Senior Java Software Manager

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 knowledge of networking concepts (L2/L3, VLAN, multicast) sufficient to partner effectively with firmware and product teams.

o Experience integrating cloud services with IoT or edge devices and managing fleet-scale telemetry is a strong plus.

· Leadership and Soft Skills

o Demonstrated people leadership skills: hiring, mentoring, performance management, and career development.

o Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English; Mandarin is a plus.

o Ability to work effectively across geographically distributed teams.

o Pragmatic, customer-focused, and outcome-driven.

o Alignment with NETGEAR Pando competencies for this level.

Company Statement

At NETGEAR, we are on a mission to unleash the full potential of connectivity with intelligent solutions that delight and protect. We turn ideas into innovative networking products that connect people, power businesses, and advance the way we live.  

We're a performance-driven, talented and connected team that's committed to delivering world-class products for our customers. As a company, we value our employees as the most essential building blocks of our success. And as teammates, we commit to taking our work to the Next Gear by living our values: we Dare to Transform the future, Connect and Delight our customers, Communicate Courageously with each other and collaborate to Win It Together. You’ll find our values woven through our processes, present in our decisions, and celebrated throughout our culture. 

We strive to attract top talent and create a great workplace where people feel engaged, inspired, challenged, proud and respected. If you are creative, forward-thinking, passionate about technology and are looking for a rewarding career to make an impact, then you've got what it takes to succeed at NETGEAR. Join our network and help us shape the future of connectivity. 

NETGEAR hires based on merit. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.