Applications Development Manager

Provest LLC•Tampa, FL

8h•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking an experienced Application Development Manager to lead the CaseAware product development team. This is a hands-on leadership role (approximately 40-60% coding, 40-60% management) responsible for the full lifecycle of CaseAware, from backlog prioritization and sprint planning through code development, review, and release. The ideal candidate thrives in fast-paced environments, brings structure to reactive workflows, and can drive the team toward a more proactive, process-driven culture while maintaining delivery commitments.

Requirements

8+ years of software development experience, with 3+ years in a management or team lead role
Strong hands-on proficiency in PHP and MySQL (you will write code regularly)
Experience with API and web service integrations (REST, SOAP, XML/JSON)
Working knowledge of Azure DevOps or equivalent (CI/CD pipelines, work item tracking, Git repos)
Proven ability to manage and mentor a small development team
Experience with Agile/Scrum practices — sprint planning, backlog management, retrospectives
Strong triage and prioritization skills — comfortable making quick, sound decisions under pressure
Excellent communication skills for managing stakeholder expectations across technical and non-technical audiences

Nice To Haves

Experience with legacy system maintenance and modernization — you understand the realities of evolving a mature codebase without breaking production
Familiarity with modern PHP frameworks and a vision for incremental modernization
Background in legal technology, case management, or similar regulated/process-heavy domains
Experience with process transformation — moving teams from reactive firefighting to proactive, predictable delivery
Knowledge of database administration, infrastructure management, or production support workflows
Experience managing remote or distributed teams

Responsibilities

Manage a cross-functional team of ~6 (2 developers, 3 support/QA staff, 1 technical SME/lead focused on database, infrastructure, and production support)
Mentor and develop team members, fostering technical growth and accountability
Conduct code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and maintain code quality standards
Run sprint planning, backlog grooming, and retrospectives
Shield the team from disruption while ensuring urgent production issues are triaged and resolved efficiently
Contribute directly to CaseAware development — writing, reviewing, and shipping production code in PHP/MySQL
Own the Azure DevOps CI/CD pipelines, repositories, boards, and release processes
Design and implement API/web service integrations (REST, SOAP, XML, JSON) with external legal and vendor systems
Prioritize and manage the product backlog in collaboration with stakeholders
Make architectural decisions balancing stability, maintainability, and pragmatic delivery
Assess current workflows and implement process improvements to shift the team from reactive to proactive
Establish or refine development standards, branching strategies, testing practices, and deployment procedures
Improve incident response processes — triage, root cause analysis, and prevention
Introduce metrics and visibility into team throughput, quality, and delivery predictability
Communicate status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to leadership and stakeholders
Develop deep domain knowledge of CaseAware's architecture, integration engine, and customer customization model
Drive product improvements, refactoring, and incremental enhancements to the platform
Contribute to longer-term modernization planning (modern PHP frameworks, improved architecture) while keeping the current system stable and performant