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# Hands-on Software Engineering Manager // Must be near Cambridge MA

- **Company:** Kelly Services Inc.
- **Location:** Cambridge, MA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Cloud Engineering, Distributed Systems, Node.Js, Online Databases, Software Engineering, TypeScript, ReactJS, Apache Spark, Backend, Apache Flink, Real Time Data, Apache Kafka, Vertica
- **Published:** September 17, 2026
- **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/222BE7F3AF6E4757AB93F3E8328C83F7/job/

## About the Role

* Significant experience working on scalability and performance projects, P99 latency, etc.
 * Demonstrated track record leading software projects with teams of 5-6 engineers, driving technical execution and cross-functional collaboration
 * Background working on teams that own online databases, platform infrastructure, or customer-facing backend services
 * Experience working at product-focused technology companies rather than internal IT organizations

Desired Skills & Experience

 * Experience with TypeScript, Node.js, and AWS
 * Experience with Kafka, ClickHouse, Flink, Spark, or similar real-time data infrastructure technologies

What You Will Be Doing Tech Breakdown

 * TypeScript
 * Node.js
 * React
 * AWS
 * Distributed Systems
 * Real-Time Data Infrastructure
 * Cloud-Native Architecture
 * High-Scale Backend Services



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