Engineering Manager

Sciometrix; Delhi; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Sciometrix in Delhi, India, is seeking an experienced engineering lead to mentor a team of full-stack and backend engineers. The ideal candidate will have 7–10 years of software engineering experience, including 3+ years in a leadership role. Proficiency in Node.js, React.js, and PostgreSQL is essential. The role emphasizes healthcare technology knowledge and experience with AWS services. Responsibilities include team management, hiring, and strategic technical collaborations. A commitment to fostering a culture of continuous improvement is essential.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of total software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing or technically leading a team.
• Strong hands-on proficiency in Node.js and React.js (MERN minus MongoDB).
• Deep experience with PostgreSQL – schema design, query optimization, connection management.
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions and technical design reviews.
• Experience running or significantly contributing to engineering process setup: code review culture, sprint processes, on-call/incident management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, comfortable with async US-India collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5–12 full-stack and backend engineers.
• Run structured 1:1s, quarterly performance reviews, and career-development conversations.
• Drive hiring for the India engineering org – interview, assess, and onboard engineers.
• Foster a culture of ownership, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and US architects on system design and technical direction.

Skills

Management skills

Node.js and React.js proficiency

PostgreSQL expertise

Architecture discussion leadership

Engineering process setup

Strong communication skills

Tools

AWS

Mirth Connect

Job description

At Sciometrix, we develop digital health solutions focused on delivering better patient outcomes and reducing readmissions.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and grow a team of 5–12 full‑stack and backend engineers.
• Run structured 1:1s, quarterly performance reviews, and career‑development conversations.
• Drive hiring for the India engineering org – interview, assess, and onboard engineers.
• Foster a culture of ownership, psychological safety, and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate with senior engineers and US architects on system design and technical direction.
• Lead architecture reviews for new features and platform changes.
• Make sound technology trade‑off decisions across the MERN + PostgreSQL + AWS stack.
• Ensure systems are designed for scalability, observability, and HIPAA compliance.
• Own and evolve the code‑review process – set standards, enforce them, and lead by example.
• Define and roll out engineering best practices: branching strategy, PR workflows, testing standards, documentation.
• Establish sprint cadences, definition of done, and engineering SLAs in coordination with Product.
• Drive incident‑response practices and post‑mortem culture.
• Partner with Product Management and US leads to refine roadmap items into engineering‑ready specs.
• Participate in architecture discussions around FHIR R4, EHR integrations, and data pipelines.
• Provide engineering effort estimates and technical risk assessments for planning cycles.

Qualifications

Required

• 7–10 years of total software engineering experience, with 3+ years managing or technically leading a team.
• Strong hands‑on proficiency in Node.js and React.js (MERN minus MongoDB).
• Deep experience with PostgreSQL – schema design, query optimization, connection management.
• Proven ability to lead architecture discussions and technical design reviews.
• Experience running or significantly contributing to engineering process setup: code review culture, sprint processes, on‑call/incident management.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English – comfortable with async US‑India collaboration.

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare technology – FHIR, HL7, EHR integrations (Epic, Cerner, athenahealth), or HIPAA‑compliant systems.
• Hands‑on AWS experience with ECS, RDS, ALB.
• Experience with Mirth Connect or healthcare interoperability middleware.
• Prior startup or scale‑up experience where you helped build engineering culture from scratch.
• Background in value‑based care, CCM/RPM/BHI, or clinical data platforms.

Sciometrix is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is proud to offer equal employment opportunity to everyone regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, disability, gender identity, veteran status, and more.