Manager, Software Engineering: Java

OCC•Chicago, IL

2d•$185,000 - $222,800•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Software Engineering will manage a diverse team of engineers building foundational components for the Ovation Risk Platform and advance the platform through sound technical decisions about design, architecture, and development. The role provides senior-level engineering people management, including structured performance reviews, compensation decisions such as merit increases and equity adjustments, involuntary separations, and leadership of cross-functional teams at scale. The manager collaborates on complex, multi-system projects; analyzes, documents, refines, and maintains team architectures; and creates strategies and transition plans for target-state architectures. The position leads solution development and architecture for the Ovation Risk Platform, acts as technical product owner to define detailed business, architectural, and design requirements, and reviews architecture proposals with technical leads and senior business partners. It designs and operates large-scale, fault-tolerant event-streaming architectures using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink, integrates AI and machine learning into enterprise systems, and applies advanced PostgreSQL database design, query optimization, and schema management. The position requires domain knowledge of options exchange operations, trade lifecycle, and clearing workflows. Up to 40% telecommuting is permitted. The position offers a salary range of $185,000–$222,800 and OCC's standard benefits package.

Requirements

Master's degree in computer science, IT, business administration, or a related field.
Three years of experience as a senior software engineer, manager application engineer, or in a related role.
Work experience designing and operating large-scale, fault-tolerant event-streaming architectures using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink for real-time data ingestion, transformation, and processing.
Work experience integrating artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities into enterprise-grade systems, along with advanced PostgreSQL database design, query optimization, and schema management.
Domain knowledge of options exchange operations, trade lifecycle, and clearing workflows.
Senior-level engineering people-management experience, including conducting structured performance reviews, administering compensation decisions such as merit increases and equity adjustments, managing involuntary separations, and leading cross-functional teams at scale.

Responsibilities

Manage a diversely skilled team of engineers building foundational components for the Ovation Risk Platform.
Make technical decisions about platform design, architecture, and development.
Conduct structured performance reviews and administer compensation decisions, including merit increases and equity adjustments.
Manage involuntary separations and lead cross-functional teams at scale.
Collaborate with others to deliver complex projects involving multiple systems.
Analyze, document, refine, and maintain architectures developed within the team.
Create strategies and transition plans for delivering target-state architectures.
Design and operate large-scale, fault-tolerant event-streaming architectures using Apache Kafka and Apache Flink for real-time data ingestion, transformation, and processing.
Act as technical product owner to define detailed business, architectural, and design requirements.
Integrate artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities into enterprise-grade systems.
Apply advanced PostgreSQL database design, query optimization, and schema management.
Lead solution development and solution architecture for the Ovation Risk Platform.
Review architecture proposals with technical leads and senior business partners.