Director of Application Development

State College, Pennsylvania, United States, Remote Worker- N/A

At KCF, we are committed to providing best-in-class benefits, engaging development opportunities, and powerful perks that are focused on bringing out the best in you.

Full-time benefits include:

• 100% company-paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance premiums
• Health Savings Account with generous employer contributions
• Flexible work model for most positions, "work from home, work from anywhere"
• Competitive compensation & bonus opportunities
• 401(k) with company match
• Monthly cell phone and internet stipend
• $500 annual wellness reimbursement
• Learning culture committed to growth and continuous development

Mission & Values:

KCF Technologies exists to solve the world's machine health problems to drive safety and sustainability for our communities. We empower industry to eradicate downtime, waste, and injuries with KCF's Machine Health Solutions Platform. Learn more at

Curious about what working at KCF is really like? Explore Life at KCF here! If you’re an A-player who wants to be part of one of the most important companies revitalizing machine health across the world, KCF is the place for you. If our values resonate with you, please keep reading!

Core Values:

• Smarts:
  We are humbly aggressive lifelong learners.
• Grit:
  We are scrappy, proactive problem solvers who don’t stop until the job is done.
• Drive:
  We demonstrate an insatiable hunger to serve others.
• Responsibility:
  We do the right thing and contribute to the greater good.
• Autonomy:
  We own our work and define how we do it, while aligned with the greater mission.

Where You Come In:

We are seeking a hands‑on Director of Application Development to lead our web and mobile engineering teams responsible for building and delivering high‑quality SaaS applications. This role is focused on people leadership, technical execution, and delivery excellence across all software development efforts, while working in close partnership with Platform Engineering, Product Management and Quality Assurance to ensure reliable, scalable, and secure software delivery.

The Director of Application Development can be located anywhere within the United States, with our work from home, work from anywhere model.

• Lead and manage all software development efforts for KCF’s web and mobile applications, including both full-time employees and contract developers.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership and guidance across frontend, backend, and mobile development teams.
• Partner closely with Product Management and UX/UI teams to translate product vision, requirements, and designs into well‑planned, technically feasible software solutions.
• Collaborate with QA to improve software quality through test strategy, automation, and continuous improvement.
• Own and continuously improve the Software Development Lifecycle (SDLC) for web and mobile platforms.
• Drive consistent, predictable delivery of features and enhancements through effective planning, estimation, and execution.
• Participate in release planning and approvals for new features and production deployments.
• Foster a strong engineering culture centered on accountability, collaboration, quality, and continuous learning.
• Coach, mentor, and develop engineers through regular feedback, performance management, and career growth planning.
• Ensure teams are effectively using agile methodologies such as Scrum and Kanban.
• Identify and address technical debt while balancing new feature delivery.
• Work cross‑functionally with infrastructure, data, and security teams to ensure software solutions align with broader platform standards.
• Research and apply modern software development practices, tools, and trends to improve team effectiveness.
• Support incident response and production issue resolution in partnership with other technology teams when needed.
• Create and track team goals, OKRs, and delivery metrics aligned with company objectives.
• All other duties as assigned by KCF leadership staff.

Qualifications:

Required Experience

• 8‑10+ years of professional software development experience with progressive leadership responsibility.
• Prior experience as a Lead Engineer, Engineering Manager, or Director leading…