SolarSquare Energy - Engineering Manager - Full Stack Development

About The Role :

We're seeking a dynamic and technically strong Engineering Manager to lead, grow, and inspire our high-performing engineering team.

In this role, you'll drive technical strategy, deliver scalable systems, and ensure SolarSquare's platforms continue to delight users at scale.

You'll combine hands-on technical expertise with a passion for mentoring engineers, shaping culture, and collaborating across functions to bring bold ideas to life in a fast-paced startup :.

Responsibilities :

- Lead and manage a team of full stack developers (SDE1 to SDE3), fostering a culture of ownership, technical excellence, and continuous learning.

- Drive the technical vision and architectural roadmap for the MERN stack platform, ensuring scalability, security, and high performance.

- Collaborate closely with product, design, and business teams to align engineering priorities with business goals and deliver impactful products.

- Ensure engineering best practices across code reviews, testing strategies, and deployment pipelines (CI/CD).

- Implement robust observability and monitoring systems to proactively identify and resolve issues in production environments.

- Optimize system performance and cost-efficiency in cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP).

- Manage technical debt effectively, balancing long-term engineering health with short-term product needs.

- Recruit, onboard, and develop top engineering talent, creating growth paths for team members.

- Drive delivery excellence by setting clear goals, metrics, and expectations, and ensuring timely execution of projects.

- Advocate for secure coding practices and compliance with data protection standards (e.g, OWASP, )

Requirements :

- 8 to 12 years of experience in full stack development, with at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or people management role.

- Proven expertise in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js) and strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices.

- Hands-on experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications.

- Deep knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker), and orchestration tools (Kubernetes).

- Strong understanding of observability practices and tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog) for maintaining production-grade systems.

- Track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams in agile environments.

- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to align technical efforts with business objectives.

- Experience with cost optimization, security best practices, and performance tuning in cloud-native

- Prior experience in established Product companies or experience with scaling teams in early stage startup and designing systems from Arrangement

Benefits :

- Flexible work setup, including hybrid options.

- Monday to Friday.