Engineering Manager

If shipping reliable software at scale excites you, our Engineering Manager opening in Joplin, MO is worth a serious look. For someone with 7 years and an oddball-friendly edge, this Engineering Manager job offers $105,000 - $155,000 and real upward mobility.

Key Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at Power Plus Group can explain
• Enhance test automation frameworks to increase release confidence
• Own the manager CI/CD workstream that unblocks the rest of Power Plus Group's Joplin, MO roadmap
• Carry the Next.js platform work that makes Power Plus Group's next MO expansion boring
• Containerize applications and manage deployments with AWS and CI/CD
• Untangle the Node.js dependency knots that have slowed Joplin releases for months
• Wire Ruby on Rails APIs to Next.js consumers so data lands where Joplin teams expect it
• Own data integrity across Power Plus Group's Spring Boot stores so Joplin numbers never lie

What You'll Bring

• The judgment to say no to good ideas at the wrong time
• 8+ years of Ruby on Rails reps, not just Ruby on Rails exposure
• The kind of empathy that makes hard feedback land softly
• Manager-caliber judgment about when to escalate and when to absorb
• Demonstrated wins in technology work somewhere near Joplin, MO

Power Plus Group is a performance-driven team based in Joplin, MO, building products that customers rely on every day. We build psychological safety the boring way: by actually following through on what we say.

We pay $105,000 - $155,000 and protect it with coaching, coverage, and a flexible setup so your Laravel grows without burning you out.

We refreshed this Engineering Manager listing this week to keep it current for applicants.

We review every application carefully, so don't wait to submit yours.

• Ruby on Rails
• Spring Boot
• AWS
• Kotlin
• Laravel
• Next.js
• CI/CD
• Node.js
• Persuasion
• Attention to Detail
• Prioritization

• Mental health support services
• Lactation support and nursing rooms
• Disability Insurance
• Annual physical and health screenings
• Volunteer time off (VTO)
• Open and transparent culture
• Pension Plan
• Volunteer Time Off
• Book and audiobook stipend
• Retiree medical benefits
• Service anniversary awards

This Part-time role in Joplin, MO closes 2026-11-28.