Software Development Manager

Soft Pro is the nation's leading provider of real estate closing and title insurance software. A division of Fidelity National Financial (NYSE: FNF), Soft Pro’s technology solutions are used in thousands of law firms and title companies throughout the country and are an essential part of residential and commercial Real Estate transactions. Soft Pro’s Headquarters is in Raleigh, North Carolina. Soft Pro has received national recognition for our excellent customer service and products and we were recently recognized as a 2026 Best Places to Work by the Triangle Business Journal!

Soft Pro has won this prestigious award 14 times since 2012!

We believe in taking care of our people and fostering a culture of excellence. Here’s what we offer:

• Comprehensive Benefits:
  Medical, dental, vision, disability, and more
• Financial Wellness: 401(k) with company match and Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off: vacation, holidays, and parental leave
• Flexibility:
  Some positions are eligible for 100% remote work, plus hybrid options for those living near our Raleigh HQ

Soft Pro is looking for a Software Development Manager to lead their awesome teams for a new SaaS product initiative. This position is located in our Raleigh, NC office. This is a hybrid position, with a requirement to be in the office 2-3 days a week. The primary responsibility of the Development Manager is to build and maintain high-performing software development teams including hiring, facilitating training and onboarding.

They will collaborate closely with the Product Owners and Scrum Masters to ensure the teams are meeting their commitments. This position will report to the Director of Software Engineering.

• Champion and continuously improve a modern, Azure-centric SDLC with a focus on agile delivery, Dev Ops automation and CI/CD.
• Enforce high engineering standards through code reviews with a relentless focus on technical excellence and secure-by-default design.
• Drive the adoption of Azure-native tools for observability, resilience, and deployment (e.g., Azure Dev Ops, Azure Monitor, Application Insights, AKS).
• Participate in the implementation of Generative AI Assisted / Agentic Coding approaches in our Software Development Lifecycle.
• Lead teams that are a mix of on- and nearshore (LATAM/Eastern Europe) resources.
• Own the team’s delivery process—from work intake and planning to quality assurance and deployment—ensuring transparency, accountability, and predictable outcomes.
• Eliminate friction in developer workflows by streamlining tooling, reducing unnecessary meetings, and fostering deep focus time.
• Encourage experimentation, continuous refactoring, and automation to reduce toil and increase velocity.
• Make timely decisions, communicate proactively, and adjust quickly to changing priorities without compromising quality or morale.
• Lead the team through tight timelines while maintaining a sustainable pace and a can-do attitude.
• Collaborate seamlessly with other Development Managers, Product Managers and Architects to deliver a solution that not only works, but delights

• 7+ years of hands-on software development experience, including deep knowledge of the Microsoft stack: .NET, C#, SQL Server, and cloud-native Azure services, as well as modern front-end frameworks, such as angular.
• 5+ years of experience managing and mentoring engineering teams in an agile environment.
• 3+ years of experience with applications utilizing microservices on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) or equivalent container orchestration platforms.
• Direct…