Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer – Mern Stack

Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer – Mern Stack

Successive Digital

5 hours ago

Expires On26 Apr 2026

Pune District, Maharashtra, India

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Job description & requirements

Job Title: Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer – MERN Stack

Location: Pune

Experience: 10+ Years

Role Overview

We are looking for a high-caliber Engineering Manager / Principal Engineer with deep expertise in the MERN stack who can drive technical architecture, hands-on development, and team leadership. This role is ideal for someone who leads from the front — actively coding, solving complex problems, and guiding teams to deliver scalable, high-performance web applications.

Key Responsibilities

1. Technical Leadership & Hands-on Development

• Architect and build scalable full-stack applications using MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, and Node.js

• Stay actively involved in hands-on coding, especially in critical modules and system components

• Drive engineering best practices across code quality, performance, security, and scalability

• Solve complex technical challenges and guide teams on implementation strategies

2. System Design & Architecture

• Design high-performance, scalable, and resilient web applications

• Define and enforce frontend and backend architecture standards

• Lead design discussions and ensure alignment with long-term platform vision

• Optimize applications for high concurrency, low latency, and responsiveness

3. Team Leadership

• Lead a team of full-stack/backend/frontend engineers

• Conduct code reviews, design reviews, and technical mentoring

• Establish engineering standards and ensure adherence across teams

• Drive a culture of ownership, accountability, and engineering excellence

4. Delivery Ownership

• Own end-to-end delivery of features and modules

• Define sprint goals, plan releases, and ensure timely execution

• Identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies proactively

• Ensure delivery quality aligned with business and client expectations

5. DevOps & Cloud

• Work closely with DevOps teams on CI/CD pipelines and deployment strategies

• Ensure proper monitoring, logging, and application performance tracking

• Contribute to cloud-native architecture on AWS / GCP / Azure

• Drive containerization using Docker and orchestration via Kubernetes (preferred)

6. Stakeholder Collaboration

• Collaborate with product managers, clients, and cross-functional teams

• Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

• Provide regular updates, architectural insights, and recommendations

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Strong hands-on expertise in Node.js, Express.js, React.js, and MongoDB (MERN stack)

• Proven experience designing and building scalable distributed web applications

• Strong experience with REST APIs, GraphQL, and microservices architecture

• Expertise in frontend performance optimization and state management (Redux/Context API)

• Experience leading engineering teams while staying hands-on

• Strong understanding of system design, scalability, and performance tuning

• Experience with real-time/event-driven systems (Kafka, WebSockets, etc.)

• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitLab CI, etc.)

• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with micro-frontend architecture

• Hands-on experience with Docker & Kubernetes

• Exposure to high-traffic, consumer-scale applications

• Understanding of security best practices (OWASP, authentication, authorization)

• Experience with serverless architecture (Lambda, Firebase, etc.)

Experience Requirements

• 10+ years of overall software development experience

• Proven experience leading engineering teams (3–8 members or more)

• Strong track record of recent hands-on technical contributions (must-have)

Key Competencies

• Leadership with a hands-on mindset

• Strong ownership and accountability

• High-performance system thinking

• Ability to balance delivery and technical excellence

Strong communication and stakeholder management

Location :

Pune District, Maharashtra, India