Software Development Manager

Nationwide Marketing Group LLC

About The Position

Nationwide Marketing Group is seeking a Manager of Software Development to join our Product Data Management & Operations team. The Software Development Manager (AI/Data Platforms) is a leadership role responsible for overseeing multidisciplinary engineering teams that include software developers, data engineers, and Java-based web scraping engineers. This role combines people leadership, technical oversight, and strategic delivery ownership, with a strong emphasis on AI-enabled data acquisition, intelligent web scraping, and scalable platform development. This leader will drive execution across multiple technical domains while building high-performing teams, defining technical direction, and ensuring delivery excellence. The manager will align engineering efforts with business objectives, own delivery outcomes, establish operational excellence, and ensure scalable, secure, and compliant systems. This role requires deep experience in AI-driven web scraping, large-scale data acquisition, distributed systems, and cloud-native platforms (GCP, AWS), along with strong people leadership, organizational development, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
8+ years of software engineering or data engineering experience
3+ years in engineering leadership or management roles
Proven experience with AI-driven web scraping systems
Experience managing multi-disciplinary engineering teams
Strong background in Java-based systems
Experience with large-scale data acquisition and ingestion platforms
Strong knowledge of distributed systems and cloud-native architectures
Experience with AWS and/or GCP environments
Experience leading delivery across multiple technical domains
Strong people leadership and organizational development skills
Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Nice To Haves

Experience with AI/ML pipelines and data intelligence platforms
Experience with AI-driven web scraping
Experience in eCommerce or data-driven platforms
Experience managing hybrid teams (employees + contractors)
Experience with platform modernization initiatives
Experience building data products and operational platforms
Experience in technical transformation programs
Exposure to enterprise architecture or platform strategy roles

Responsibilities

Engineering Leadership & Team Management
Lead, manage, and develop a team of8engineers and contractors across software development, data engineering, and web scraping disciplines Build high-performing, accountable, and collaborative engineering teams
Coach, mentor, and develop engineers at multiple career stages
Lead hiring, onboarding, performance management, and career development
Create clear role definitions, expectations, and growth paths
Foster strong engineering culture focused on excellence, ownership, and continuous improvement
Technical Leadership &Delivery Ownership
Own technical delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives and platforms
Provide architectural guidance and technical oversight without micromanaging
Ensure systems are scalable, secure, reliable, and maintainable
Drive consistent engineering practices, standards, and processes
Balance technical excellence with delivery velocity
Oversee platform stability, performance, and operational reliability
AI Web Scraping & Data Acquisition Leadership
Design and implement AI/ML-enabled workflows and data-driven solutions
Own &Lead AI-driven web scraping and data acquisition initiatives
Oversee intelligent scraping architectures using Java-based systems, or other tech stack
Implement AI/ML techniques for adaptive scraping, data extraction, and normalization
Ensure ethical, compliant, and legally sound data collection practices
Drive automation and resilience in large-scale web scraping systems
Platform, Cloud & Data Architecture Oversight
Oversee cloud-native systems across AWS and GCP environments
Guide data platform architecture, pipelines, and integrations
Support scalable distributed systems and event-driven architectures
Partner with DevOps and infrastructure teams on CI/CD, observability, and reliability
Ensure platform security, compliance, and governance standards
Strategy, Planning & Execution
Translate business objectives into technical roadmaps and delivery plans
Define quarterly and annual engineering goals
Own delivery commitments, timelines, and execution accountability
Manage capacity planning and resource allocation
Balance short-term delivery with long-term platform strategy
Drive prioritization, sequencing, and dependency management
Define organization-wide engineering standards
Cross-Functional Leadership
Partner with Product, Data, Operations, Security, and Business teams
Align technical priorities with organizational strategy
Communicate technical strategy to non-technical stakeholders
Represent engineering in leadership and planning forums
Manage external vendors and partners
Governance, Quality & Operational Excellence
Establish engineering governance models
Define quality standards and delivery frameworks
Drive observability, reliability, and operational excellence
Implement risk management and compliance practices
Own incident management and continuous improvement processes

Benefits

Competitive base pay and performance bonus, dependent on role.
Medical, Dental, Vision with low-cost Employee Only coverage options
Employer Paid Basic Life/AD&D
Employer Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
MetLife supplemental insurance benefit options
Matching 401K with 100% vesting
Open PTO Policy, Paid Holidays, Paid Maternity/Paternity to help you balance work and personal life
Business casual work environment
Rewards & recognition platform -- earn points & redeem for merch!
Discounts Program on Electronics, Cells Phones, Health & Wellness, Travel, Entertainment, Home & Auto, Pet Insurance and more!