Java Networking Libraries Manager

Group Description:
This global team is responsible for the Java Core Libraries,  which include such areas as Networking (HTTP, URI, etc), Collections, Compression (ZIP/JAR), the Math Libraries, Serialization, Regular Expressions, XML, Internationalization (I18n), Charsets, Concurrency, & Classloaders, and various other low level libraries. We are responsible for both new features as well as ongoing maintenance. This specific role is to primarily manage the Networking library developers, with possible ownership of some other areas mentioned above.

Job Description:
As a manager of the software engineering division, you will apply your knowledge of software architecture to manage software development tasks associated with developing, debugging or designing software applications, operating systems and databases according to provided design specifications. Lead the team to build enhancements within an existing software architecture and suggest improvements to the architecture.You will be required to interact with other functional peer group managers in our organization. You will interact with senior management on team status and technical roadmap.  We are looking for a software engineering manager to join our team of professionals, working with industry elites to take Java to the next level. This role will require expanding the existing team with new hires, training & mentoring the new hires as well as junior developers, and load balancing duties between the current and new engineers.

Additional job responsibilities include working with external developers on the Open JDK, customers, and partners on defects and feature enhancement requests for future re

Requirements:
    •    B.S. or above, Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent degree.
    •    10+ years industry experience.
    •    Strong background in Networking libraries and related technologies.
    •    Experience with API design, code development, and debugging in multi-platform environments (Solaris, Windows, Linux, Mac) a plus.
    •    Strong on data structures, algorithms, performance tuning, threading and concurrency.
    •    Strong on quality, including developing thorough tests for new or changed code.
    •    Hands-on experience in distributed computing, concurrency programming, performance enhancements in a server environment, algorithm design and implementation.
    •    Familiarity with test automation tools and practices (unit and system level automation).
    •    Solid written and oral communication skills.

Career Level - M2