Software Engineering Manager​/Java​/contribution​/Equity

Overview

A leading eCommerce brand headquartered in Chicago is hiring an Engineering Manager for their team. This is a chance to step into a highly visible engineering leadership role at a large, stable enterprise that operates at massive scale, supports millions of customers, and is investing heavily in cloud-native platforms that sit at the center of its digital ecosystem. You’ll be leading work that directly impacts how customer data is unified and trusted across every channel - critical infrastructure that many other teams depend on.

This role leads an eight-person, full-stack engineering team responsible for a business-critical customer data platform that serves as the source of truth for customer profiles and integrates with numerous downstream systems. You’ll partner closely with product, architecture, security, SRE, and design to deliver reliable, observable, high-quality services, while holding accountability for execution, technical standards, and team health. You’ll be technically credible and able to review designs, challenge decisions, and coach engineers, even if you don’t code day-to-day.

This is an ideal role for a growth-minded engineering leader who enjoys developing people, owning critical systems, and balancing long-term platform thinking with day-to-day delivery. If you’re motivated by building foundational systems, influencing architecture at scale, and helping a legacy-forward company continue its evolution into a modern product-driven organization, this role offers both stability and real technical challenge.

• Lead and mentor an eight-person full-stack engineering team responsible for a customer data platform serving as the source of truth for customer profiles.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, security, SRE, and design to deliver reliable, observable services and maintain technical standards.
• Ensure execution, quality, and health of the team and its software assets.
• Review designs, challenge decisions, and coach engineers to grow technical capabilities.

• BS in CS or related field
• Experience working for software firms or on software products in a product-driven environment
• 5+ years of hands-on, modern Java development experience within the last decade
• 2+ years of formal people leadership experience
• Experience working cross-functionally with product and other engineering teams

• TDD and trunk-based development experience
• Experience building software that supports downstream applications
• eCommerce experience

• 80% Java
• 20% React

• 10% Hands On
• 60% Management Duties
• 30% Cross-functional Collaboration

• 15% Bonus eligible

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 6% 401k contribution
• 23 days Vacation Time
• RSUs
• Much more!

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the US on a full-time basis now and in the future.

Posted By: Destiny Kuczak