Engineering Manager

Role & responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Node.js engineers, fostering a collaborative and high-performance engineering culture.
• Conduct regular performance reviews, set development goals, and guide team members in overcoming technical challenges.
• Advocate for best practices in coding, testing, deployment, and continuous improvement.
• Support career growth by providing ongoing feedback, training, and development opportunities.
• Provide technical leadership in the design and architecture of scalable, high-performance systems, focusing on Node.js and related technologies.
• Guide the team on system architecture, development processes, and technology stack decisions.
• Implement strategies to scale backend infrastructure and meet high traffic and performance demands.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Product, Design, Engineering) to define technical solutions and project requirements
• Work closely with senior leadership to define engineering strategies and long-term roadmaps.
• Manage timelines and milestones, balancing project speed and technical excellence.
• Oversee deployment, production support, and maintenance of Node.js-based applications and microservices.
  

Preferred candidate profile

• 8+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, with at least 4+ years in a leadership role.
• Expertise in building scalable, high-performance applications using Node.js.
• Deep understanding of asynchronous programming, event-driven architecture, and microservices.
• Proven experience with RESTful APIs, WebSockets, GraphQL, and server-side frameworks (e.g., Express, Koa, or Fastify).
• Solid knowledge of software design patterns, coding standards, and agile methodologies.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, Azure) and containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
  

Perks and benefits

• Opportunity to solve problems with some of the best minds in the industry.
• Mediclaim Insurance.
• Performance linked bonus.
• Work from home opportunity.