Development Engagement Manager

Description

The Development Engagement Manager is the primary owner of the client relationship and the technical delivery of our projects. This role sits at the intersection of client partnership, product thinking, and engineering leadership- ensuring that what we build is aligned, feasible, and delivered with excellence.

You will serve as the main point of accountability between clients and development teams, translating business needs into clear technical direction, guiding architectural decisions, and maintaining momentum from concept through delivery.

In this role, you will work in close partnership with one of Blue Alba's largest strategic clients and collaborate directly with a company founder, giving you meaningful influence over both client outcomes and firm-wide technical direction.

Location

Candidates must be based in the New York tri-state area, as this role requires regular on-site engagement with clients in NYC (approximately two days per week). The remainder of the role operates in a hybrid model.

Core Responsibilities

Client & Stakeholder Leadership

• Own the technical relationship with clients; serve as their primary delivery partner.
• Translate business objectives into clear, actionable technical direction.
• Manage expectations around scope, timelines, and tradeoffs with transparency.
• Present solutions and decisions in business-relevant terms.
• Serve as day-to-day delivery lead for one of the firm's largest client relationships.
• Partner closely with a founder to shape technical strategy, delivery approach, and client engagement model.
• Act as a trusted extension of senior leadership in high-stakes client conversations.

Technical & Delivery Leadership

• Lead system design and architectural decisions for complex applications.
• Guide proof-of-concepts and unblock critical technical challenges.
• Maintain technical
  hands-on

involvement in key areas when needed.
- Champion spec-first development and strong documentation practices.
- Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, and production-ready.

Product & Execution

• Partner with UX and product stakeholders to shape features and roadmaps.
• Balance near-term delivery with long-term technical health.
• Drive quality, usability, and operational excellence in everything shipped.

Required Qualifications

Technical

• Strong full-stack experience (JavaScript, TypeScript, ReactJS, NodeJS).
• Proven track record in system design, integrations, and API architecture.
• Experience leading complex technical initiatives from concept to production.
• Comfort applying AI capabilities in real-world product workflows.
• Experience delivering mobile-enabled solutions (native or cross-platform) and understanding their impact on system architecture and user experience.

Leadership & Communication

• Experience leading small to mid-sized engineering teams.
• Exceptional ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Strong ownership mindset with high standards for clarity, execution, and follow-through.

Preferred Qualifications

• Financial services or enterprise systems experience.
• Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and modern DevOps practices.
• Microservices and distributed systems experience.
• Conversational Spanish is a plus.

About Blue Alba

Blue Alba builds world-class, end-to-end software solutions for the financial industry, combining deep domain experience with modern engineering practices to deliver quality, trust, and performance at every stage of the software lifecycle. Founded by seasoned technologists, we partner closely with clients to transform complex business needs into tailored, reliable systems that scale with growth and adapt as requirements evolve. Our culture emphasizes transparency, ownership, and long-term collaboration. While our engineering team is based in Argentina, we partner primarily with clients across the New York tri-state area, working seamlessly across locations and time zones.

How we work matters as much as what we build. Our culture is grounded in four principles that guide our decisions, our partnerships, and our standards of excellence:

• Quality-

we take pride in craftsmanship—building software that is thoughtful, reliable, and built to last.
- Transparency-

we communicate openly and honestly, with clients and with each other, even when conversations are difficult.
- Ownership-

we treat client outcomes as our responsibility, not just our obligation.
- Partnership-

we work alongside our clients as trusted advisors, not vendors—measuring success by shared results.

Equal Opportunity & Inclusion

At Blue Alba, we believe diverse perspectives make better teams and better products. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to building a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.