Software Development Leader

Job Details

Location:

Strongsville, OH 44136 | Category:
Information Technology

We are seeking a hands‑on software development leader to provide technical leadership, delivery alignment, and engineering consistency across all proprietary software development. This role is responsible for ensuring high‑quality, scalable, and secure software solutions that support critical business operations while remaining actively engaged in system design and development.

The ideal candidate is a hands‑on leader who works alongside development teams, contributing to architecture, solving complex technical problems, and improving delivery outcomes without introducing unnecessary process or management layers. This role operates within a lean organizational model and emphasizes execution, ownership, and practical engineering discipline.

This role also provides cross‑team leadership, partnering closely with IT, infrastructure, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment across systems and priorities. Exposure to or experience with AI‑assisted development tools is strongly preferred, particularly in improving developer productivity, automation, and software quality.

• Provide technical leadership across multiple development teams without introducing unnecessary management layers
• Actively participate in architecture, solution design, and complex development efforts
• Serve as an escalation point for difficult technical and delivery challenges across teams
• Ensure consistent, practical engineering standards across applications, integrations, and services
• Drive improved delivery outcomes by identifying and removing cross‑team friction
• Establish and reinforce strong QA and testing practices, including automated testing, test coverage, and quality ownership within development teams
• Partner closely with QA resources to improve defect prevention, testing efficiency, and release quality
• Collaborate with Dev Ops to ensure effective CI/CD pipelines, deployment practices, and environment consistency
• Participate in code reviews and guide technical decision‑making for critical systems
• Promote the use of AI‑assisted development tooling to improve productivity, code quality, and delivery speed
• Identify opportunities to automate development, testing, and operational workflows using AI or scripting approaches
• Evaluate AI‑generated outputs and ensure appropriate validation, security, and human oversight are maintained
• Establish and maintain alignment with enterprise architecture, integration patterns, and platform standards
• Partner with cybersecurity to ensure secure coding practices and timely remediation of vulnerabilities
• Maintain accountability for application performance, reliability, and production support readiness
• Work directly within development tools, platforms, and codebases when needed to support delivery
• Partner with business and IT stakeholders to align development efforts with priorities and business outcomes
• Track delivery effectiveness and apply lightweight metrics to improve execution without adding unnecessary process
• Evaluate tools, platforms, and vendors that improve development efficiency or reduce operational complexity
• Influence development practices across teams through hands‑on engagement, not formal governance
• Lead and mentor team leads and senior engineers, strengthening technical and leadership capabilities
• Continuously experiment with emerging technologies, including AI, to improve engineering effectiveness

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 8+ years of experience in software development or engineering roles
• 5+ years of experience in a senior technical or hands‑on leadership role
• Strong experience in application architecture, system design, and integrations
• Proven ability to operate as a hands‑on leader, not solely as a manager
• Experience working across multiple development teams or complex delivery environments
• Experience with QA/testing strategies, automation frameworks, and quality engineering practices
• Experience working with Dev Ops practices, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment automation
• Strong…