Engineering Manager

Topgear Consultants; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,400,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Topgear Consultants in Chennai is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead backend and frontend teams for scalable enterprise applications. Strong expertise in Java, Spring Boot, Vue.js, and Angular is required. You will drive architecture decisions, oversee delivery, and mentor engineers.

Responsibilities include sprint planning, code reviews, production support, and continuous process improvement to ensure quality and on-time releases. Relevant cloud and DevOps familiarity is a plus.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development with strong Java backend and frontend exposure.
• Experience leading engineering teams, delivering scalable enterprise apps.
• Hands-on design and code review, architecture decisions, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead backend and frontend engineering teams across projects.
• Drive end-to-end development and on-time delivery of enterprise apps.
• Collaborate with product, QA, DevOps, and stakeholders.
• Design scalable architecture and ensure performance, security, and quality.
• Review code, enforce standards, and oversee sprint planning/agile ceremonies.
• Mentor engineers and support career development.
• Handle production support and critical issue resolution.

Skills

Java

Spring Boot

REST API

Microservices

Hibernate/JPA

MySQL

PostgreSQL

MongoDB

Vue.js

Angular

JavaScript

TypeScript

HTML/CSS

Responsive UI

Tools

Git

CI/CD

Docker

Kubernetes

AWS

Azure

Job description

Role & responsibilities :

We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead backend and frontend engineering teams in designing, developing, and delivering scalable enterprise applications. The ideal candidate should have strong expertise in Java technologies along with modern frontend frameworks such as Vue.js and Angular.

The candidate will be responsible for technical leadership, project delivery, people management, architecture decisions, and ensuring engineering best practices across the development lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage software engineering teams across backend and frontend development.
• Drive end-to-end application development and delivery.
• Collaborate with product managers, QA teams, DevOps, and business stakeholders.
• Design scalable and high-performance application architectures.
• Review code and enforce engineering standards and best practices.
• Manage sprint planning, estimations, and agile ceremonies.
• Mentor team members and support career development.
• Ensure timely delivery of projects with high quality.
• Handle production support and critical issue resolution.
• Improve application performance, scalability, and security.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and team productivity.

Required Technical Skills

Backend

• Strong experience in:
• Java
• Spring Boot
• REST API Development
• Microservices Architecture
• Hibernate / JPA
• SQL Databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• MongoDB

Frontend

• Strong hands-on experience in:
• Vue.js
• Angular
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• HTML5 / CSS3
• Responsive UI Development

Additional Skills

• Git & Version Control
• CI/CD Pipelines
• Docker & Kubernetes
• Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure)
• Agile/Scrum Methodology
• System Design & Architecture
• Experience in development, testing, and production support environments

Management & Leadership Skills

• Team Management
• People Management
• Stakeholder Communication
• Project Planning & Execution
• Conflict Resolution
• Problem Solving
• Risk Management
• Decision Making

*Key Expectations

• Deliver high-quality software solutions on schedule.
• Experience in enterprise product development.
• Knowledge of FinTech or Payment Gateway systems is an added advantage.
• Build and maintain a strong engineering culture.
• Encourage innovation and technical excellence.
• Ensure team collaboration and productivity.
• Support business goals through effective engineering leadership.

Preferred candidate profile :

8 to 12 Years of Software Development Experience with 2+ Years in Team Handling/Technical knowledge in JAVA.