Position Type: Direct Hire
Location: St. Louis, MO (Hybrid - 3 days onsite, 2 remote)
Years of Experience Required: 10+ years technical experience, 4+ years leadership experience
Hiring Timeline: Immediate
Company: The name of our partner organization will be disclosed during the interview process. This is not a direct role with LaunchCode; it is a position through LaunchCode, working with one of our partner companies.
Disclaimer: We are unable to provide work sponsorship for this role. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
Overview
We are seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high-performing software development team supporting enterprise eCommerce platforms. This role is responsible for driving technical strategy, mentoring engineers, improving development processes, and delivering scalable, customer-focused applications. The ideal candidate is a collaborative technical leader with experience managing Agile software teams and modern enterprise technologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of approximately 10 software engineers
- Drive engineering strategy and align technical initiatives with business objectives
- Partner with Product Managers, QA, and cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, high-quality solutions
- Promote Agile best practices through sprint planning, standups, retrospectives, and continuous improvement
- Collaborate with Operations, SRE, and Platform teams to troubleshoot production issues and improve system reliability
- Coach engineers on technical design, architecture, and professional development
- Ensure projects meet quality, security, performance, and delivery expectations
- Manage team workload, priorities, and resource allocation
- Support recruiting, interviewing, and hiring efforts for engineering talent
- Partner with senior technical leaders on architecture, infrastructure, scalability, and technology decisions
- Foster a collaborative, innovative engineering culture focused on continuous improvement
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of experience in Software Engineering, Software Development, or Operations
- 4+ years of experience leading and managing technical teams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Experience with enterprise software engineering best practices including code reviews, source control, CI/CD, testing, and deployment
- Strong understanding of application and infrastructure security best practices
- Experience with modern web technologies including JavaScript, Node.js, .NET/C#, Java, PHP, HTML, CSS, REST APIs, microservices, message queues, and relational databases
- Experience designing and delivering enterprise applications supporting eCommerce, ERP, CRM, Order Management, or similar business platforms
- Experience with Microsoft Azure cloud services
- Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills
- Ability to balance business priorities with technical architecture decisions
Preferred Qualifications
- 4+ years supporting enterprise eCommerce platforms
- Experience with Salesforce Commerce Cloud
- Experience with Atlassian tools including Jira, Confluence, Bitbucket, and Service Desk
- Knowledge of DevOps practices, automation, and deployment pipelines
- Experience leading large-scale application modernization initiatives
Additional Information
- Onsite position based in St. Louis, MO
- Opportunity to lead a highly collaborative engineering team supporting modern enterprise software platforms
- Strong emphasis on technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic decision-making
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