Job Description

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This role is for one of the Weekday's clients
Salary range: Rs 400000 (ie INR 4 LPA)
Min Experience: 4 years
Location: Bengaluru
JobType: full-time
As an Engineering Manager specializing in Node.js development and Machine Learning, you will lead a team of engineers in designing, developing, and maintaining scalable backend services and AI-powered solutions. You will own the technical roadmap, drive best practices in software engineering, and ensure the successful delivery of projects in a fast-paced, product-driven environment. This role requires strong leadership, technical expertise, and a passion for mentoring teams while collaborating closely with product managers, data scientists, and cross-functional stakeholders.
Requirements:
Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of Node.js developers and Machine Learning engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and continuous learning.
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of scalable backend services and AI/ML solutions, ensuring performance, reliability, and security.
• Collaborate with product managers, data scientists, and other engineering teams to define technical requirements, architecture, and project priorities.
• Drive adoption of best practices in coding standards, testing, CI/CD, code reviews, and DevOps processes.
• Evaluate and implement Machine Learning models, ensuring seamless integration with backend services and applications.
• Ensure proper monitoring, logging, and incident response for backend and ML systems in production environments.
• Plan and execute engineering roadmaps, sprint cycles, and resource allocation, maintaining alignment with business objectives.
• Contribute to hiring, onboarding, and performance management to build a high-performing engineering team.
• Optimize backend performance, database queries, caching, and infrastructure to handle large-scale data and high-traffic workloads.
• Stay updated with emerging trends in Node.js, backend architectures, and Machine Learning technologies, applying innovations to improve systems and processes.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Proven experience as an Engineering Manager or Technical Lead with at least 4 years of professional experience managing engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript, RESTful APIs, and backend frameworks like Express.js or NestJS.
• Solid understanding of Machine Learning concepts, model deployment, and integration with backend services.
• Experience with databases (SQL and NoSQL), caching, message queues, and cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, containerization (Docker/Kubernetes), and DevOps best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
• Strong leadership, communication, and collaboration skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience mentoring engineers, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.
• A strategic mindset with the ability to balance technical leadership, team management, and business alignment effectively.
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).

Skills Required