Engineering Manager (Java, React, AI Tools) Full Time NEW

Location Dallas TX

Experience 10 plus years with 3 plus years in leadership roles

About The Role

We are looking for an experienced Engineering Manager to lead a high performing full stack engineering team working on scalable enterprise grade applications. This role requires a strong technical background across backend frontend data and QA automation along with proven leadership capabilities

You will be responsible for driving technical excellence mentoring engineers and ensuring high quality product delivery in a fast paced environment

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage a cross functional engineering team backend frontend QA

Drive design development and delivery of scalable applications using Java and React

Oversee end to end software development lifecycle including architecture coding testing and deployment

Champion automation first QA practices using tools like Playwright TypeScript

Collaborate with product managers designers and stakeholders to define technical roadmaps

Ensure best practices in code quality performance security and scalability

Mentor engineers conduct code reviews and support career growth

Improve team productivity through agile processes and engineering excellence

Work with data using SQL and Python for analytics integrations or backend processing

Leverage modern AI assisted development tools such as Cursor Windsurf Claude Code OpenAI Codex to enhance engineering productivity and efficiency

Required Skills And Qualifications

10 plus years of software engineering experience

3 plus years of experience in an Engineering Manager or Tech Lead role

Mandatory experience in the Retail domain

Demonstrated ability to operate at a strategic level including defining team structures ownership models and long term technical direction

Proven experience driving engineering outcomes beyond execution including stakeholder alignment and measurable business impact

Strong hands on experience with Java Spring Boot or similar frameworks React JavaScript SQL and or Python

Experience leading full stack development teams

Solid understanding of system design microservices and APIs

Strong ability to think at system product and organizational level including making architecture and business trade offs

Experience with QA automation frameworks especially Playwright with TypeScript

Familiarity with CI CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices

Hands on experience leveraging AI tools such as Cursor Windsurf Claude Code OpenAI Codex to improve developer productivity code quality or delivery workflows

Strong people management skills including performance management team scaling and handling team challenges

Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous environments and manage delivery risks

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities