Engineering Manager - Education

Engineering Manager

Role Overview: Engineering Manager role is a mix of Manager, Technical adviser/Architect, Team leader, part-time coder and evangelist. His core responsibility is to deliver robust products within timeline as per requirements by owning the accountability and management of engineering team.

- The Engineering function will cover some or all the following definition within its business: Invents, researches, develops, designs, stimulates, controls, builds, tests, improves, validates, maintains and project manages: structures; devices; systems; components; materials; algorithms; and processes to required standards of quality, cost, timing, delivery and safety.

Responsibilities:

- Drive Technical design, implementation and delivery of features in the most optimized and timely manner. 

- Confer with management, production, and marketing staff to discuss project specifications and procedures. 

- Coordinate and oversee projects, make detailed plans to accomplish goals and integration of technical activities. 

- Analyze technology, resource needs, and market demand, to plan and assess the feasibility of projects.

 - Plan and direct the installation, testing, operation & maintenance activities. 

- Direct, review, and approve product design and changes. 

- Recruit employees; assign, direct, and evaluate their work; and oversee the development and maintenance of staff competence. Build and contribute to startup culture. 

- Develop and implement policies, standards and procedures for the engineering and technical work performed as per SDLC standards 

- Perform administrative functions such as reviewing and writing reports, approving expenditures, enforcing rules 

- Ensure smooth functioning of team by acting as Tech consultant to resolve blockers and even don the hat of coder to resolve tough problems if need be. 

- Promote and contribute to innovation in team with focus on evaluating and integrating latest technologies & always strive on improvement & long term vision.

Requirement:

- B.Tech/M.Tech/MCA degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience from premier college. 

- 6-8 years of work experience, with minimum relevant experience of 2 years, possessing a healthy mix of delivery and solutions architecture capabilities. 

- Hands-on experience in conceptualizing, designing and independently developing scalable web applications along with team - Experience in MEAN stack is an advantage 

- Experience with source control systems (SVN, GIT, TFS, etc) 

- Understanding of SDLC process & its best practices with experience in enforcing them within team 

- Experience in Agile Methodology of development 

- Ability to adapt to the ever-changing technology landscape and should be excited about constantly keeping themselves up-to-date by experimenting with new technologies and frameworks. 

- Good communication skills - both verbal and written. 

- Passion to explore new web tools, frameworks, utilities. 

- Experience in writing technical specifications, creating plans and ability to share knowledge.