Senior Engineering Manager

Senior Engineering Manager (Frontend React.js)

About Linnk Group

Linnk Group is a fast-growing technology solutions provider committed to building scalable, high-performing software products. Under our Linnk Innovation Hub, Cochin, we are building next-generation SaaS platforms that combine CRM, ERP, Sales Automation, and AI-driven Chatbot systems.

We value innovation, collaboration, and engineering excellence. At Linnk, you’ll work alongside passionate professionals on projects that make a real impact while growing your leadership and technical expertise.

Job Summary

We are hiring Senior Engineering Managers – Frontend (React.js) to lead and grow our frontend engineering team that delivers Linnk’s SaaS products.

- You’ll own the frontend technical strategy, manage and mentor a team of 8–10+ engineers,
- Collaborate closely with Product, Design, and Backend leaders to ship high-performing enterprise UIs.
- This role balances hands-on architectural leadership with people and delivery management, making you accountable for both team success and product excellence.
- This is an on-site leadership role at our Cochin Innovation Hub with direct influence on Linnk’s core products and engineering culture.

Key Responsibilities:

Team & People Leadership

- Manage and grow a high-performing team of 8–10+ frontend engineers.
- Conduct hiring, performance reviews, and career growth planning.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence.
- Mentor engineers at all levels through technical coaching, workshops, and 1:1s.

Technical Leadership & Execution

- Define and drive Linnk’s frontend architecture and design system strategy.
- Oversee the development of scalable React.js applications, ensuring best practices in performance, accessibility, and security.
- Partner with Design on evolving our Material UI (MUI)-based design system and multi-brand theming approach.
- Ensure consistent code quality, reviews, testing, and CI/CD integration.
- Guide adoption of emerging technologies (Next.js, real-time UIs, AI-driven frontends).

Delivery & Cross-Functional Collaboration

- Work closely with Product and UX to align engineering execution with product vision.
- Collaborate with Backend/Platform teams to design efficient API contracts and integration workflows.
- Partner with QA and DevOps to streamline release pipelines and frontend observability.
- Own delivery timelines, risk management, and resource allocation for frontend projects.
- Troubleshoot production issues and ensure high availability and reliability.
- Evangelise frontend excellence across the company and represent the team in strategic planning.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

- Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (mandatory).
- 10–15 years in frontend engineering, with at least 5 years leading and managing teams of 8–10+ engineers.
- Deep expertise in React.js, TypeScript/JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3.
- Proven experience architecting and scaling enterprise-grade UI systems.
- Strong knowledge of MUI, design tokens, multi-theme strategies, and accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Familiarity with state management (Redux, Context, Zustand) and async data handling with REST/GraphQL.
- Experience defining frontend technical roadmaps and aligning them with business goals.
- Excellent communication skills to influence stakeholders and drive cross-team alignment..

Good to Have

- Real-time UIs (WebSockets, SSE).
- SaaS domain experience (CRM, ERP, workflow automation).
- AI-powered UIs (chatbots, prompt-driven interfaces).
- Next.js, Tailwind CSS, Ant Design.
- Frontend observability, DevOps, and testing (Jest/RTL)..