Software Development Leader

We are seeking a hands-on software development leader to provide technical leadership, delivery alignment, and engineering consistency across all proprietary software development. This role is responsible for ensuring high-quality, scalable, and secure software solutions that support critical business operations while remaining actively engaged in system design and development.

The ideal candidate is a hands-on leader who works alongside development teams, contributing to architecture, solving complex technical problems, and improving delivery outcomes without introducing unnecessary process or management layers. This role operates within a lean organizational model and emphasizes execution, ownership, and practical engineering discipline.

This role also provides cross-team leadership, partnering closely with IT, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment across systems and priorities. Exposure to or experience with AI-assisted development tools is strongly preferred, particularly in improving developer productivity, automation, and software quality., * Provide technical leadership across multiple development teams without introducing unnecessary management layers

• Actively participate in architecture, solution design, and complex development efforts
• Serve as an escalation point for difficult technical and delivery challenges across teams
• Ensure consistent, practical engineering standards across applications, integrations, and services
• Drive improved delivery outcomes by identifying and removing cross-team friction
• Establish and reinforce strong QA and testing practices, including automated testing, test coverage, and quality ownership within development teams
• Partner closely with QA resources to improve defect prevention, testing efficiency, and release quality
• Collaborate with DevOps to ensure effective CI/CD pipelines, deployment practices, and environment consistency
• Participate in code reviews and guide technical decision-making for critical systems
• Promote the use of AI-assisted development tooling to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery speed
• Identify opportunities to automate development, testing, and operational workflows using AI or scripting approaches
• Evaluate AI-generated outputs and ensure appropriate validation, security, and human oversight are maintained
• Establish and maintain alignment with enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and platform standards
• Partner with cybersecurity to ensure secure coding practices and timely remediation of vulnerabilities
• Maintain accountability for application performance, reliability, and production support readiness
• Work directly within development tools, platforms, and codebases when needed to support delivery
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to align development efforts with priorities and business outcomes
• Track delivery effectiveness and apply lightweight metrics to improve execution without adding unnecessary process
• Evaluate tools, platforms, and vendors that improve development efficiency or reduce operational complexity
• Influence development practices across teams through hands-on engagement, not formal governance
• Lead and mentor team leads and senior engineers, strengthening technical and leadership capabilities
• Continuously experiment with emerging technologies, including AI, to improve engineering effectiveness

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience in software development or engineering roles
• 5+ years of experience in a senior technical or hands-on leadership role
• Strong experience in application architecture, system design, and integrations
• Proven ability to operate as a hands-on leader, not solely as a manager
• Experience working across multiple development teams or complex delivery environments
• Experience with QA/testing strategies, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices
• Experience working with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to balance speed, quality, and simplicity
• Experience collaborating with infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders
• Demonstrated curiosity and willingness to adopt modern development practices and tools, including AI

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience leveraging AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, testing, automation)
• Experience with automation frameworks, CI/CD pipelines, and modern development tooling
• Prior experience in financial services or other regulated industries
• Experience improving development team performance without introducing heavy process or bureaucracy
• Background in debugging complex distributed systems or integrations
• Experience evaluating and managing development tools, platforms, or vendors
• Experience mentoring senior engineers or team leads across multiple teams

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