R&D Manager – Sustenance Engineering (Java)

BMC is looking for an R&D Manager – Sustenance Engineering to oversee product maintenance and patch development efforts.

 In this role, you'll have the opportunity to build and lead a talented team of engineers from the ground up, tackling high-impact issues, enhancing product reliability, and delivering exceptional value to our customers. From managing patch cycles to collaborating with cross-functional globally distributed teams, you'll be at the forefront of ensuring our software meets the highest quality and performance standards.

If you're passionate about innovation and problem solving. If you love building collaborative, high-performing teams from the ground up. If you're looking for a company with a positive, empowering culture that truly values people – this is the role for you!

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and lead a team of ~5 engineers in product maintenance and patch development for mission-critical software.
• Develop and implement diagnostic tools and processes to enhance product performance.
• Collaborate with product teams to define requirements and prioritize development tasks.
• Manage patch development cycles, ensuring timely delivery and quality assurance.
• Oversee people-related responsibilities, including leading the hiring process, delegating tasks, prioritizing workloads, and providing guidance to ensure team success and individual growth.
• Foster a sense of urgency within the team to meet project deadlines.
• Encourage continuous learning and development among team members.
• Oversee and participate in on-call rotations to handle critical production escalations, ensuring rapid issue resolution and minimal service disruption

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 7+ years of overall software engineering experience, out of which at least 3+ years in a people management role
• Hands-on experience in Java and familiarity with Linux and Windows OS.
• Current or previous experience in C++ programming.
• In-depth proficiency with Linux OS.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and a sense of urgency.
• Ability to build and lead effective teams, fostering collaboration and growth.
• Self-motivated with a strong desire to learn and adapt.
• Great communication, negotiation & interpersonal skills

Nice to have:

• Experience in Spring, Swagger, REST API.
• Experience building teams from scratch
• Experience working in an enterprise product-based company