Software Development Manager
Loggerhead · Tampa, FL · 1 wk ago
On-siteEngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Hands-On Engineering & Architecture.
- Actively design, develop, and maintain production-grade software (backend and frontend).
- Contribute directly to complex feature development and system enhancements.
- Lead architectural decisions for microservices-based systems.
- Guide evolution of cloud-native applications in Azure (AKS, APIM, CosmosDB).
- Enforce clean architecture, coding standards, and performance best practices.
- Technical Leadership & Mentorship.
- Lead and mentor a team of 6 resources across Software Development and DevOps.
- Provide hands-on coaching through code reviews and pair programming.
- Promote engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
- Establish secure coding practices and strong testing discipline.
- Delivery & Business Alignment.
- Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
- Support delivery of customer-facing digital products.
- Align engineering efforts with customer experience and business goals.
- AI & Modern Development Practices.
- Identify and implement AI use cases for developer productivity and customer experience.
- Drive adoption of CI/CD, test automation, and observability practices.
- DevOps & Platform Oversight.
- Oversee CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
- Partner with DevOps to improve deployment reliability and scalability.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years software development experience with strong hands-on coding.
- 3+ years in a technical leadership role.
- Expertise in Java and Spring Boot.
- Experience with microservices and REST APIs.
- Strong knowledge of NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB) and JSON.
- Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript frontend frameworks.
- Experience with container technologies, preferably Kubernetes (AKS).
- Credit for CI/CD and DevOps practices with Git-based workflows.
- Experience building externally facing web applications.
- Strong secure coding practices.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in P&C insurance or financial services.
- Familiarity with AI/ML applied to business workflows.
- Experience scaling high-transaction systems.