Hands-On Engineering Manager, AI-Driven E‑Commerce

Ashley Furniture Industries; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Furniture Industries is seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Manager who will lead a 5–7 person frontend and full-stack team, spending about 60% of their time writing production code while guiding architecture and delivery.

You will modernize Ashley’s high-traffic digital platform, collaborate with Product, Design, Data, and AI teams, and shape the technical direction and culture of the engineering organization.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience building modern frontend or full-stack applications.
• Strong experience with React and/or Next.js.
• Deep knowledge of frontend architecture, scalable application design, and performance optimization.
• Experience designing, building, and consuming REST APIs and/or GraphQL services.
• Full-stack development experience using Node.js or C#.
• Experience with modern frontend frameworks; Svelte or SvelteKit experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 5–7 frontend and full-stack engineers.
• Remain hands-on by designing, building, testing, and delivering meaningful production code.
• Modernize Ashleys customer-facing digital platforms used by millions of shoppers.
• Build scalable, high-performing web experiences using modern frontend and full-stack technologies.
• Guide frontend architecture, technical design, code quality, and engineering standards.
• Lead code reviews, architecture discussions, and technical decision-making.
• Improve application performance, reliability, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Partner with Product, Design, Data, AI, and other engineering teams to deliver exceptional customer experiences.
• Support the hiring, onboarding, and professional development of engineers.
• Foster a collaborative engineering culture built on trust, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

React

Next.js

Frontend architecture

REST APIs

GraphQL

Node.js

C#

Svelte

Code reviews

Mentoring

Tools

AWS

CI/CD

Job description

Ashley Furniture Industries is seeking a hands-on Software Engineering Manager who will lead a 5–7 person frontend and full-stack team, spending about 60% of their time writing production code while guiding architecture and delivery.

You will modernize Ashley’s high-traffic digital platform, collaborate with Product, Design, Data, and AI teams, and shape the technical direction and culture of the engineering organization.