Development Manager

Empyreal Logistics•Englewood, CO

7d•Onsite

About The Position

The Technology Department at Empyreal Logistics is responsible for the strategy, delivery, and operation of all technology capabilities that support the company's business objectives. This includes securing company data and systems, maintaining reliable and scalable IT infrastructure, delivering and optimizing business systems, and developing software solutions that enable operational efficiency and growth. The department partners closely with business leaders to ensure technology investments are aligned with organizational priorities, risk is effectively managed, and innovation supports long-term scalability. The Business Systems function oversees the strategy, implementation, and optimization of enterprise business systems supporting operations, finance, logistics, and analytics, ensuring systems are integrated, reliable, and aligned with business processes. The Development function leads software development strategy and execution across internal tools, customer-facing platforms, and integrations, responsible for architecture, engineering standards, delivery timelines, and aligning technology solutions with business objectives. Empyreal Logistics is a Denver, Colorado-based company focused on delivering superior cash management solutions through a comprehensive, 4-tiered approach. The company prioritizes the safety of its team members and is building a workforce of dedicated professionals who share values of integrity, accountability, and excellence.

Requirements

5+ years in software development or business systems; 2+ years leading a team.
Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business or related field
Daily working proficiency with Claude Code (or equivalent agentic coding tools) - fluent in workflows, hooks, sub-agents, and MCP.
Hands-on building experience with the Claude API or Agent SDK (or comparable LLM platforms) in a production context - including tool use, evaluation, and cost management.
Track record of introducing AI-assisted development practices to a team and measurably improving delivery speed or quality.
Proficiency across our stack - Node.js, .NET, REST and React/TypeScript - with hands-on experience in the Azure ecosystem and enterprise auth patterns (SSO, RBAC).
Strong grasp of system architecture and integration patterns; experience overseeing BSAs and translating requirements into technical deliverables.
Understanding of financial services / cash management compliance, security, and regulatory considerations.
Strong communication skills - bridges technical and non-technical audiences.

Nice To Haves

Experience deploying Claude or similar AI tools to non-developer audiences (operations, finance, support) - building skills, plugins, or workflows that stuck.
Familiarity with MCP, prompt-injection defenses, and AI evaluation frameworks.
Cash-in-Transit, banking, armored logistics, or financial services background; familiarity with PCI-DSS, SOC 2, or similar compliance frameworks.
Enterprise business systems experience (ERP, CRM, WMS, finance, analytics) and BI/data integration tooling.
Hands-on Kubernetes operations and DevOps practices (CI/CD, containerization, observability).
Small-to-mid-size company experience where wearing multiple hats is the norm.
Lead using the Servant Leadership methodology.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and grow the team; manage capacity across project work, BAU, and strategic initiatives; recruit as the team scales.
Coach the team on effective AI-assisted workflows - prompt design, agentic delegation, reviewing AI output, and knowing when not to use it.
Use Claude Code as a primary development tool and establish the team standards, hooks, slash commands, and plugins that make it effective in our codebase.
Build with the Claude API and Agent SDK - model selection, tool use, MCP servers, evaluation, and cost/latency trade-offs.
Drive Cowork adoption with BSAs and other non-developer roles; create reusable skills and plugins for the org.
Establish guardrails for safe, compliant AI use in a regulated environment: data handling, secrets, prompt-injection defense, output review, audit trails.
Own the SDLC end-to-end; set engineering standards and code-review practices (including for AI-generated code); contribute hands-on as a player-coach.
Lead architectural decisions across both React, Node and the Azure-native stack; ensure scalable, secure, maintainable solutions.
Run an Agile/Scrum cadence appropriate for a small team; manage timelines, remove blockers, communicate clearly to executives and stakeholders.
Own the strategy and ongoing optimization of enterprise business systems across operations, finance, logistics, and analytics; ensure integration, reliability, and data integrity.
Partner with the CTO, IT Systems, and IT Security to expand Claude usage across Empyreal - surfacing high-leverage automation opportunities outside Engineering and supporting safe rollout.