We are hiring a Senior Software Development Manager for the Java Sustaining Engineering Team at Oracle, part of the larger Java Platform Development Group, where you would work on the Oracle JDK HotSpot Java Virtual Machine (JVM). 

The Java JVM Sustaining Engineering Team is responsible for finding and resolving bugs in the JVM. Key technical areas we cover include garbage collection, byte code to machine code compilation, lock/threading code, serviceability tools, and much more.

Join the Java Platform Group, which develops the Java SE platform, which is used across Enterprises, Governments Education and beyond.  

We are looking for a manager in Stockholm, Sweden, for the Java SE Java Virtual Machine (JVM) Sustaining Engineering team where you will get the opportunity to work on problems that impact stability of Java in mission critical situations. 

For this position, the ideal candidate will have excellent leadership, problem solving skills, and communication skills combined with the ability to assess problems within various parts of the code and across the major releases of Java.

In this role, the selected candidate will:

Manage assigned project tasks effectively, completing deliverables on time with quality  Manage and lead a team of engineers  Mentor and support employees  Provide technical and functional guidance to team members  Recommend employment actions (i.e. hiring, compensation, promotions and terminations to the next level manager)  Facilitate career development and professional growth of staff Meet division and/or product family release dates and follow release processes  Balance functional and organizational priorities in development plans  Improve product quality by enforcing processes  Provide detailed subject matter direction to team  Interact with external groups, such as Product Management, Product Marketing, etc., with supervision  Recommend improvements to defined processes and standards  Understand and provide tactical solutions to problems  Deliver results that meet or exceed expectations  Submit all administrative work, internal and external, on time  Administer company policies that directly affect staff  Demonstrate good presentation skills  Develop work plans with employees and provide regular supervision of work  Conduct 1 on 1 meetings with each employee periodically  Conduct team meetings periodically Drive the resolution of complex field software problems escalated to Sustaining by 3rd level Oracle technical support

While the position will be based out of Stockholm, Sweden, you will work with Java SE Product Development and Support engineers around the world with some limited travel necessary. As well as working standard business hours there will be occasional on-call requirements during the evening, weekend, and holiday hours.

Core Experience and Qualifications  

Possess 5 + years of previous software engineering or related experience  Possess 1 + years of managerial experience  Demonstrate technical understanding of direct area of responsibility  Passionate about Java Virtual Machine technologies Coding skills in C/C++, core Java  Demonstrate significant domain expertise in the business area of development  Possess experience in implementing development projects with medium complexity  Deliver projects on time and with a high degree of quality  Demonstrate experience with Oracle product development model and processes  Articulate clearly solutions to business problems within one or more domain areas  Possess good written and oral communication skills

Additional Qualifications

Hands-on manager with ability to get involved in details in all aspect of the development cycle  Demonstrate excellent design skills  Demonstrate technical leadership skills Knowledge of Java Virtual Machine technologies, garbage collection, Just-In-Time (JIT) compilation, etc Experience in Linux/Windows environments (macOS and Solaris also desirable) Demonstrate good functional knowledge in several relevant business areas outside the immediate area of product application  Possess good knowledge of Microsoft Office Possess extensive experience with release management processes and tasks (install, upgrade, builds, patching, etc)  Ability to provide thorough and useful technical information Able to work well both with local and remote team members & adheres to group processes Strong organizational skills and written and oral communication in English, with other languages beneficial Interest in Open Source software

 

Career Level - M2