Engineering Manager - Georgia (Java/Golang)

We are looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the cross-functional team responsible for building and evolving the Awards2Go platform, a B2B prepaid rewards solution that enables organizations to distribute physical and virtual Visa prepaid cards for employee recognition, customer incentives, rebates, refunds, corporate gifting, and expense management.

The platform includes customer-facing web applications, APIs, payment workflows, card lifecycle management, reporting, and integrations with financial partners.

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for building a high-performing engineering organization while partnering closely with Product, Design, Operations, Compliance, Customer Success, and business stakeholders. You will ensure the team delivers secure, scalable, and reliable software that serves enterprise customers.

The technology stack:
Java (main), Golang
MongoDB / Oracle
Jenkins / ArgoCD
AWS CDK / Terraform
K8s

Requirements:

• Proven Leadership Experience: At least 1 year of experience leading cross-functional, agile development teams, ideally in a product-driven environment.
• Technical Background: Solid hands-on experience as a software engineer.
• DevOps and Automation Skills: Familiarity with continuous integration, automated testing, release management, and performance monitoring.
• Strong Organizational Skills: Ability to effectively prioritize, plan, and perform under pressure or in uncertain situations.
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• Talent Development (Preferred): Experience in hiring and nurturing high-performing engineering teams is a plus.
• Language Proficiency: Good command of English, at B2 level or higher.

Responsibilities:

People Management:

• Recruit and retain top engineering talent.
• Conduct regular one-on-ones to support growth and assess performance.
• Lead and mentor engineers, fostering learning and collaboration.
• Address team well-being and prevent burnout.
• Maintain engineering culture standards.

Delivery Management:

• Optimize team structure and resource allocation based on priorities and strengths.
• Manage timelines and deliverables for high-quality, on-time delivery.
• Improve engineering processes for better efficiency and quality.
• Drive agile practices and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on strategic initiatives.
• Ensure clear stakeholder communication and alignment.
• Align engineering with company objectives and business value.

Engineering Management:

• Maintain high code quality and architectural standards.
• Guide technical decisions to align with company standards and goals.
• Drive innovation and technical improvements.
• Lead technical discussions and decision-making.
• Convert initiatives into team tasks and track progress.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks.
• Work with Compliance on regulatory requirements and audits.
• Conduct thorough incident reviews to address root causes.

We offer you:

• B2B Employment ($, gross).

• Stable job with long-term growth perspective.

• Competitive salary with annual performance review.

• Really good hardware.

• An exciting and challenging job with talented people around.

• Continuous learning and career growth opportunities.

• Compensation for professional training, seminars, and conferences.

• Referral program – get rewarded for helping us grow the team with talented people.

• Company-supported English classes to enhance your professional growth.

A few words about us:

IDT Corporation is a global communications company founded in 1990 and headquartered in Newark, New Jersey. We are industry leaders in prepaid communication and payment services and one of the largest international voice carriers. We are listed on the NYSE, employ over 1800 people across 20 countries, and have over $1.5 billion in revenues.

We are not ”another big IT corporation”— we encourage and support in-house entrepreneurs in developing their ideas into business actions.

Awards2Go (A2G)/ offers customizable prepaid debit cards, both physical and virtual, designed to support various business initiatives such as employee rewards, customer incentives, and expense management.

If you are here, it seems like you are interested, so let’s chat! 😉