Engineering Manager

We are looking for an experienced Full Stack Engineering Manager to lead the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-scale, cloud-native applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background in full-stack development, extensive people management experience, and deep expertise in either Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure. This role requires a leader who can drive engineering excellence, mentor high-performing teams, collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, and build scalable, secure, and highly available applications.

Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Full Stack Engineers, Technical Leads, and Architects.
• Drive end-to-end software development lifecycle, from solution design to production deployment.
• Define technical architecture and ensure the delivery of scalable, secure, and high-performance applications.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Business Stakeholders, UX Teams, and Architects to deliver business-critical solutions.
• Establish engineering best practices, coding standards, code reviews, and technical governance.
• Drive cloud adoption using GCP or Azure and implement cloud-native architectures.
• Build and optimise CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and automation strategies.
• Ensure application reliability, observability, security, and performance optimisation.
• Manage project planning, sprint execution, resource allocation, and delivery timelines.
• Coach and mentor engineering teams while fostering a culture of innovation, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Identify technical risks and proactively implement mitigation strategies.
• Stay updated with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to the engineering ecosystem.

Requirements:

• 14-18 years of experience in Software Engineering with significant experience in Engineering Management.
• Strong hands-on experience in Full Stack Development.
• Expertise in one or more backend technologies: Java, Spring Boot, NET Core, Node.js .
• Strong experience with frontend technologies: React.js, Angular, Vue.js .
• Experience in designing and developing Microservices Architecture.
• Strong knowledge of REST APIs and API integrations.
• Experience with relational and NoSQL databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server, MongoDB, or Cosmos DB.
• Hands-on experience with Docker and Kubernetes.
• Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines using Azure DevOps, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or GitLab CI.
• Mandatory cloud experience in Google Cloud Platform (GCP) OR Microsoft Azure.
• Strong understanding of cloud-native application development and deployment.
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with event-driven architecture and messaging platforms like Kafka or RabbitMQ.
• Knowledge of Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, ARM Templates, or Deployment Manager).
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools such as Grafana, Prometheus, Azure Monitor, Cloud Monitoring, or ELK Stack.
• Familiarity with security best practices, IAM, OAuth2 JWT, and cloud security.
• Exposure to AI-powered development tools such as GitHub Copilot or other AI-assisted engineering platforms.
• Experience working in enterprise-scale distributed systems.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline.

Leadership Expectations:

• Lead multiple engineering teams and drive high-quality software delivery.
• Mentor engineering managers, technical leads, and senior developers.
• Drive engineering strategy and technology roadmaps.
• Promote innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning.
• Ensure engineering excellence through best practices and governance.