Asst Engineering Manager

Foundation Software; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Foundation Software is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead engineers while staying close to architecture and complex technical problem solving. Ideal for someone stepping into management (1–3 years) who wants to balance delivery leadership with technical influence.

You will guide architecture, mentor engineers, and help grow a high-performing team across onshore and offshore, collaborating with Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to deliver integrated cloud solutions.

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 engineering teams.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Interest in emerging technologies such as Generative AI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Cloud-native architecture

Architecture guidance

Code reviews

Tools

.NET

C#

REST APIs

TypeScript

React

Vue

Azure

AWS

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

API-first

event-driven systems

Agile

Job description

Hands-On Technical Leader

At Foundation, we believe great engineering leaders stay close to the technology. 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

Foundation has been recognized as a 20-time NorthCoast 99 Top Workplace, a Plain Dealer Top Workplace, and repeatedly named to the Inc. 5000 fastest-growing companies list.

Join us and help build the next generation of cloud software.