Assistant Engineering Manager

Foundation Software • Strongsville, OH

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About The Position

Assistant Engineering Manager (Hands-On Technical Leader) At Foundation, we believe great engineering leaders stay close to the technology. We are looking for a hands-on Assistant Engineering Manager who enjoys leading engineers while staying close to architecture, design, and complex technical problem solving. This role is ideal for an engineer who has recently stepped into management (1–3 years) and wants to continue developing as a hands-on technical leader, balancing architecture influence, team mentorship, and delivery leadership.

Requirements

• 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

Nice To Haves

• Interest in emerging technologies such as Generative AI is a plus, as we continue exploring AI-enabled capabilities in our platform

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

Benefits

• On-site fitness center, personal training, and fitness classes
• Massages, manicures/pedicures, house cleaning, laundry service
• Catered lunches, monthly happy hours, and car washes
• Game room, kitchen, snacks, and coffee
• Strong benefits including 401(k) match, tuition reimbursement, and full health coverage

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees