Engineering Manager - MERN Stack

This role is with one of our portfolio companies

About Role -

Weare 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 environment.

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, GDPR).

Requirements

• 8-12 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 environments.
• Bonus: Prior experience in established Product companies or experience with scaling teams in early stage startup and designing systems from scratch.