The Software Development Manager leads engineering teams, ensuring high-quality software delivery, mentoring engineers, and managing team development, while collaborating cross-functionally to align with business objectives.
Are you passionate about making a difference in people's lives? Do you enjoy working in a service-oriented industry? If so, this opportunity may be the right fit for you!
Modivcare is looking for an experienced Software Development Manager to join our team, responsible for leading software engineering teams in designing, developing, testing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions while delivering business value at scale.
This role…
- Leads, mentors, and develops a team of software engineers through coaching, performance management, and career development planning
- Fosters a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement
- Owns hiring, onboarding, succession planning, and overall team development
- Promotes engineering excellence, quality standards, and operational rigor across the team
- Guides architectural and design decisions to ensure scalable, reliable, and maintainable systems
- Partners with senior engineers and architects to review system design, code quality, and technical strategies
- Ensures adherence to secure coding practices, testing standards, and deployment processes
- Balances technical debt reduction with delivery of new features and enhancements
- Owns delivery commitments, ensuring milestones are achieved on time and with high quality
- Plans and manages team capacity, roadmaps, and priorities aligned with business objectives
- Identifies risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, communicating them proactively to stakeholders
- Drives adoption of AI tools and best practices to improve development velocity
- Continuously improves development processes and team effectiveness
- Oversees operational support practices, including troubleshooting procedures and system reliability
- Manages on-call rotations for mission-critical systems
- Collaborates cross-functionally with Product, Design, QA, Security, Infrastructure, and Operations teams
- Communicates technical concepts and delivery status to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
We are interested in speaking with individuals with the following…
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
- Five (5) plus years of professional software development experience
- Four (4) plus years of experience managing or leading software engineering teams
- Strong understanding of modern software development practices and architecture
- Experience with distributed systems and cloud platforms (Azure, AWS)
- Proven ability to deliver complex software projects at scale
- Hands-on experience with modern programming languages such as C#, Java, or JavaScript/TypeScript
- Familiarity with on-premises systems and cloud migration strategies
- Experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and observability tools
- Strong data-driven decision-making and problem-solving skills
Salary: $116,700-$160,400
This role is bonus eligible based on individual and company performance.
Modivcare’s positions are posted and open for applications for a minimum of 5 days. Positions may be posted for a maximum of 45 days dependent on the type of role, the number of roles, and the number of applications received. We encourage our prospective candidates to submit their application(s) expediently so as not to miss out on our opportunities. We frequently post new opportunities and encourage prospective candidates to check back often for new postings.
We value our team members and realize the importance of benefits for you and your family.
Modivcare offers a comprehensive benefits package to include the following:
- Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance
- Employer Paid Basic Life Insurance and AD&D
- Voluntary Life Insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
- Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
- Pre-Tax and Post --Tax Commuter and Parking Benefits
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Match
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Employee Discounts (retail, hotel, food, restaurants, car rental and much more!)
Modivcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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- Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Protected Veterans/Disabled
- We consider all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, handicap or disability, or status as a Vietnam-era or special disabled veteran in accordance with federal law. If you need assistance, please reach out to us at [email protected]
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