IT Engineering Manager - Frontend & Full-Stack

IT Engineering Manager - Frontend & Full-Stack (Hands-On)

Location: Tampa, FL, Mesquite TX

About Ashley: Ashley is a global leader in furniture manufacturing and retail. Our technology team drives digital transformation, developing cutting-edge e-commerce solutions serving millions of customers worldwide. We're building modern, scalable platforms that redefine the furniture shopping experience.

Position Overview: We're seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead an engineering team (frontend, full-stack, QA) while remaining actively involved in technical delivery. This role balances strong technical expertise with proven leadership experience, requiring 20-30% hands-on coding alongside strategic team management.

Key Responsibilities

Team Leadership

•  Lead and mentor a team of engineers (frontend, full-stack, QA)
•  Build high-performing teams through hiring, onboarding, and professional development
•  Conduct 1:1s, performance reviews, and career development planning
•  Manage team capacity, sprint planning, and resource allocation
•  Foster collaboration, innovation, and engineering excellence

Hands-On Technical Contribution

•  Actively contribute code to critical features (20-30% of time)
•  Lead code reviews and provide technical guidance
•  Design and architect scalable frontend and full-stack solutions
•  Debug complex issues and prototype new technologies
•  Drive technical decisions and proof-of-concepts

Engineering Operations

•  Optimize SDLC for speed and quality
•  Implement and improve CI/CD pipelines
•  Establish engineering metrics (velocity, quality, deployment frequency)
•  Lead incident response and post-mortems
•  Drive best practices in testing, deployment, and monitoring

Technical Strategy

•  Define technical roadmap and architecture
•  Make technology stack decisions
•  Balance technical debt with feature delivery
•  Ensure scalability, performance, and reliability
•  Collaborate with Product, Design, and Analytics teams

Distributed Team Management

•  Lead geographically distributed teams across time zones
•  Establish effective communication for remote/hybrid teams
•  Build inclusive team culture regardless of location

Required Qualifications

Leadership Experience

•  3 years managing engineering teams (frontend, full-stack, QA)
•  Proven track record hiring, developing, and retaining talent
•  Successful delivery of complex, multi-team projects

Technical Experience

•  8 years as individual contributor in frontend/full-stack development space
•  Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript
•  Modern frontend frameworks:
•  Svelte/SvelteKit (required or willing to learn)
•  React/Next.js (required)
•  Full-stack development:
•  Backend: Node.js, or C#
•  RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL
•  Database design (SQL and NoSQL)

E-Commerce & PWA

•  Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) experience:
•  SFCC architecture and APIs (SCAPI, OCAPI)
•  SFCC PWA Kit or headless commerce
•  Business Manager configuration (preferred)
•  Progressive Web App (PWA) expertise:
•  Service Workers, offline functionality
•  Core Web Vitals optimization (LCP, FID, CLS)
•  Mobile-first development
•  Performance optimization and Lighthouse

DevOps & Cloud

•  CI/CD: GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI, or Azure DevOps
•  Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
•  Cloud platforms: AWS, Azure, or GCP
•  Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation
•  Monitoring: Grafana, PowerBI

Other Requirements

•  Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles
•  Experience with test automation (TDD, unit, integration, e2e)
•  Agile/Scrum methodology expertise
•  Analytics implementation experience (GA4, Amplitude, etc.)
•  Performance optimization and security best practices
•  Distributed team management experience

Preferred Qualifications

•  Salesforce Commerce Cloud certifications
•  Headless/composable commerce architecture experience
•  E-commerce platform experience (Shopify, Adobe Commerce, SAP)
•  Micro-frontends or microservices experience
•  CDN/edge computing knowledge (Fastly, Cloudflare)
•  Mobile development (React Native, Flutter)
•  Design systems and component libraries
•  Accessibility standards (WCAG)
•  PCI compliance and e-commerce security
•  Open-source contributions

Apply today and find your home at Ashley!

Benefits We Offer

• Health, Dental, Vision, Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Vacation, Holidays, and Your Birthday off
• Generous Employee Discount on home furnishings
• Professional Development Opportunities
• Ashley Wellness Centers (location specific) and Medical Tourism
• Telehealth
• 401(k) and Profit Sharing
• Life Insurance

Our Core Values

• Honesty & Integrity
• Passion, Drive, Discipline
• Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence
• Dirty Fingernail
• Growth Focused

To learn more about Ashley Furniture, our community engagement programs, environmental stewardship, and our core values, please visit our Corporate Social Responsibility information page:

Corporate Social Responsibility

We are an equal opportunity employer and provide a drug-free working environment. While Ashley appreciates the interest of all candidates only those meeting specific position requirements may be contacted. Principals Only.