Engineering Manager

Sears; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 145,000 - 227,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mentorship

Growth opportunities

Job summary

Sears in Boulder, CO is seeking an Engineering Manager to guide our Spring Boot and AWS-enabled platform, balancing build vs buy decisions and driving team performance. You will own data integrity, improve test automation, and shave latency on the critical path while mentoring engineers and shaping weekly plans.

This role rewards autonomy, leadership growth, and ownership with a clear path to manager responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams.
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well.
• Track record that proves you can empathy-led ship under deadline pressure.
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision.
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight.

Responsibilities

• Decide when to buy Spring Boot versus build it for Sears's Boulder, CO stack
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Own data integrity across Sears's Spring Boot stores so Boulder numbers never lie
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Sears users feel every click
• Reproduce the high-trust bug from the Boulder field report, then make it impossible again

Skills

AWS

Leadership

Job description

Help us reimagine how millions of people interact with technology as our newest Engineering Manager in Boulder, CO. With $145,000 - $227,000 on the table, this manager role rewards 8 years of AWS with autonomy and team-driven growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Decide when to buy Spring Boot versus build it for Sears's Boulder, CO stack
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Own data integrity across Sears's Spring Boot stores so Boulder numbers never lie
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that Sears users feel every click
• Reproduce the high-trust bug from the Boulder field report, then make it impossible again

What You'll Bring

• Sharp organizational skills and an ability to juggle multiple workstreams
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Track record that proves you can empathy-led ship under deadline pressure
• Storytelling instincts that turn data into a decision
• Self-motivated and able to work independently with minimal oversight

Sears is less a vendor and more an inclusive Boulder, CO workshop where AWS and Spring Boot get the attention they deserve. A manager title opens doors here, but earning real trust is what keeps them open.

Beyond the $145,000 - $227,000 headline, we hand you a mentor, room to grow into manager work, and the freedom to shape your own week.

Freshly bumped to active, the Boulder, CO role takes applicants today.