Hands-On Engineering Manager: Cloud-Native Platform Leader

Foundation Software; Strongsville (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

On-site gym and fitness facilities

Massage services

Catered lunches

Tuition reimbursement

Health coverage

Job summary

Foundation Software seeks an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead engineers while staying close to architecture, design, and complex technical problem solving. The role is ideal for an engineer who recently stepped into management (1–3 years) and wants to balance leadership with hands-on delivery.

You will build cloud applications on Azure (with AWS as a plus), mentor through code reviews, and collaborate with 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.
• 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.

Skills

Hands-on leadership

Mentoring engineers

Cloud-native architecture

Communication & collaboration

Tools

Azure

AWS

SQL Server

PostgreSQL

REST APIs

TypeScript/React

Job description

Foundation Software seeks an hands-on Engineering Manager to lead engineers while staying close to architecture, design, and complex technical problem solving. The role is ideal for an engineer who recently stepped into management (1–3 years) and wants to balance leadership with hands-on delivery.

You will build cloud applications on Azure (with AWS as a plus), mentor through code reviews, and collaborate with Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps to deliver integrated solutions.