Software Development Manager

LABUR is partnering with a client to identify a Software Development Manager who will provide hands-on technical leadership and day-to-day management for a small application development team. This role leads developers, guides application architecture and coding standards, supports a Product Owner, and makes sure all development work aligns with business priorities. The Development Manager will balance managing delivery and hands-on development as needed.

Responsibilities

• Oversee, mentor, and provide technical guidance to a small team of application developers
• Operate as a hands-on senior developer, executing upon coding, troubleshooting, architecture, and solution design
• Create and enforce development standards, code review practices, documentation expectations, and quality controls
• Collaborate with the Product Owner to prioritize work, estimate development effort, and facilitate roadmap planning
• Lead internal and external-facing application development, integrations, APIs, and AI-enabled solutions
• Assess and adopt emerging technologies while maturing Agile practices including sprint planning, backlog grooming, and release planning
• Support application security, change control, testing, deployment readiness, and production support
• Determine resource needs, skill gaps, and opportunities to enhance development delivery

Software Development, Coding Standards, Technical Leadership, Software Development, Delivery Management, Product Support, User Documentation, Mentoring, Identify Issues, Code Reviews, * Related college degree or equivalent work experience with 8-12+ years of application development experience, including 4+ years in a lead developer, technical lead, or development manager capacity

• Sound understanding of software architecture, secure application development, DevOps practices, and cloud-native applications
• Proficiency with modern programming languages and frameworks such as C#, .NET, ASP.NET, Java, Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, and React
• Experience designing and developing RESTful APIs and working with relational and NoSQL databases
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and manage developers while communicating effectively with both technical and business stakeholders
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies, Jira, release/change management, and development documentation
• Familiarity with AI-enabled applications, LLM integration, AI/ML APIs, automation, or agentic solutions; AWS certification preferred

$75-$80/hr - Dependent on fit and experience