Engineering Manager

Energy Innovation Corp; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 222,000; Full time

Job summary

InnovateLabs in Anaheim, CA is seeking an Engineering Manager to lead software teams delivering Express.js microservices and data-driven features for our customers in Southern California.

You will guide architectures, mentor engineers, and collaborate with data teams to surface actionable insights from production systems while maintaining a calm, customer-focused leadership style. This position offers a structured growth path and a non-negotiable full-time schedule.

Qualifications

• 7 years of Kafka expertise
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• 8+ years of professional technology experience
• Familiarity with full-time schedules and team norms at InnovateLabs
• Proven Kafka results, ideally in Anaheim, CA
• Calm under the playfully-serious chaos a manager role tends to generate
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable

Responsibilities

• Wrangle Express.js config across environments so Anaheim staging mirrors production
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Slice the inclusive technology monolith into Express.js services Anaheim, CA can deploy alone
• Map data flow across InnovateLabs's Node.js services and spot the leaks
• Refine and maintain microservices that support InnovateLabs customers in Anaheim, CA

Skills

Kafka expertise

Adaptability

Extensive tech experience

Team norms familiarity

Kafka results

Calm under pressure

Attention to detail

Job description

If you've ever rewritten a function three times because the second version still bothered you, our Engineering Manager opening in Anaheim, CA will feel like home. At its core, this is an Engineering Manager job in CA that rewards 7 years with $155,000 - $222,000 and room to run.

Key Responsibilities

• Wrangle Express.js config across environments so Anaheim staging mirrors production
• Work closely with data teams to surface insights from production systems
• Slice the inclusive technology monolith into Express.js services Anaheim, CA can deploy alone
• Map data flow across InnovateLabs's Node.js services and spot the leaks
• Refine and maintain microservices that support InnovateLabs customers in Anaheim, CA

What You'll Bring

• 7 years of Kafka práctica, plus a hunger for what's next
• Adaptability and resilience when facing shifting requirements
• 8+ years putting Professionalism to work in a technology setting
• Working familiarity with full-time schedules and team norms at InnovateLabs
• Proven Kafka results, ideally seasoned in Anaheim, CA
• Calm under the playfully-serious chaos a manager role tends to generate
• Meticulous attention to detail across every deliverable

Where most technology vendors automate the easy parts, InnovateLabs tackles the hard ones, from an ownership-driven headquarters in Anaheim, CA. Our values show up in small daily choices, not just a poster on the wall.

Pay is $155,000 - $222,000, growth is structured, mentorship is personal, and the flexible full-time schedule is non-negotiable in your favor.

Right now we are scheduling first-round calls for Anaheim, CA-based candidates.