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Job description
We are seeking a technically fluent Contract Software Engineering Manager to lead the planning and execution of complex, cross-platform software initiatives. This role will oversee delivery across React-based web applications, React Native mobile applications for iOS and Android, API-driven backend services, microservices, and cloud infrastructure.
Despite the title, this is an individual contributor role with no direct people-management responsibilities. The successful candidate will lead through technical fluency, influence, coordination, accountability, and execution—serving as the bridge between product strategy and engineering delivery.
This position is best aligned with a Senior Technical Delivery Manager, Staff Technical Program Manager, or Staff/Principal-level engineering delivery professional who is comfortable driving results across multiple teams without formal authority.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Delivery and Execution
Own end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives spanning React web applications, React Native mobile applications, backend services, APIs, and cloud platforms.
Coordinate delivery across front-end, mobile, backend, platform, QA, DevOps, architecture, and product teams.
Translate product and business requirements into actionable technical delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and execution roadmaps.
Oversee services built on REST and GraphQL APIs, microservices architectures, and cloud-based platforms.
Manage cross-team dependencies, technical risks, priorities, sequencing, and delivery trade-offs.
Ensure delivery plans appropriately address cloud infrastructure, environments, CI/CD, security, scalability, reliability, and observability.
Communicate delivery progress, risks, mitigation plans, and decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Escalate issues proactively to protect delivery commitments and business outcomes.
Delivery Leadership and Collaboration
Drive execution through influence, coordination, transparency, and accountability rather than direct authority.
Partner closely with Engineering Managers, Product Managers, UX, Architecture, QA, DevOps, and third-party vendors.
Facilitate Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, stand-ups, reviews, retrospectives, and release planning.
Guide teams on estimation, capacity planning, sequencing, prioritization, and delivery best practices.
Establish clear ownership, expectations, decision points, and accountability across delivery streams.
Coordinate work across distributed teams, offshore partners, and external technology vendors when applicable.
Quality, Release Management, and Continuous Improvement
Ensure quality is embedded throughout the software delivery lifecycle.
Partner with engineering and QA teams on automated testing, release readiness, defect resolution, and production stability.
Coordinate mobile release processes, including Apple App Store and Google Play submission requirements.
Promote adherence to front-end, mobile, API, cloud, security, and architectural standards.
Identify opportunities to improve delivery efficiency, predictability, throughput, and cross-team collaboration.
Improve delivery visibility through metrics, dashboards, status reporting, and outcome-based performance measures.
Help establish repeatable delivery processes for complex web, mobile, and backend initiatives.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field preferred.
Five or more years of experience managing the delivery of web, mobile, backend, or platform software initiatives.
Experience delivering React-based web applications.
Experience delivering React Native mobile applications for iOS and Android.
Experience working with REST and GraphQL APIs.
Understanding of microservices-based architectures and API-driven platforms.
Experience delivering solutions hosted in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or another major cloud environment.
Experience working in Agile, Scrum, or hybrid Agile environments.
Demonstrated success coordinating complex, multi-team technology initiatives.
Experience driving delivery through influence without formal people-management authority.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience coordinating internal engineering teams with offshore partners or third-party vendors.
Experience with mobile application release cycles and app store submissions.
Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, environment management, cloud security, observability, and production support.
Experience in a Staff-level technical program, delivery, engineering operations, or architecture role.
Familiarity with delivery metrics, engineering dashboards, release governance, and risk-management frameworks.
Skills and Attributes
Strong understanding of React and React Native application architectures.
Solid knowledge of API integrations, REST, GraphQL, microservices, and distributed systems.
Working knowledge of cloud architecture, CI/CD, environment management, security, scalability, and observability.
Ability to translate technical architecture and constraints into clear execution plans.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Strong stakeholder-management and facilitation abilities.
Highly organized, proactive, and comfortable managing ambiguity.
Demonstrated ability to create accountability and maintain momentum across teams.
Practical, delivery-focused mindset with strong problem-solving skills.
Technically credible with engineers, architects, product leaders, and executives.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate has led complex, multi-team software initiatives and is comfortable operating at a Staff or Principal level. This person is technically fluent, understands modern web and mobile architectures, and can engage meaningfully with engineering teams without needing to be the primary hands-on developer.
This role is well suited for someone who:
Has delivered complex React web, React Native mobile, API, and cloud initiatives.
Is comfortable leading through influence rather than direct authority.
Understands the realities of engineering capacity, dependencies, technical debt, and release risk.
Has experience creating delivery discipline across distributed teams.
Wants to remain close to technology and execution without pursuing a traditional Engineering Manager role.
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Worksite address
atlanta, GA, 30383, US
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