Software Engineering Manager (Node.js)

TL;DR

Software Engineering Manager: Leading Scrum-based engineering teams responsible for building scalable, reliable, and maintainable software platforms with an accent on Agile delivery, engineering quality, and people development. Focus on providing hands-on technical leadership across backend, frontend, databases, and cloud infrastructure, while balancing feature delivery with technical debt management and ensuring operational readiness.

Company

hirify.global is seeking Software Engineering Managers to lead teams building its core technology platforms.

What you will do

• Lead Scrum-based engineering teams, ensuring effective Agile ceremonies and partnership with Product Managers.
• Define and own team-level and individual KPIs and OKRs, using metrics to guide continuous improvement.
• Line-manage software engineers, conducting performance reviews and career development discussions.
• Own sprint commitments and delivery outcomes, balancing feature delivery with technical debt and platform stability.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership across Node.js, React, MongoDB, MySQL, and AWS.
• Champion clean architecture, enforce coding standards, and manage technical debt and architectural risks.

Requirements

• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• At least 2 years of experience managing Scrum-based engineering teams.
• Strong hands-on experience with backend (Node.js, Express.js), frontend (React), databases (MongoDB, MySQL), and AWS cloud environments.
• Experience with containerisation and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes.
• Proven experience defining and managing KPIs and OKRs using the SMART framework.
• Strong delivery ownership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

Nice to have

• Experience leading teams in product-led or SaaS environments.
• Experience scaling systems on AWS and Kubernetes.
• Scrum Master or Agile certification.
• Exposure to observability, reliability, and performance engineering.

Culture & Benefits

• Additional annual leave credited yearly.
• Medical and insurance coverages provided.
• Optical and dental subsidies.
• Opportunities for professional growth and relationship building.
• Work with a diverse team in a challenging environment.