Software Engineering Manager: Frontend & Cloud Leader

Early Warning Services LLC; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a full-stack team building customer-facing web apps and the backend services that power them. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, architecture guidance and delivery accountability.

You will shepherd front-end standards (React with TypeScript), secure REST and event-driven APIs, cloud migration efforts (AWS), and AI-assisted engineering practices, including Claude Code, while

Qualifications

• Leadership experience managing software teams.
• Experience delivering customer-facing web apps and backend services.
• Experience in cloud migration and modern architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead a full-stack team delivering web apps and backend services.
• Define front-end standards using React with TypeScript and shared components.
• Design secure, scalable APIs and integrations with internal systems.
• Drive cloud migration and modernization (AWS preferred).
• Adopt Claude Code and AI-assisted engineering with guardrails.
• Mentor engineers and manage performance; ensure delivery quality.
• Improve Agile SDLC practices and engineering processes.
• Collaborate across Product, UX, Operations and Security.

Skills

Leadership

Full-stack engineering

Architectural design

Cloud migration

Agile methodologies

Education

BS/MS in Computer Science or equivalent

Tools

React

TypeScript

AWS

Claude Code

CI/CD

REST APIs

Job description

Early Warning Services LLC is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a full-stack team building customer-facing web apps and the backend services that power them. This role combines hands-on technical leadership with people management, architecture guidance and delivery accountability.

You will shepherd front-end standards (React with TypeScript), secure REST and event-driven APIs, cloud migration efforts (AWS), and AI-assisted engineering practices, including Claude Code, while