Engineering Manager - MERN Stack

We are a fast-growing, product-led fintech company on a mission to transform the financial ecosystem using cutting-edge technology, user-centric design, and deep domain expertise. We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and scale our MERN stack development team while building high-performance, scalable, and secure financial applications.

The core responsibilities for the job include the following :

Team Leadership and Management :

- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of 6-10 full-stack engineers (MERN stack).

- Drive performance management, team development, and career progression.

- Collaborate with product managers, designers, and QA to ensure the timely delivery of high-quality features.

Technical Ownership :

- Own the architecture, design, and implementation of core fintech product modules using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js .

- Review and enforce coding standards, CI/CD pipelines, and software quality best practices.

- Ensure system scalability, security, performance, and availability.

Project Delivery :

- Translate business requirements into scalable tech solutions.

- Ensure sprint planning, estimation, execution, and stakeholder communication.

- Proactively identify risks and bottlenecks and implement mitigations.

Product and Innovation Focus :

- Work closely with leadership on technology strategy and product roadmaps.

- Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and engineering excellence.

Requirements :

- 8+ years of software development experience, with at least 3+ years in team leadership roles.

- Proven track record of working in product-based fintech companies.

- Deep hands-on experience in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js ).

- Strong understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS/GCP/Azure).

- Proficiency in REST APIs, microservices, Docker, and container orchestration.

- Exposure to security best practices in fintech (e. g., data encryption, secure auth flows).

- Strong debugging, optimization, and analytical skills.

- Excellent communication, interpersonal, and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to work in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with a product ownership mindset.