Senior Manager

Role: Senior Manager (Fullstack Development)

Experience: 14+ years in professional software engineering, with 5+ years in engineering

management

Job Location: Mumbai (Thane, Goregaon) and Bangalore

Qualification: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Certifications (good-to-have): Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP), Scrum/Agile certifications, DevOps-related certifications

Shift Timing: Standard business hours in India (IST) with occasional overlap for US/EMEA

clients.

Notice: Immediate Joiners preferred

Job Description

Engineering Managers at Merkle lead delivery for Promotions and Loyalty Services

platforms, ensuring quality, performance, and client outcomes across software

development, QA, and engineering operations.

They manage multi-disciplinary teams, partner with global stakeholders, contribute to

solutioning and pre-sales, and make critical decisions on technology, delivery, and

people management.

Must Have Skills

Technical fluency in JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, MySQL (or similar) RESTful API

development, integration, and microservices architecture Frontend technologies:

HTML5, CSS3, Vue.js (or similar) Version control (Git, GitHub) and CI/CD practices

Strong understanding of system architecture, design principles, and engineering best

practices Proven leadership in scaling engineering organizations Strong client and

stakeholder management with global teams Excellent communication, influence, and

collaboration skill Experience with pre-sales, scoping, estimation, and account growth

People leadership: hiring, performance management, career development

Good to Have Skills

Perl experience in production environments Java (Spring/Spring Boot, Hibernate) AWS

or other cloud platforms QA leadership, automation strategy, and test frameworks

Containerization (Docker, Kubernetes) and DevOps practices Domain experience in

Promotions, Loyalty, MarTech, or consumer engagement platforms Experience in global

services / consulting / digital agency environments Strong documentation and executive

communication skills

Key Responsibilities

Delivery Management: Own delivery quality, timelines, KPIs, compliance, and risk mitigation

Team Management: Lead multi-disciplinary teams, drive capability building, foster culture, manage utilization

Client Management: Act as primary engineering contact, run reviews, manage risks, build trusted-advisor positioning

Stakeholder Management: Align with internal leadership, collaborate across workstreams, represent in leadership forums

Scoping & Pre-sales: Partner on new opportunities, lead solution design, maintain estimation frameworks, identify growth opportunities