Summary
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A hands-on Engineering Manager is sought for a remote B2B contract to lead a 5–10 person engineering squad while remaining deeply involved in production development. The role combines technical leadership, architecture, code reviews, delivery planning, and end-to-end ownership on a TypeScript and AWS serverless platform.
Highlights
Hands-on engineering leadership role combining team management with substantial production coding. You will lead a 5–10 person squad, own delivery and architecture, and work with TypeScript on a modern AWS serverless platform while driving testing, CI/CD, and observability.
Description
Job title: Engineering Manager (Hands-On)
Location: Remote
Contract: B2B Contract
The opportunity:
Our client is building a premium creator platform and social network.
They're rebuilding it from scratch in TypeScript on a minimal AWS serverless stack.
The foundation, design system, and feed are already live.
Payments is in progress, with many more domains still to build.This is true greenfield work.
The existing product is the spec, and the team decides how the new platform gets built.
The role:
You'll lead a squad while still writing and reviewing production code (about 60–70% leadership, 30–40% hands-on).You'll work closely with the Head of Engineering to turn the rebuild plan into shipped product.
You will:
Lead, coach, and grow 5–10 engineersOwn squad planning, priorities, and predictable deliveryStay hands-on with code, reviews, and architectureOwn domains end-to-end, from data model to API to UI to deploymentDrive quality through testing, CI/CD, and observabilityPartner with Product, Design, and Engineering leadershipHelp recruit and onboard strong engineers
Tech stack:
TypeScript · React · Vite · AWS CDK · Lambda · Step Functions · DynamoDB · Aurora DSQL · GitHub Actions One language, one repo, no Kubernetes.
You don't need to know everything listed, just be able to get productive quickly.
You'll need:
2+ years managing engineers while staying hands-onStrong full-stack experience in a typed languageProduction experience on managed cloud platformsA track record of shipping and making pragmatic trade-offsStrong testing disciplineClear communication across teamsComfort with the adult-content industry
Nice to have: AWS serverless, payments or ledger systems, contract-first APIs, greenfield rebuilds, and coaching mid-level engineers to senior.
Interested?
If you're an engineering manager who still loves building, apply now or share your CV at navin@thereacthub.com
