Job Description:
Business Title : Senior Manager
Years of Experience : 14+ years in professional software engineering, with 5+ years in engineering management
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
1. Technical fluency in JavaScript (ES6+), Node.js, MySQL (or similar) RESTful API development, integration, and microservices architecture.
2. 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.
3. 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 :
1. 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.
2. 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
Educational Qualification
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field (or equivalent hands-on experience)
Certifications (If Any)
Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP) Scrum/Agile certifications DevOps-related certifications
Shift Timing
Likely standard business hours in India (IST) with occasional overlap for US/EMEA clients.
Location:
DGS India - Mumbai - Thane Ashar IT ParkBrand:
MerkleTime Type:
Full timeContract Type:
PermanentSkills Required
- 14+ years of professional software engineering experience
- 5+ years of engineering management experience
- JavaScript ES6+ experience
- Node.js experience
- MySQL or similar database experience
- RESTful API development and integration experience
- Microservices architecture experience
- HTML5 and CSS3 experience
- Vue.js or similar frontend framework experience
- Git and GitHub experience
- CI/CD experience
- Understanding of system architecture, design principles, and engineering best practices
- Experience scaling engineering organizations
- Client and stakeholder management experience with global teams
- Experience with pre-sales, scoping, estimation, and account growth
- People leadership experience, including hiring, performance management, and career development
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent hands-on experience
- Perl production experience
- Java with Spring, Spring Boot, or Hibernate experience
- AWS or other cloud platform experience
- QA leadership, automation strategy, and test framework experience
- Docker, Kubernetes, and DevOps experience
- Promotions, Loyalty, MarTech, or consumer engagement platform experience
- Global services, consulting, or digital agency experience
- Cloud certification, Scrum/Agile certification, or DevOps-related certification
dentsu Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave at full pay and caregiver supports (including backup care) are emphasized as standout elements. Feedback suggests family-oriented benefits are a strong part of the package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible or unlimited PTO, extensive paid holidays, and a year-end office closure are established components. Feedback suggests time-off policies are generous and add meaningful flexibility.
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Retirement Support — A large, established 401(k) plan with employer matching is clearly documented. Feedback suggests retirement benefits feel competitive and straightforward.
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