Backend Engineering Manager

Job Title: Engineering Manager Backend (Node.js)

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About the Role

Engineering Manager Backend

You will drive technical strategy, oversee execution across multiple projects, and ensure engineering excellence while collaborating closely with product, frontend, data, and DevOps teams.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & People Management

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of backend engineers (SDE-I, II, III).
• Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Drive engineering best practices, code quality standards, and technical excellence across the team.
• Conduct performance reviews, provide regular feedback, and support career development.

Technical Strategy & Architecture

• Define and drive the backend technical roadmap in alignment with business goals.
• Architect scalable, distributed, and highly available backend systems and microservices.
• Make strategic decisions regarding system design, tooling, and infrastructure.
• Evaluate and introduce emerging technologies to enhance platform performance and reliability.

Project & Delivery Management

• Oversee end-to-end execution of backend projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate with product managers to break down requirements and define clear engineering plans.
• Coordinate with frontend, DevOps, QA, and cross-functional teams to ensure seamless delivery.
• Manage risk, dependencies, and production stability across backend services.

Technical Execution

• Guide teams in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining backend services and APIs using Node.js, TypeScript, and NestJS.
• Oversee the implementation and optimization of CI/CD pipelines using Docker and Jenkins.
• Ensure reliable deployments and scaling using Kubernetes.
• Provide direction on database schema design and performance optimization (MongoDB, Redis).
• Oversee messaging infrastructure using Kafka.
• Drive performance monitoring and observability using Datadog and ELK stack.

Operational Excellence

• Lead incident management, troubleshooting, and resolution of production issues.
• Ensure strong monitoring, alerting, and system resilience practices.
• Maintain high standards for uptime, performance, and operational efficiency.

Candidate Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 812 years of overall backend engineering experience, including

  3+ years in a leadership or managerial role

  .
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript and TypeScript with deep expertise in

  Node.js and NestJS

  .
• Hands-on experience architecting and scaling microservices.
• Expertise with

  MongoDB, Redis, Kafka

  and experience designing high-throughput systems.
• Strong understanding of

  Docker, Jenkins, CI/CD

  , and

  Kubernetes

  .
• Experience working with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Familiarity with monitoring and logging tools such as

  Datadog

  and the

  ELK stack

  .
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and team-building skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.

Why Join PW

• Lead engineering initiatives impacting

  millions of learners

  across India and beyond.
• Work in a fast-paced, product-driven environment with a strong focus on innovation.
• Opportunity to shape engineering culture, influence technology strategy, and work with cutting-edge systems at scale.
• Continuous learning, upskilling programs, and support for leadership development.