Engineering Manager

Xcede; New Jersey; On-site; USD 170,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Xcede in the New York/New Jersey market is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead and mentor large engineering teams across distributed workstreams. You will drive engineering excellence, delivery, architecture, and operational performance while partnering with senior client and business stakeholders.

You’ll influence AWS cloud architecture, modernization, microservices, APIs, and DevOps practices, remaining hands-on with technology, delivery, and strategic decisions.

Qualifications

• 8–12+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years managing engineering teams.
• Strong AWS expertise across EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB and IAM.
• Experience with microservices and distributed systems.
• Proven ability to design APIs and lead DevOps initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor engineering teams across multiple distributed workstreams.
• Drive engineering excellence, delivery, architecture, and operational performance.
• Partner with senior client and business stakeholders.
• Influence AWS cloud architecture, modernization, and event-driven systems.
• Remain close to technology, architecture, delivery, and strategic decision-making.

Skills

AWS

Microservices

APIs

DevOps

CI/CD

Terraform / CloudFormation

Serverless

Technical leadership

Stakeholder management

Distributed systems

Tools

AWS services

Kubernetes

Job description

8–12+ years of experience

I’m currently working on an exciting Engineering Manager opportunity with a growing technology and digital engineering organization with a strong presence in the New York / New Jersey market.

The company has been established since 2014 and has grown into a global digital technology and consulting organization supporting major enterprise and Fortune 1000 clients. Their work spans cloud, AI, data, digital engineering, product engineering, and digital transformation, giving engineering leaders the opportunity to work on large-scale, technology-driven initiatives.

They recently expanded their New York presence with a new office near Times Square, strengthening their footprint across the Northeast and bringing teams closer to clients and technology talent in the region.

• 5+ years managing engineering teams
• 8–12+ years of overall software engineering experience
• Strong AWS expertise across EC2, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB and IAM
• Strong background in microservices and distributed systems
• Experience with API design and development
• Strong CI/CD and DevOps experience
• Hands-on experience with Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with serverless architecture and AWS Lambda
• Strong technical leadership and ability to manage senior stakeholders
• Experience leading large-scale technology programs and modernization initiatives

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING

You’ll lead and mentor high-performing engineering teams working across multiple distributed workstreams. This person will be responsible for driving engineering excellence, delivery, architecture, and operational performance while partnering directly with senior client and business stakeholders.

You’ll also have the opportunity to influence AWS cloud architecture, modernization, microservices, APIs, event-driven systems, DevOps, Infrastructure-as-Code, and enterprise technology transformation.

This is a strong opportunity for someone who enjoys being more than just a people manager and wants to remain close to technology, architecture, delivery, and strategic decision-making.

Ideal Background

The ideal candidate will have a combination of strong AWS technical expertise, engineering leadership, enterprise delivery experience, and executive-level communication skills.

AWS certifications, Kubernetes experience, cloud cost optimization, security/compliance, and experience scaling highly available distributed systems are all a plus.