Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer MERN Stack

Job Title: Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer MERN Stack

Location: Pune

Experience: 10+ Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a high-caliber Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer with deep expertise in the MERN stack who can drive technical architecture, hands-on development, and team leadership. This role is ideal for someone who leads from the front actively coding, solving complex problems, and guiding teams to deliver scalable, high-performance web applications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Hands-on Development

• Architect and build scalable full-stack applications using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js
• Stay actively involved in hands-on coding, especially in critical modules and system components
• Drive engineering best practices across code quality, performance, security, and scalability
• Solve complex technical challenges and guide teams on implementation strategies

2. System Design & Architecture

• Design high-performance, scalable, and resilient web applications
• Define and enforce frontend and backend architecture standards
• Lead design discussions and ensure alignment with long-term platform vision
• Optimize applications for high concurrency, low latency, and responsiveness

3. Team Leadership

• Lead a team of full-stack/backend/frontend engineers
• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical mentoring
• Establish engineering standards and ensure adherence across teams
• Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, and engineering excellence
  

4. Delivery Ownership

• Own end-to-end delivery of features and modules
• Define sprint goals, plan releases, and ensure timely execution
• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies proactively
• Ensure delivery quality aligned with business and client expectations

5. DevOps & Cloud

• Work closely with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies
• Ensure proper monitoring, logging, and application performance tracking
• Contribute to cloud-native architecture on AWS / GCP / Azure
• Drive containerization using Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes (preferred)

6. Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with product managers, clients, and cross-functional teams
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
• Provide regular updates, architectural insights, and recommendations

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js, Express.js, React.js, and MongoDB (MERN stack)
• Proven experience designing and building scalable distributed web applications
• Strong experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and microservices architecture
• Expertise in frontend performance optimization and state management (Redux/Context API)
• Experience leading engineering teams while staying hands-on
• Strong understanding of

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  system design, scalability, and performance tuning
• Experience with real-time/event-driven systems (Kafka, WebSockets, etc.)
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with micro-frontend architecture
• Hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes
• Exposure to high-traffic, consumer-scale applications
• Understanding of security best practices (OWASP, authentication, authorization)
• Experience with serverless architecture (Lambda, Firebase, etc.)

Experience Requirements

• 10+ years of overall software development experience
• Proven experience leading engineering teams (38 members or more)
• Strong track record of recent hands-on technical contributions (must-have)

Key Competencies

• Leadership with a hands-on mindset
• Strong ownership and accountability
• High-performance system thinking
• Ability to balance delivery and technical excellence

Strong communication and stakeholder management