Assistant Engineering Manager
About The Position
Foundation is seeking 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 with 1-3 years of management experience who wants to continue developing as a technical leader, balancing architecture influence, team mentorship, and delivery leadership. The position involves providing hands-on technical leadership for building scalable cloud applications on Azure and AWS, mentoring engineers through code reviews and technical coaching, and helping to lead and grow a high-performing engineering team. Collaboration with Product, QA, Architecture, Security, and DevOps is key to delivering integrated solutions, and the role promotes engineering excellence through SOLID principles, clean code, modern architecture patterns, and observability. The Assistant Engineering Manager will also assist with planning and execution across multiple product initiatives.
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
- 401(k) match
- Tuition reimbursement
- Full health coverage
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
