Alcor is seeking a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team building scalable, cloud-native platforms on AWS, focusing on reliable delivery of secure, maintainable solutions.
Requirements
- Hands-on experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS, Kubernetes, and microservices architectures.
- Strong understanding of architecture principles: API-First, Event-Driven, Security by Design, Scalability, Observability.
- Proficiency in observability tools (CloudWatch, Prometheus) and cloud-native security best practices.
- Experience with GraphQL, Redis Streams, infrastructure-as-code (Terraform, AWS CDK).
- Familiarity with RBAC, workflow engines, or messaging systems.
- AWS certifications (e.g., Solutions Architect, DevOps Engineer).
- Experience leading Agile teams and facilitating Scrum ceremonies.
Responsibilities
- Oversee development and deployment of applications using TypeScript, React, Node.js, AWS services (EKS, Aurora PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, ElastiCache), and Kubernetes.
- Ensure best practices in code quality, testing, CI/CD, observability, and cloud-native security.
- Conduct code reviews, resolve technical challenges, and drive continuous improvement.
- Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend innovations to enhance the platform.
- Guide architectural decisions and uphold platform principles (API-First, Event-Driven, Security by Design, etc.).
- Facilitate Agile ceremonies (stand-ups, sprint planning, retrospectives); drive team efficiency and delivery predictability.
- Conducts and leads the team in completing development and engineering documentation (e.g., architecture docs, API specs, design specs, runbooks).
Other
- Manage, coach, and mentor a team of Full Stack Developers and Software Architects; foster a culture of technical excellence, inclusion, and continuous learning.
- Effectively communicates development scope, issues, and solutions in understandable terms for product managers, executives, and customers, frames technical work in terms of business impact, and builds trust with clear status updates.
- Collaborates with Product Owners, User Experience/HCD, Quality Assurance, DevOps, and Operations to ensure there is alignment with the development scope and acceptance criteria.
- Collaborate with Program Manager and stakeholders to align technical solutions with business goals; communicate progress, risks, and milestones.
- Support recruiting, onboarding, and career development for engineering team members.
