Software Development Manager

LawDepot

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

LawDepot is seeking a Software Development Manager to lead the teams responsible for their contract platform and internal content management system (CMS) editor experience. This role involves technical leadership and people management, guiding development decisions, improving engineering practices, and building teams that deliver product and platform improvements. The manager will coach developers, set expectations, and foster strong execution. Collaboration with Product, UX, QA, Architecture, and other Information Systems leaders is key to aligning priorities, managing delivery, improving quality, and ensuring the team's work supports business goals. A significant aspect of the role includes advancing practical AI adoption by using AI tools, helping developers build AI-assisted workflows, and measuring their impact on delivery, software quality, and customer outcomes. This is a full-time, permanent position working 37.5 hours per week, with options for hybrid work from the Edmonton, Alberta office or fully remote across Canada.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Computing Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
2+ years of demonstrated experience leading software development teams and supporting developer performance, growth, and delivery.
7+ years of experience in software development, architecture, or technical delivery.
Experience managing projects, processes, priorities, and technical delivery in a software development environment.
Strong technical judgment across web applications, APIs, data models, automated testing, CI/CD, security, and production troubleshooting.
Hands-on experience using AI platforms, agents, or related tools in real software engineering work.
Ability to validate AI-generated output, identify risks, and coach others on where human judgment is required.
Strong business acumen and the ability to connect technical decisions to company priorities and operational outcomes.
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional business stakeholders.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain trade-offs, negotiate scope, and align stakeholders.
Familiarity with Agile processes and cross-functional software delivery.

Nice To Haves

Experience with our core technology stack, including TypeScript or JavaScript, C#/.NET, Vue, SQL Server, and Entity Framework Core.
Experience introducing reusable AI workflows, engineering playbooks, or developer enablement practices, including measuring their impact on delivery, quality, rework, or cost.
Familiarity with Model Context Protocol or similar approaches for connecting AI tools to engineering or product workflows.
Experience leading AI adoption, technical transformation, or broader change management initiatives.

Responsibilities

Manage Software Developers and Scrum Masters to create technical solutions that deliver an exceptional experience for millions of website users and internal CMS platform team members.
Set clear expectations, coach team members, guide performance and career development, and build shared ownership of delivery and production quality.
Partner with Product Owners and stakeholders to develop high-level strategy and deliver technical roadmaps.
Remove delivery obstacles and keep teams focused on high-impact, value-driven work.
Translate technical context, risks, dependencies, and trade-offs into clear business language for stakeholders and leaders.
Make architecture and technology selection decisions that align with business goals and long-term scalability.
Manage project schedules, scope, work estimates, dependencies, risks, and delivery commitments.
Identify and apply practical uses of AI across technical investigation, prototyping, code review, test case development, documentation, and delivery analysis to improve team efficiency, software quality, customer outcomes, and product capabilities.
Coach developers on effective AI-assisted engineering practices, including task decomposition, context preparation, output validation, and appropriate human review.
Strengthen development practices related to web applications, APIs, data models, automated testing, CI/CD, security, and production troubleshooting.
Manage releases, rollout readiness, rollback planning, incident response, technical quality, and the removal of temporary feature flags or obsolete code.
Enable website experimentation setup with Product and Analytics teams, ensuring clear success measures and operational readiness.
Support hiring, onboarding, day-to-day operations, and people management activities to foster a high-performing team.