Senior Manager Software Development

Make an impact

• Lead and mentor a team of software engineers in the design, development, and delivery of warehouse automation solutions.
• Serve as a technical authority in software development efforts with Java, C#, Python, and other development languages along with architectural design decisions.
• Review designs and team solutions to ensure architecture principles are being followed and executed to ensure a modular, scalable, and high-availability automation platform.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and deliverables.
• Maintain a balance between technical and operational leadership and hands-on support for the teams delivery responsibilities.
• Oversee the end-to-end project lifecycle for all SDLC activities to include shared responsibilities around planning, estimation, and alignment of the projects with business objectives and timelines.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI/ML and Agentic platforms and tools where applicable.
• Participate in strategic planning and roadmap creation for automation software initiatives.
• Drive Agile methodologies ensuring the facilitation of sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives, and backlog grooming in coordination with product owners and solution architects.
• Foster a high-performance engineering culture through mentoring, coaching and career development, promoting accountability, innovation, and collaboration.
• Establish, maintain, and monitor KPIs to track project health, team productivity, and software quality.
• Champion best practices in software development including CI/CD, automated testing, code quality, security, and documentation.
• Ensure compliancy for team and architectures to support ISO 27001, NIST, GDPR and any certifications established for logistics data security.

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years of professional software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a leadership or managerial capacity.
• Proven experience in Java, C#, Python, or other development languages to include Spring framework and designing RESTful microservices or components.
• Solid understanding of software architecture, distributed systems, and cloud-native services (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Strong background in Agile methodologies with practical experience managing multiple software projects.
• Strong background in DevOps tools and practices to include containerization (Docker and Kubernetes) to include cloud-native deployments.
• Demonstrated success in building and scaling high-performing engineering teams.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and stakeholder alignment.

Additional Skills a Plus:

• Experience in Warehouse automation, WMS, industrial control systems, or robotics software.
• Familiarity with AI-driven tools for warehouse efficiency, fault prediction, and logistics optimizations.
• Familiarity or practical experience with agentic AI platforms (e.g. GitHub CoPilot, AI pair programmers, etc.) and tools to accelerate software development.
• Hands on experience with real-time warehouse control systems (WMS, WES, SCADA, PLCs, or other platforms).