Manager of Application Development

Benefits

• Company‑funded tuition assistance
• Paid Time Off
• 401(k) – 100% match up to 5%
• Medical/Dental/Vision insurance beginning the month after 30 days
• Competitive pay
• Career development opportunities

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. No sponsorship is provided.

• Manage the development and deployment of new applications, systems software, and enhancements to existing applications and supporting services and data
• Cultivate, disseminate, and enforce development, administrative, and operational best practices
• Lead strategy and implementation for best practices in delivery of application development products
• Ensure solutions are maintainable, sustainable, and aligned to business outcomes
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve issues and defects through collaboration and monitoring application performance
• Research and make recommendations on software products in support of procurement and development efforts
• Coordinate feasibility studies for software and system products under consideration for purchase and provide recommendations based on findings
• Partner with business, product, and design teams to translate needs into actionable delivery plans and to deliver best‑in‑class customer experience
• Review and analyze existing applications’ effectiveness and efficiency, and develop strategies for improving or leveraging these systems
• Where necessary, prepare, establish, and monitor budgets
• Continuously learn and adopt new technologies as required to meet business needs
• Drive adoption of AI‑assisted development tools (e.g., Git Hub Copilot, Claude Code, Tabnine) to improve development efficiency and code quality
• Define team standards and guardrails for responsible AI usage (e.g., code review expectations, security considerations, and testing requirements)
• Embed AI‑enabled practices into SDLC and Dev Ops workflows, including automated testing, CI/CD, and observability/monitoring

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience (minimum 4 years)
• 8+ years of application development experience2+ years of experience leading development teams
• Qualified to work in the United States without sponsorship

• Strong proficiency in application development patterns and practices
• Proficient understanding of code versioning tools and workflows (e.g., Git)
• Product mindset with strong customer focus
• Ability to operate effectively both independently and within a team using Agile methodology
• Ability to recommend and enforce industry best practices and patterns
• Ability to mentor and lead developers and other technical roles
• Strong customer‑service orientation with understanding of organizational goals and objectives
• Well organized; team oriented
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills
• Clear, concise communication across technical and non‑technical audiences
• Collaborative mindset with the ability to influence without authority
• Attention to detail with a focus on risk‑based quality decisions
• Prolonged periods of sitting and computer use
• Occasional bending and stooping
• Manual dexterity sufficient to operate a computer keyboard and standard office equipment
• Requires normal range of vision and hearing
• Occasional lifting of up to 25 pounds may be required

Love’s is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans encouraged to apply.