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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

About

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.