Software Development Manager

📋 Description

• Design and take ownership of the architecture for intricate, scalable distributed systems operating within Microsoft Azure.

• Implement and uphold Clean Architecture and SOLID principles throughout all systems, including new developments and refactoring efforts.

• Conduct architectural reviews, facilitate design sessions, and document decisions along with their rationale and trade-offs.

• Establish team-wide standards for cross-cutting concerns such as logging, error handling, validation, caching, retry/resilience, and authorization.

• Proactively identify and address architectural debt while balancing pragmatic delivery with the long-term health of the system.

• Advocate for observability, reliability, and security as essential engineering priorities.

• Regularly write clean, production-ready C# / .NET Core code.

• Design and enhance complex SQL Server schemas, queries, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.

• Develop and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven components.

• Oversee end-to-end performance tuning across application, database, and infrastructure layers.

• Contribute to the design of CI/CD pipelines and implement DevOps practices on Azure.

• Lead and coordinate a distributed team of developers, both onshore and offshore, across different time zones.

• Conduct daily standups, sprint planning, and technical backlog grooming sessions.

• Provide valuable code reviews and mentorship to junior and mid-level engineers.

• Remove obstacles, manage technical risks, and escalate issues proactively.

• Actively utilize AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) to enhance team velocity and code quality.

• Identify and implement AI-assisted patterns for code generation, test coverage, documentation, and code review.

• Assist the team in developing best practices and guidelines for the responsible use of AI tooling in production workflows.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in software development, with a minimum of 2 years in a technical lead or principal role.

• Expert-level proficiency in C# and .NET Core.

• Proven mastery of Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and Domain-Driven Design (DDD) in production environments.

• Extensive hands-on experience with scalable distributed systems.

• Demonstrated experience in designing and managing Azure cloud platforms.

• Strong experience working with both onshore and offshore development teams.

• Proven ability to manage and mentor both teams and individuals.

• Experience integrating AI coding assistants into engineering workflows (such as Copilot, Cursor, or similar tools).

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of simplifying complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive compensation package with performance-based bonuses.

• Equity participation in a growing, post-acquisition SaaS company.

• Hybrid work model offering flexible remote work days.

• Budget allocated for AI tools, developer tools, and ongoing education.

• Comprehensive benefits including Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, and 401(k).