Engineering Manager - MERN Stack Development

Job Description :

Key Accountabilities :

- Lead and manage a team of MERN Stack Product Engineers ensuring strong ownership, accountability, and delivery discipline across the team.

- Own end-to-end engineering delivery for the MR product area, including feature development, product quality, platform stability, scalability, and operational excellence.

- Take direct accountability for the performance, output, and growth of the MR development team, ensuring commitments are delivered with the right quality and within planned timelines.

- Work closely with Product Management, Architecture, QA, DevOps, and Support teams to translate business requirements into technical execution plans, sprint goals, and engineering roadmaps.

- Provide strong technical leadership across the MERN stack landscape used in MR, including frontend, backend, APIs, microservices, cloud deployment, and data workflows.

- Guide the team in building scalable and maintainable applications using React, TypeScript, Node.js, Express, and modern engineering practices.

Mandatory Skills :

- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Engineering or equivalent practical experience.

- 11-15 years of experience in software engineering, with strong experience in leading product engineering teams.

- Proven experience managing and mentoring MERN stack development teams in product or SaaS environments.

- Strong technical background in MERN Stack engineering with hands-on understanding of :

1. Node.js

2. React

3. Express

4. API-first and microservices-based application development

- Strong understanding of scalable frontend and backend design for enterprise-grade product platforms.

- Experience with databases and data-intensive application development, preferably involving Postgres and other modern data platforms.

- Good understanding of CI/CD pipelines and engineering release practices using tools such as GitHub Actions, GitLab CI/CD, or similar platforms.

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