Engineering Manager

Opening with a leading FinTech company for their office in Chennai

Role: Engineering Manager

Experience: 7 to 12 years

Roles & Responsibility:

• Lead and manage backend and frontend development teams.
• Manage project planning, development and timely delivery.
• Work closely with product, QA, DevOps and business teams.
• Guide the team on technical solutions and development practices.
• Review code and ensure application quality and performance.
• Manage Agile sprints, estimations and project priorities.
• Mentor and develop team members.
• Support production issues and ensure timely resolution.
• Drive improvements in application performance, scalability and security.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Java, Spring Boot and Microservices.
• Experience in REST APIs, Hibernate/JPA and SQL databases.
• Good knowledge of MongoDB.
• Experience with Angular and/or Vue.js, JavaScript/TypeScript

Additional Skills

• Knowledge of Docker, Kubernetes and CI/CD.
• Exposure to AWS/Azure and cloud-based applications.
• Strong understanding of System Design and Software Architecture.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.

Preferred Candidates

• 8+ years of experience in software development.
• Prior experience in engineering/team management is required.
• Strong technical and people-management skills.
• Good communication and stakeholder-management abilities.
• Experience in FinTech, BFSI or payment-related products will be an added advantage.