Software Engineering Manager

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

Location: Onsite in Tampa, FL, Mesquite TX, or Seattle, WA

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.