecosystem. o Strong understanding of microservices architecture, REST/gRPC APIs, message brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ), and event-driven design. o Hands-on experience with relational and NoSQL databases (e.g., PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Cassandra, Redis). o Solid grasp of JVM internals, performance tuning, profiling, and concurrency. · Cloud and DevOps o Strong experience designing and operating multi-tenant SaaS or cloud platforms on AWS, Azure, or GCP. o Hands-on experience with containerization (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes / EKS or equivalent). o Familiarity with CI/CD (Jenkins, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI), infrastructure as code (Terraform, CloudFormation), and observability tooling (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog). · Quality, Security, and Reliability o Track record of building services with strong test discipline (unit, integration, contract, end-to-end) and a robust code review culture. o Experience with secure-by-design practices, OAuth2/OIDC, OWASP Top 10, and data protection regulations. o Familiarity with high-availability patterns, SLO/SLI definition, and modern incident management. · Networking and Connected Devices o Working knowled