Engineering Manager

Engineering Manager#26-13995

Reston, VA

All On-site

Job Description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Position Title: Engineering Manager

Location: Remote EST Hours CST Furthest

Duration: Contract to hire

About the Opportunity: We are seeking an Engineering Manager who combines strong technical depth with hands-on development and people leadership. You will lead a cross-functional engineering team responsible for building and evolving critical platform capabilities within the Accommodations Management ecosystem. This role is ideal for a leader who remains close to the codecontributing to design and development using TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and AWS-native serviceswhile driving delivery, engineering quality, and team growth. You will partner with Product, Architecture, Security, and other enterprise teams to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions that align with broader platform strategy.

Must Have Skills:

6-8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years managing engineering teams

Advanced React

Amazon Dynamo

AWS Lambda

AWS - Redshift/Quick suite

AWS S3

AWS - SNS/SQS/ Event bridge/ Kinesis

JavaScript (ES6)

node

Strong hands-on development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred)

TYPSCRIPT

Responsibilities:

Lead and grow a high-performing engineering team (30%)

Manage and mentor a team of 5-8 engineers, fostering a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Provide regular coaching, feedback, and career development support.

Drive team health, engagement, and performance management processes.

Drive hands-on technical leadership and delivery (50%)

Contribute directly to system design and hands-on development using TypeScript/JavaScript, React, and AWS services

Lead end-to-end delivery of platform capabilitiesfrom design through deployment and production support

Ensure systems are scalable, secure, resilient, and observable

Establish and enforce modern engineering practices, including CI/CD, automated testing, and code quality standards

Partner with architects and enterprise capability teams (Architecture, Security, Compliance) to align on technical direction

Support adoption of emerging technologies, including AI/ML-enabled capabilities, where appropriate

Enable cross-team alignment and stakeholder engagement (20%)

Partner with Product Owners to translate business needs into clear technical plans and execution strategies

Manage dependencies across teams and systems within the broader platform ecosystem

Communicate progress, risks, and tradeoffs to engineering and business stakeholders

Contribute to roadmap planning and prioritization decisions

About You:

6-8+ years of software engineering experience, with 2+ years managing engineering teams

Strong hands-on development experience with TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frontend frameworks (React preferred)

Experience building and operating cloud-native applications on AWS

Proven ability to contribute to system design and architecture while actively coding

Strong understanding of distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven architectures

Experience implementing modern engineering practices (CI/CD, automated testing, observability, security)

Demonstrated ability to lead teams through complex, cross-functional delivery initiatives

A thoughtful and proactive leadership style that supports continuous improvement and team engagement.

Strong communication skills with the ability to work across technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred:

Experience with workflow-driven or compliance-sensitive systems (e.g., case management, decisioning platforms).

Exposure to AI/ML or data-driven product capabilities.

Experience working within platform-based architectures and shared services ecosystems.

Familiarity with security and regulatory considerations for handling sensitive user data.

EEO:

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of - Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.