Software Engineering Manager

• 6+ years in software engineering
• 2–4+ years leading teams as an Engineering Manager, Team Lead, or equivalent
• Experience delivering production software in a SaaS, web platform, or product-led environment
• Experience working with distributed or remote teams
• Demonstrated track record implementing or maturing Scrum/Agile practice on a team that previously lacked it

Technical Background

Required

• Strong full-stack engineering background in the JavaScript / TypeScript ecosystem
• Hands-on experience with Node.js and React / Next.js, and with designing and consuming APIs
• Experience running production workloads on a major cloud platform (AWS preferred)
• Working knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery workflows
• Strong understanding of maintainable architecture, delivery tradeoffs, and engineering quality

• Nest.js
• MongoDB and/or MySQL at production scale
• Docker and containerized deployment
• Broader DevOps and infrastructure-as-code practices

Leadership Traits

• Strong communicator and coach
• Comfortable balancing speed, quality, and business priorities
• Able to go deep technically without becoming a bottleneck
• Calm under ambiguity and effective in a fast-moving environment
• Genuinely passionate about AI — actively experimenting, and opinionated about where it helps and where it doesn't

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a background check (including criminal, prior employment and education verification). Failure to satisfactorily complete the background check may affect the application status of applicants or continued employment of current employees who apply for the position.

Originally posted on Himalayas