Engineering Manager - Platforms

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc., (SGA), is searching for an Engineering Manager-Full Stack for a FULL TIME assignment with one of our premier Data and Analytics client in their D.C office. This is a remote opportunity for candidates on the East Coast, preferably close to the DC Metro area.

Our client is seeking an Engineering Manager - Full Stack to lead a high-impact platform engineering team. This is a priority leadership hire and a critical role within the organization. This position is not a data engineering leadership role. It is focused on full stack product and application engineering - leading teams building scalable, high-performance SaaS platform capabilities that power customer-facing and integration services. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who has grown from senior engineer into engineering manager and still maintains strong architectural depth.

Role Overview

You will lead a team of full stack engineers responsible for building and modernizing a multi-tenant SaaS platform operating in a high-scale, high-availability AWS environment. The platform connects advanced AI-driven intelligence with external ecosystem integrations and activation services.This role requires both people leadership and technical credibility. You will partner closely with Product and senior technical leadership to drive modernization, platform reliability, AI-native architecture adoption, and measurable business impact.

Technical Leadership

Lead architectural evolution of a large-scale SaaS platform (AWS-based, multi-tenant)

Drive modernization efforts to improve performance, scalability, and cost efficiency (targeting measurable impact)

Oversee backend services (Java/Spring Boot or similar modern frameworks) handling high transaction volumes and sub-second latency requirements

Guide frontend development using modern frameworks (React preferred)

Ensure API design, integration reliability, and ecosystem connectivity

Champion AI-native tooling and intelligent development workflows

Maintain hands-on involvement in critical technical decisions

People Leadership

Lead and develop a team of full stack engineers (front-end and back-end)

Conduct performance reviews, coaching, career planning, and growth path development

Build a high-accountability, low-ego engineering culture

Drive hiring and team composition to meet evolving business needs

Remove roadblocks and protect the team from unnecessary distractions

Encourage adoption of modern engineering practices and automation

Delivery & Strategy

Partner with Product to shape roadmap and execution plans

Improve predictability, velocity, and delivery health

Own incident response processes and post-mortem culture

Align engineering execution to business outcomes

Monitor platform reliability, scalability, and cost performance

Required Experience

7+ years building production software with significant hands-on engineering background

5+ years managing engineering teams (ideally 8-12+ engineers)

Experience building or scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms in AWS

Strong backend expertise in Java/Spring Boot (or similar) at scale

Frontend experience with modern JavaScript frameworks (React strongly preferred)

Experience delivering measurable platform improvements (cost reduction, performance gains, uptime improvements)

Familiarity with observability, monitoring, and incident management at scale

Strong architectural judgment and ability to balance long-term design with pragmatic execution

Preferred Experience

Experience in adtech, martech, or data-intensive B2B SaaS environments

Experience integrating with external ecosystem platforms (DSPs, CDPs, activation systems, APIs)

Exposure to AI/ML systems, LLM integrations, RAG architectures, or agent frameworks

Experience leading modernization initiatives within growing technology organizations

Leadership Profile

Strong technical credibility with executive-level visibility

Clear communicator who can translate technical complexity into business value

Comfortable operating in fast-moving, evolving environments

Bias toward action; not bureaucratic

Confident decision-maker with low ego and high ownership mindset

SGA is a technology and resource solutions provider driven to stand out. We are a women-owned business. Our mission: to solve big IT problems with a more personal, boutique approach. Each year, we match consultants like you to more than 1,000 engagements. When we say let's work better together, we mean it. You'll join a diverse team built on these core values: customer service, employee development, and quality and integrity in everything we do. Be yourself, love what you do and find your passion at work. Please find us at .

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