Software Development Manager - Modernization
About the role
United States Cold Storage owns and operates one of the most complex temperature-controlled logistics networks in North America. Every day, our systems coordinate the storage and movement of food on a national scale across a network of state-of-the-art distribution centers, including multiple highly automated warehouse facilities. We continue to advance our core warehouse and logistics platforms. Our current focus is on modular, event-driven, API-first, and cloud architecture. We are also strengthening site reliability engineering and responsible AI practices to improve system reliability and engineering productivity. This investment supports continued innovation and operational excellence across our facilities. If you want to build durable systems that operate in the physical world at scale, this is the opportunity.
The Software Development Manager - Modernization will lead multiple engineering teams responsible for modernizing US Cold’s warehouse management platform. This role requires a highly technical software leader with deep experience in Java application development, enterprise architecture, and large-scale application modernization.
Responsibilities
- Manage two engineering teams of approximately 3-6 engineers each, including a new internal team and an established European-based consulting team.
- Build and staff for the new internal team, define the technical hiring bar, and own the full hiring process.
- Lead and own delivery performance for both teams.
- Provide coaching, performance feedback, and career development for the internal team.
- Establish measurable objectives and key results at the team and individual level.
- Own roadmap execution, delivery outcomes, technical quality, and production readiness.
- Champion standards for architecture, observability, reliability,