Software Engineering Manager

Direct Hire - Full Time | Engineering Manager – Full Stack | Hybrid in Fort Mill, SC

There are no Corp-to-Corp options or Visa Sponsorship available for this position.

Optomi, in partnership with a leading digital growth and technology company, is seeking an experienced Engineering Manager to join a high-performing technology organization focused on building best-in-class digital platforms for nationally recognized brands. This is a player-coach role, balancing hands-on development with people leadership, and offers the opportunity to drive meaningful impact in a fast-paced, learning-first environment.

This Engineering Manager will lead one or more sprint teams responsible for designing, building, and delivering modern, cloud-native applications while fostering a strong culture of collaboration, growth, and technical excellence.

What the right candidate will enjoy:

• Competitive compensation and long-term career growth opportunities.
• A true player-coach role with meaningful hands-on technical work.
• Leading teams building modern, cloud-native and event-driven systems.
• Influence over architecture, tooling, and engineering best practices.
• Collaborative, cross-functional environment with Product, Design, and CX teams.
• A culture rooted in innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.

Experience of the right candidate:

• 3 years of experience as an Engineering Manager leading software teams.
• Proven experience managing and mentoring engineers in Agile environments.
• Hands-on development experience with:
• JavaScript / TypeScript
• React / Next.js
• Node.js
• SQL
• AWS or Azure
• Experience with modern application design (serverless, event-driven, functional architectures).
• Strong understanding of full-stack development and database technologies.
• Experience integrating external APIs and third-party services.
• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform).
• Experience with integration testing, E2E testing, and regression testing.
• Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• A passion for people leadership and team development.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field.
• AWS Developer or Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience with monitoring and observability tools (New Relic, AWS CloudWatch).
• Experience with Databricks.
• Strong SQL querying and debugging skills.
• Understanding of eventing systems and data pipelines.
• Experience navigating legal, compliance, or audit processes.
• Experience managing engineers outside your core technical discipline.
• Experience leading multiple sprint teams simultaneously.
• Background in consumer internet or high-traffic digital platforms.
• Knowledge of Core Web Vitals, performance optimization, and accessibility best practices.

Responsibilities of the right candidate:

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of software engineers.
• Balance hands-on coding (≈40%) with people leadership and delivery management (≈60%).
• Drive sprint planning, execution, and delivery across one or more teams.
• Contribute to architectural decisions and technical direction.
• Partner with Product, Project Management, Customer Experience, and Creative teams.
• Improve engineering processes, code quality, and testing standards.
• Manage Jira workflows, sprint ceremonies, and delivery metrics.
• Lead incident response, SRE practices, and DevOps best practices.
• Conduct performance reviews and provide continuous feedback.
• Champion engineering culture, best practices, and continuous improvement.

What we’re looking for:

• A hands-on engineering leader with a growth mindset.
• Strong technical depth combined with exceptional people leadership.
• Ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A collaborative leader who thrives in fast-paced, cross-functional environments.
• A passion for building high-quality software while developing high-performing teams.