Job Description

Role Overview:

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager who can remain hands-on with architecture and code while owning delivery, quality, and growth of a technical team of 15+ members. This is a hybrid role combining full stack engineering ownership with people leadership, working closely with the Founder, Founder's Office, and leadership team to build and scale a high-performing engineering function.

Responsibilities:

- Technical Leadership

○ Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 15+ developers across frontend and backend.

○ Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and drive best practices.

○ Own sprint planning, task allocation, and delivery timelines.

○ Act as the technical point of contact between the team and stakeholders/management.

○ Identify skill gaps and drive upskilling within the team.

- Hands-on Development

○ Design and build scalable full stack applications end-to-end.

○ Architect backend services using NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL.

○ Design and own database architecture — schema design, indexing, and scalability planning.

○ Build performant frontend applications using React / Next.js, Type Script.

○ Write clean, maintainable, well-tested, production-grade code.

○ Design and develop microservices-based architecture with service-to-service communication.

○ Build real-time features using Web Sockets/Socket.IO (notifications, live updates, chat).

○ Implement JWT authentication, authorization, and role-based access control.

○ Maintain API documentation using Swagger/OpenAPI.

○ Apply OOP, SOLID principles, design patterns, and Clean Architecture.

○ Troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues across the stack.

- Dev Ops & Infrastructure

○ Own and manage CI/CD pipelines for automated build, test, and deployment.

○ Deploy, monitor, and manage applications using Docker.

○ Manage and maintain VPS-based infrastructure.

○ Work with AWS and Azure cloud services for hosting, scaling, and infra management.





○ Ensure system reliability, security, and uptime across environments.

Skills:

- 5–7 years of hands-on full stack development experience.
- Minimum 5 years of experience leading/managing a team of 15+ members.
- Strong expertise in NestJS, Prisma, PostgreSQL (backend).
- Strong expertise in React / Next.js, Type Script (frontend).
- Solid, holistic (not surface-level) knowledge of:

○ CI/CD pipelines and automation.

○ Docker and containeri zed deployments.

○ VPS server management.

○ AWS and Azure cloud platforms.

- Strong expertise in database architecture — schema design, indexing, normalization, and scaling strategies.
- Strong understanding of REST API design and database optimization.
- Strong hands-on experience with Git, Git Lab (branching strategies, merge/PR workflows, pipelines) and structured development processes.
- Strong understanding of automated testing (unit, integration, and/or E2E).
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Prior experience owning delivery for a team/project end-to-end.

Good to Have:

- Working knowledge of Android (Kotlin) and iOS development — enough to step in as a helping hand when the mobile team needs support (not a primary responsibility).
- Knowledge of C#.
- Experience with Redis and Message Queues (RabbitMQ, Kafka, NATS).
- Experience with Kubernetes or container orchestration.
- Exposure to monitoring/logging tools (e.g., Grafana, Cloud Watch, ELK).
- Experience with hiring, performance reviews, or team scaling.
- Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced product workplace.

Success Metrics:

- On-time, quality delivery against sprint/release commitments.
- System uptime, reliability, and production incident rate.
- Code quality — review turnaround, defect/bug leakage rate.
- Team retention, growth, and upskilling outcomes.
- CI/CD pipeline efficiency and deployment frequency.
- Architecture scalability against product/business growth.
- Stakeholder satisfaction with technical delivery and communication.

Interested candidates can apply with their updated resume and portfolio/Git Hub link.

📌 Engineering Manager (Full Stack) (Kolkata)
🏢 Leveraged Growth
📍 Kolkata