Lead and mentor a full-stack engineering team while defining technical strategy, architecture, and roadmap for MERN platforms. Drive scalable system design, coding and testing standards, CI/CD, deployments, observability, cloud infrastructure optimization, security, and technical debt management. Partner with Product, Design, and Business teams, track delivery metrics, recruit talent, and foster engineering excellence in a high-growth startup environment.
About SolarSquare Energy:
At SolarSquare we are building the Home-Energy brand of future India. We help homes switch to rooftop solar and move away from traditional coal electricity. We are a full-stack D2C residential solar brand - designing, installing, maintaining (after-sales) and financing solar systems for home-owners across India.
In 3 years, we have scaled to become the leading residential solar brand in India. We are obsessed with quality, customer service and innovating to make it simple for homes to switch to solar. We are looking for leaders to join us in this mission.
Know us a bit better through these links:
- Techcrunch SolarSquare article
- Elevation - Podcast with SolarSquare Founders
- Startup by IIT Grads Helps Indian Homes Run on Zero Electricity, Earns Rs 200 Crore in Revenues
- The Climate Conversations ft Solar Square
- Elevation Capital - SolarSquare
Job Description – Engineering Manager (MERN Stack)
Location: Flexible / Hybrid (Mon–Fri)
Team: Engineering
Experience: 8–12 years
SolarSquare is looking for a dynamic Engineering Manager to lead and inspire a team of full-stack developers (SDE1 to SDE3). In this role, you’ll drive the technical strategy, system architecture, and execution excellence for our MERN stack platforms. You’ll combine hands-on technical expertise with strong leadership, mentoring, and stakeholder management to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performing products.
As part of a fast-paced startup environment, you will play a critical role in shaping SolarSquare’s technology roadmap while fostering a culture of technical excellence, ownership, and continuous learning.
- Lead, mentor, and manage a team of full-stack developers, fostering technical ownership and professional growth.
- Define and drive the technical vision, architecture, and roadmap for MERN stack-based platforms.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and Business teams to align technical initiatives with business goals.
- Establish and enforce engineering best practices across coding, testing, CI/CD pipelines, and deployments.
- Implement and manage observability systems (logging, monitoring, alerting) to ensure reliability in production.
- Optimize system performance, scalability, and cloud infrastructure cost efficiency (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
- Manage technical debt while balancing long-term engineering health with short-term business priorities.
- Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent while creating growth opportunities for team members.
- Ensure compliance with security and data protection standards (e.g., OWASP, GDPR).
- Track delivery through clear metrics, setting expectations, and ensuring timely project execution.
- 8–12 years of experience in full-stack development, with at least 2+ years in a leadership role.
- Proven expertise in the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React.js, Node.js).
- Strong knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, and scalable architectures.
- Hands-on experience designing and scaling high-traffic web applications.
- Deep familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP), containerization (Docker), and orchestration (Kubernetes).
- Proficiency with observability and monitoring tools (Prometheus, Grafana, ELK, Datadog).
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to bridge technical and business needs.
- Track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams in agile environments.
- Experience with cost optimization, performance tuning, and security best practices in cloud-native systems.
- Bonus: Prior experience in established product-based companies or scaling teams in early-stage startups.
- Exposure to designing systems from scratch in a high-growth environment is highly desirable.
- Flexible working setup with hybrid options (Mon–Fri).
SolarSquare Mumbai, Maharashtra, IND Office
Mumbai, India
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