Team Lead, Application Development

Harvest Group is a trusted integrated commerce agency that specializes in serving CPG suppliers looking to grow their business at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Kroger, Sam’s Club, Costco, and Harris Teeter. Harvest Group offers a connected commerce solution leading their clients with account management, digital content management, retail media management, and replenishment services. Established in 2006, our multi-functional team of retail experts leverages first-class systems and technologies to support our clients along every step of the retail journey.

At Harvest Group, our culture and values are at the core of everything we do. This is evident in every area of our business – in our people, relationships, processes, and ultimately in how we serve our clients. This approach has humbly allowed us the opportunity to receive the following awards:

• Inc Best Places to Work - 2025
• Great Place to Work Certified – 2024
• Fortune’s Best Workplaces for Women – 2024
• Fortune’s Best Consulting & Professional Services - 2024
• Business Intelligence Group Best Places to Work - 2023
• Integrity:
  Doing what is right in all things
• Relationship:
  Pursuing depth, trust, and collaboration
• Service:
  Laboring for others with humility and care
• Excellence:
  Delivering extraordinary performance and results with humility
• Journey:
  Embracing our past and planning for our future with faith

The Team Lead - Application Development role is responsible for crafting and owning valuable solutions to business problems. This role will create innovative software, adhere to best practices, and ensure the sustainability of enterprise-level applications.

Our approach to servicing our employees is grounded in our values. To deliver excellence for our Harvest Group employees, we do require that this role is based in Rogers (AR) or Cincinnati (OH). If you are applying but do not currently reside in one of these markets, please note that relocation will not be covered by Harvest Group.

• Lead a cross-functional software development team, overseeing project delivery, technical execution, and professional development of team members.
• Serve as technical lead on assigned projects, providing hands‑on development support and architectural guidance alongside the team.
• Contribute directly to the design, development, and enhancement of new and existing software applications, ensuring solutions are aligned with business goals and enterprise architecture standards.
• Partner with Product Owners, business stakeholders, and other technology leaders to translate business needs into technical solutions and drive initiatives forward.
• Uphold and evolve Harvest’s architectural standards, participating in system design discussions and ensuring adherence to best practices around scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Lead Agile/Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning, daily standups, backlog refinement, and retrospectives, ensuring predictable delivery and continuous improvement.
• Manage team performance through goal setting, regular feedback, coaching, and career development planning.
• Mentor developers by providing guidance on technical challenges, code quality, and best practices, fostering a culture of learning and collaboration.
• Participate in and facilitate code reviews, promoting high engineering standards, knowledge sharing, and constructive feedback.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve complex technical issues, balancing short-term fixes with long-term maintainable solutions.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and infrastructure teams to support deployment, monitoring, and operational stability of applications.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and improvement opportunities related to delivery, process, or technology.

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development, with a strong track record of solving complex business problems.
• 2+ years of experience managing or leading software developers, including performance management and mentoring.
• Senior‑level proficiency in C#, .NET, or related technologies, with the ability to design and implement production‑ready solutions.
• Demonstrated understanding of software design principles, data…