Engineering Manager - Back End

• Leadership & Team Management:
  
  • Lead and manage a team of backend engineers, including setting clear goals, providing mentorship, and conducting performance reviews.
    
  • Drive engineering best practices, including coding standards, reviews, and process improvements.
    
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, backend) to deliver seamless, user-focused web applications.
    
  • Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous learning within the engineering team.
    
• Technical Strategy & Execution:
  
  • Define and drive the technical vision for backend development, with a focus on React.js and related technologies.
    
  • Architect and implement scalable, maintainable, and performant web applications.
    
  • Ensure the backend tech stack is up to date, making informed decisions on the adoption of new frameworks, libraries, and tools.
    
  • Lead the evaluation and integration of new technologies that improve development velocity and enhance the user experience.
    
• Collaboration & Communication:
  
  • Work closely with senior leadership to align engineering initiatives with the companystrategic goals and priorities.
    
  • Communicate technical challenges and solutions effectively to non-technical stakeholders.
    
  • Manage timelines and priorities to ensure on-time delivery of key projects.
    
• Process Improvement & Innovation:
  
  • Continuously improve engineering processes to ensure high efficiency and productivity within the team.
    
  • Champion a culture of innovation, promoting experimentation and continuous improvement in all engineering practices.
    
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in backend development.

Required Qualifications:

Experience:

• 15+ years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on backend development.
  
• At least 5 years of recent experience in a leadership or management role, overseeing teams of engineers.
  
• Expertise in React.js and its ecosystem (e.g., Redux, Webpack, Babel, etc.).
  
• Proven experience in building, scaling, and maintaining large-scale backend applications.
  
• Strong background in web technologies including HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript frameworks.
  

Leadership & Management:

• Strong leadership abilities, with a track record of building, mentoring, and scaling engineering teams.
  
• Experience managing and collaborating with cross-functional teams (product managers, UX/UI designers, backend engineers).
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex technical initiatives, manage multiple priorities, and deliver projects on time.
  
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to influence and align stakeholders.
  

Technical Expertise:

• Deep understanding of backend architecture and design patterns.
  
• Experience with modern development workflows, CI/CD, testing frameworks, and version control systems (e.g., Git).
  
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure) and containerization technologies (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes) is a plus.
  
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design principles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with other backend frameworks such as Vue.js , Angular , or Svelte .
  
• Experience in agile development methodologies (Scrum, Kanban).
  
• Background in backend development or full-stack engineering.
  
• Experience with performance monitoring tools (e.g., Lighthouse, Webpagetest, etc.).
  
• Experience in leading teams in a remote or hybrid environment.