Development Manager

Catalis Payments, LLC • Alpharetta, GA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

Catalis is seeking a hands-on Development Manager to lead the engineering and delivery of their flagship .NET / SQL Server / Angular application hosted on AWS. This is a player-coach role, requiring approximately 50% hands-on development and 50% engineering management. The role involves owning end-to-end delivery, building a high-performing team, writing and reviewing code, mentoring engineers, debugging production issues, and driving the adoption of AI tools within the engineering team. The Development Manager will be responsible for the technical roadmap, balancing new feature development with addressing legacy debt, and improving engineering processes.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2-3 years managing engineering teams.
• Strong, current, hands-on expertise in C# / .NET (Framework and/or Core/.NET 6+) and SQL Server (schema design, query tuning, stored procedures).
• Hands-on experience with Angular/ React (or a strong modern JavaScript/TypeScript background and willingness to lead Angular/React work).
• Solid experience designing and operating RESTful web services and APIs.
• Working knowledge of AWS - common services (EC2, RDS, S3, IAM, CloudWatch, Lambda, etc.), deployment patterns, and cost/security awareness.
• Proven track record of delivering software projects on time and at quality, in a team environment.
• Experience working on legacy or long-lived production systems - comfortable balancing modernization with stability.
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or similar) to modernize and refactor legacy production codebases, and to lead a team in adopting these tools responsibly.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to write a clear design doc, run an effective standup, and have a hard conversation when it's needed.

Nice To Haves

• Experience modernizing legacy .NET Framework applications to .NET Core / .NET 6+.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tooling (Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, AWS CodePipeline, etc.).
• Experience with containerization (Docker, ECS, EKS) and Infrastructure as Code (CloudFormation, Terraform).
• Background in regulated industries, SaaS, or multi-tenant products.
• Prior experience as a tech lead before moving into management.
• Payments experience highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and review production code across the stack: C# / .NET back end, SQL Server, Angular front end, RESTful web services and APIs hosted on AWS.
• Lead complex technical investigations - performance bottlenecks, architectural refactors, production incidents, security and compliance work.
• Drive technical decisions: framework upgrades, modernization of legacy components, API design, database tuning, and AWS infrastructure improvements.
• Set the code-quality bar through hands-on code reviews, pairing, and contributing to the most critical or risky parts of each release.
• Own the technical roadmap for the product, balancing new feature work with paying down legacy debt.
• Take full ownership of the delivery of all engineering projects - scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes.
• Define, document, and continuously improve engineering processes: sprint planning, estimation, code review, branching, CI/CD, release management, on-call, and incident response.
• Partner with Product, QA, and stakeholders to translate business priorities into a credible engineering plan, and communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly.
• Track team-level metrics (velocity, cycle time, escaped defects, uptime) and use them to drive meaningful improvements.
• Directly manage a team of 6 engineers: 1:1s, goal setting, performance reviews, career development, and compensation recommendations.
• Mentor engineers at all levels - help juniors grow into mid-level contributors and stretch senior engineers toward tech-lead responsibilities.
• Hire, onboard, and retain strong engineers. Build a team culture of ownership, technical curiosity, and constructive feedback.
• Address performance issues directly and fairly.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package, including health, dental, vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO (paid time off)
• HSA and FSA options
• 401(k) plan with matching contributions
• Paid parental leave
• ABLE matching contributions for the disability community
• Employer paid short term and long-term disability insurance and group term life insurance
• Financial and legal assistance through our EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Opportunities for personal development and career advancement with free access to unlimited courses via Udemy

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed