Hands-On Engineering Manager, Cloud & Architecture Leader

Foundation Software; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site fitness center

Massages

Catered lunches

Monthly happy hours

Car washes

Snacks and coffee

Job summary

Foundation Software is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead engineers while staying close to architecture, design, and complex technical problem solving. This role suits an engineer transitioning to management (1–3 years) who wants to balance technical influence with delivery leadership.

You will build scalable cloud apps on Azure (with AWS as a plus), mentor teams, and collaborate across Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to deliver integrated solutions.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of software engineering experience.
• Experience mentoring engineers and leading technical initiatives.
• Strong background in cloud-native architecture and modern application development.
• Passion for technical leadership and building high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
• Interest in emerging technologies such as Generative AI is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on technical leadership building scalable cloud applications across Azure and AWS.
• Lead by example through architecture guidance, design reviews, and mentoring engineers on complex technical challenges.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, design discussions, and technical coaching.
• Help lead and grow a high-performing engineering team (onshore and offshore).
• Collaborate with Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to deliver integrated solutions.
• Promote engineering excellence through SOLID principles, clean code, modern architecture patterns, and observability.
• Assist with planning and execution across multiple product initiatives.

Skills

Cloud-native architecture

Mentoring engineers

Technical leadership

Architectural guidance

Agile delivery

Communication skills

Generative AI interest

Leadership

Tools

.NET/C#

Azure

AWS

REST APIs

TypeScript

React

Vue

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

Job description

Foundation Software is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead engineers while staying close to architecture, design, and complex technical problem solving. This role suits an engineer transitioning to management (1–3 years) who wants to balance technical influence with delivery leadership.

You will build scalable cloud apps on Azure (with AWS as a plus), mentor teams, and collaborate across Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to deliver integrated solutions.