Engineering Manager: Mentor, Build Resilient PHP Systems

Energy Innovation Corp; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 95,000 - 136,000; Full time

Job summary

Commerce Plus Inc in Akron, OH is seeking an Engineering Manager who can hold an Agile design in their head while spotting gaps and mentoring teams. You’ll contribute to sprint planning, design scalable PHP-based systems, and refine microservices to support local customers.

This role rewards hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the growth of your PHP and Kubernetes expertise within a collaborative, stable environment.

Qualifications

• Experience with agile development and leading teams.
• Proven ability to mentor and support manager teammates.
• Experience guiding cross-functional teams in a management role.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to sprint planning, estimation, and tech roadmap discussions.
• Architect fault-tolerant distributed systems using PHP and Tailwind CSS.
• Transform on-call noise into meaningful alerts through monitoring.
• Refine and maintain microservices that support Akron, OH customers.
• Map data flow across Kotlin services and identify leaks.

Skills

Continuous Learning

Agile Methodologies

Mentoring

Cross-functional teamwork

Manager collaboration

Tools

PHP

Kubernetes

Tailwind CSS

Kotlin

Job description

Commerce Plus Inc in Akron, OH is seeking an Engineering Manager who can hold an Agile design in their head while spotting gaps and mentoring teams. You’ll contribute to sprint planning, design scalable PHP-based systems, and refine microservices to support local customers.

This role rewards hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and the growth of your PHP and Kubernetes expertise within a collaborative, stable environment.