Manager of Software Development

Location: Washington, DC
Work Arrangement: Hybrid – 3 days onsite per week
Compensation: $175,000 - $190,000 plus discretionary bonus

Position Overview

We are seeking a hands-on Manager of Software Development to lead a team of application developers and quality assurance engineers while remaining actively involved in software design and development. This individual will provide technical leadership across custom applications, third-party solutions, and cloud services, with an emphasis on AWS cloud-native development, software quality, CI/CD, and application architecture.

The Manager will be responsible for leading and developing the team, supporting employee growth, maintaining and enhancing existing applications, and ensuring development practices align with organizational policies, enterprise architecture standards, technology delivery processes, and applicable regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop application development and QA staff, including recruiting, onboarding, training, performance management, and workload planning.

• Provide hands-on technical leadership in the design, development, maintenance, and enhancement of applications and integrations.

• Develop and support AWS serverless applications using Python, Next.js, App Runner, AppSync, API Gateway, CodePipeline, and other AWS services.

• Maintain and improve CI/CD processes, focusing on automated application deployments and consistent development practices.

• Establish and maintain software development standards, policies, procedures, and quality practices.

• Partner with Enterprise Architecture to apply approved architecture principles and patterns across new and existing systems.

• Monitor development KPIs related to software quality, complexity, performance, and delivery, identifying opportunities for improvement.

• Evaluate development practices, technologies, and team capabilities and recommend improvements, training, and future technology needs.

• Support application upgrades, licensing compliance, technical troubleshooting, and after-hours support when needed.

• Collaborate with consultants and internal and external subject matter experts to evaluate and implement technology solutions.

• Ensure development practices support applicable regulatory and technology compliance requirements.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience across the software and application development lifecycle.

• 4+ years of experience working with Agile software development methodologies.

• Hands-on development experience with AWS serverless applications and services, including Python and several of the following: Next.js, App Runner, AppSync, API Gateway, and CodePipeline.

• Experience leading or managing software development teams preferred.

• Strong understanding of software development practices, application architecture, CI/CD, and software quality.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with technical teams and business users.

• Ability to manage competing priorities, organize work, make decisions, and lead projects with limited supervision.

• Experience supporting production applications outside normal business hours.

• AWS certification preferred.

Preferred Technical Experience

Experience with the following technologies and environments is a plus:

• .NET Framework, .NET Core, C#, and ASP.NET

• MVC and Windows-based applications

• Oracle and SQL Server

• JavaScript frameworks

• AWS cloud services

• CI/CD pipelines

Experience in financial services or the municipal securities industry is also preferred.