Engineering Manager

Foundation Software

$100K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives
  • Strong background in cloud-native architecture and modern application development
  • Passion for technical leadership and building high-performing teams
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
  • Interest in emerging technologies, such as Generative AI, is a plus

Responsibilities

  • Provide hands-on technical leadership for scalable cloud applications
  • Lead by example through architecture guidance and design reviews
  • Mentor engineers on complex technical challenges and code reviews
  • Help grow a high-performing engineering team
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver integrated solutions
  • Promote engineering excellence through best practices
  • Assist with planning and execution of product initiatives

Benefits

  • On-site fitness center with personal training and classes
  • Wellness services including massages and house cleaning
  • Catered lunches and monthly happy hours
  • Game room and snacks available
  • Comprehensive benefits including 401(k) match and tuition reimbursement
Full Job Description
Engineering Manager (Hands-On Technical Leader)

We are looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager who enjoys leading engineers while staying close to architecture, design, and complex technical problem solving.

This role is ideal for an engineer who has recently stepped into management (1-3 years) and wants to continue developing as a hands-on technical leader, balancing architecture influence, team mentorship, and delivery leadership.

What You'll Do
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership building scalable cloud applications across Azure and AWS
  • Lead by example through architecture guidance, design reviews, and mentoring engineers on complex technical challenges
  • Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical coaching
  • Help lead and grow a high-performing engineering team (onshore and offshore)
  • Collaborate with Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to deliver integrated solutions
  • Promote engineering excellence through SOLID principles, clean code, modern architecture patterns, and observability
  • Assist with planning and execution across multiple product initiatives

Tech Stack

Backend: .NET, C#, REST APIs Frontend: TypeScript, React, Vue Cloud: Azure required, AWS a plus Data: SQL Server required, PostgreSQL a plus Architecture: API-first, event-driven systems Delivery: Agile

What We're Looking For
  • 7+ years of software engineering experience
  • Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives
  • Strong background in cloud-native architecture and modern application development
  • Passion for technical leadership and building high-performing engineering teams
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
  • Interest in emerging technologies such as Generative AI is a plus, as we continue exploring AI-enabled capabilities in our platform

Why Foundation?

We offer a culture that invests in our people and work-life balance, including:
  • On-site fitness center, personal training, and fitness classes
  • Massages, manicures/pedicures, house cleaning, laundry service
  • Catered lunches, monthly happy hours, and car washes
  • Game room, kitchen, snacks, and coffee
  • Strong benefits including 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, and full health coverage

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