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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Fractional Software Development Leader - **Company:** MCKINLEY GROUP INC - **Location:** Rochester, MN, United States (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Salary:** $156,000.0 - $176,800.0 - **Contract:** Contract - **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), PHP (Programming Language), User Authentication, Software as a Service, Mobile Application Software, Laravel, Software Architecture, Release Management, Software Engineering, Systems Integration, Web Applications, Vue.js, React Native - **Published:** September 24, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.versique.com/opening/fractional-software-development-leader-48469/ ## About the Role * 8+ years of software engineering experience, including leadership of software development teams. * Proven experience managing and coaching engineers while delivering business-critical technology initiatives. * Experience translating business priorities into actionable roadmaps, timelines, and delivery plans. * Strong understanding of software architecture, development practices, release management, and technical tradeoffs. * Ability to assess estimates, review technical approaches, and provide guidance without serving as a primary individual contributor. * Experience partnering with business stakeholders, managing competing priorities, and communicating progress, risks, and recommendations to leadership. * Working knowledge of modern web application technologies, including PHP/Laravel and JavaScript frameworks such as Vue.js or React. * Strong communication, organizational, and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Experience * Experience leading small software teams (3-10 developers). * Experience with customer-facing applications, SaaS products, payments, authentication, and integrations. * Familiarity with React Native mobile applications. * Experience improving software delivery processes, team effectiveness, and engineering operations. ## Description Step into a high-impact fractional leadership role where you'll shape the direction of a critical software portfolio, mentor a talented development team, and drive meaningful business outcomes. This is an opportunity to make an immediate impact, influence long-term technology strategy, and leave a lasting mark on a growing organization., We are seeking a part-time software development leader to oversee a small team of developers during a period of organizational and technology transformation. This individual will be responsible for translating business priorities into a practical development roadmap, providing day-to-day leadership, and driving projects to successful completion with predictable timelines and quality outcomes. This is a leadership-focused role requiring a balance of technical credibility and delivery management. The ideal candidate can evaluate estimates, guide technical decision-making, assess tradeoffs, and provide oversight of engineering work without serving as the team's primary hands-on developer or owning day-to-day feature implementation., * Lead and mentor a team of software developers, providing direction, coaching, performance feedback, and support to remove obstacles and improve team effectiveness. * Partner with business and technology stakeholders to prioritize initiatives, define project scope, establish acceptance criteria, and develop realistic delivery plans. * Oversee project execution by tracking progress, managing dependencies, mitigating risks, and ensuring work is delivered on time and with high quality. * Provide technical leadership by reviewing estimates, evaluating architectural and implementation approaches, supporting code review practices, and guiding technical decision-making. * Identify opportunities to improve development processes, team efficiency, delivery predictability, and overall engineering effectiveness. * Communicate project status, priorities, risks, and delivery forecasts to leadership and key stakeholders. * Assess existing projects, backlog priorities, team capacity, workflows, and delivery bottlenecks to establish near-term execution plans. * Recommend improvements to team structure, planning processes, engineering practices, governance, and long-term technology delivery strategy. * Collaborate with technical and business teams to facilitate alignment, resolve conflicts, and ensure successful project outcomes. ## Related Videos - [Coffee with Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/354-coffee-with-developers) - [The Laravel Core - Demystify The Beast](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/98-the-laravel-core-demystify-the-beast) - [Lessons learned from building a thriving Vue.js SaaS application](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1666-lessons-learned-from-building-a-thriving-vue-js-saas-application) - [Challenges of building React and React Native apps](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/448-challenges-of-building-react-and-react-native-apps) - [Vertical Slice Architecture: Micro Frontends Across Mobile, Backend & ML](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100341-vertical-slice-architecture-micro-frontends-across-mobile-backend-ml) - [API Platform: From Rest & GraphQL APIs to state-of-the-art standards in seconds](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1968-api-platform-from-rest-graphql-apis-to-state-of-the-art-standards-in-seconds) ## Related Articles - [Fully Remote Software Engineer Jobs](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/447-fully-remote-software-engineer-jobs) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers) - [Mastering Remote Work: Tips for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/558-mastering-remote-work-tips-for-developers) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [The Best X (Twitter) Accounts for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/294-the-best-x-twitter-accounts-for-developers) - [React Developer Salary [2023]](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/198-react-developer-salary-2023)