Engineering Manager - Full Stack

About the role

Merkle is looking for an Engineering Manager (full stack) to lead, develop and improve teams of software engineers delivering Promotions and Loyalty Services platforms. The manager provides technical guidance, supports analysis and design so that products meet customer requirements and company standards, and leads delivery across software development, QA and engineering operations.

Key responsibilities

• Own delivery quality, timelines, KPIs, compliance and risk mitigation
• Lead multi-disciplinary teams, build capability, foster culture and manage utilization
• Act as the primary engineering contact, run reviews, manage risks and build a trusted-advisor position
• Align with internal leadership, collaborate across workstreams and represent the team in leadership forums
• Partner on new opportunities, lead solution design, maintain estimation frameworks and identify growth opportunities

Required profile

• 14+ years in professional software engineering, including 5+ years in engineering management
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
• Proven leadership in scaling engineering organizations
• Strong client and stakeholder management with global teams, and experience in pre-sales, scoping, estimation and account growth
• People leadership: hiring, performance management and career development

Required skills

• JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, MySQL (or similar), RESTful APIs, microservices architecture
• HTML5, CSS3, Vue.js (or similar)
• Git, GitHub and CI/CD practices
• System architecture, design principles and engineering best practices
• Good to have: Perl, Java (Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate), AWS or other clouds, Docker/Kubernetes, QA leadership, domain experience in promotions, loyalty or MarTech platforms

Shift timing is likely standard business hours in India (IST) with occasional overlap for US/EMEA clients. Location: DGS India, Mumbai, Thane Ashar IT Park.