Software Development Manager

Loggerhead•Tampa, FL

About The Position

The Software Development Manager is a hands-on technical leader responsible for leading a small, high-performing team while actively contributing to the design, development, and delivery of modern software solutions. This role is ideal for a passionate builder and mentor—someone who remains deeply engaged in coding, system design, and emerging technologies while guiding developers toward best practices and high-quality outcomes. Success requires active participation in development, code reviews, troubleshooting, and technical decision-making alongside leadership responsibilities.

Requirements

10+ years software development experience with strong hands-on coding
3+ years in a technical leadership role
Expertise in Java and Spring Boot
Experience with microservices and REST APIs
Strong knowledge of NoSQL (CosmosDB, MongoDB) and JSON
Experience with JavaScript/TypeScript frontend frameworks
Experience with container technologies, preferably Kubernetes (AKS)
CI/CD and DevOps practices with Git-based workflows
Experience building externally facing web applications
Strong secure coding practices

Nice To Haves

Experience in P&C insurance or financial services
Familiarity with AI/ML applied to business workflows
Experience scaling high-transaction systems
Hands-on leadership and mentorship
Strong problem-solving skills
Ability to align business and technology
Pragmatic and results-driven mindset
Commitment to innovation, quality, and continuous improvement

Responsibilities

Actively design, develop, and maintain production-grade software (backend and frontend).
Contribute directly to complex feature development and system enhancements.
Lead architectural decisions for microservices-based systems.
Guide evolution of cloud-native applications in Azure (AKS, APIM, CosmosDB).
Enforce clean architecture, coding standards, and performance best practices.
Lead and mentor a team of 6 resources across Software Development and DevOps.
Provide hands-on coaching through code reviews and pair programming.
Promote engineering excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Establish secure coding practices and strong testing discipline.
Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Support delivery of customer-facing digital products.
Align engineering efforts with customer experience and business goals.
Identify and implement AI use cases for developer productivity and customer experience.
Drive adoption of CI/CD, test automation, and observability practices.
Oversee CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices.
Partner with DevOps to improve deployment reliability and scalability.