Development Manager

File & ServeXpress -
Dallas, TX

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Job Details

Benefits

Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
401(k)
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Qualifications

Software engineering
Managing software development teams

Full Job Description

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Development Manager to guide a team of software engineers in the design, development, and delivery of our cloud-hosted legal technology platform. You will bridge technical execution and team leadership — ensuring engineering quality, mentoring developers, and collaborating with product stakeholders to deliver reliable, scalable solutions.

Responsibilities & Duties

Day-to-Day Operations

Own the daily rhythm of the development department — standups, sprint planning, backlog grooming, retrospectives, and release coordination
Own the technical delivery and execution of the development team, ensuring high-quality, reliable, and maintainable software.
Monitor and communicate sprint progress, flag risks early, and remove blockers before they impact delivery
Architect and guide development of back-end services using .NET (C#), ensuring performance, security, scalability, and maintainability
Conduct code reviews and enforce engineering standards across the team
Assist and coordinate in remediation of escalated client support issues, driving root cause analysis and long-term fixes

Team Management

Directly manage a team of software engineers working across .NET back-end, SQL data, Angular front-end, and Azure infrastructure
Run sprint ceremonies, facilitate backlog grooming, and remove blockers
Enable and ensure the team achieves commitments as scoped, scheduled, and estimated. Set clear expectations for technical quality, ownership, and accountability.
Coach and mentor the development team through design reviews, code reviews, pairing, and technical guidance to ensure the delivery of secure, efficient, and timely releases.
Drive continuous improvement in engineering practices (including the use of AI development tools), team productivity, and system design.
Willing to assist in any development efforts for projects that are behind schedule
Actively contribute to the codebase (design, coding, debugging) as needed to support delivery and unblock the team
Work with the Vice President of Information Technology to refine the technical architecture and evolution of the platform, aligning with scalability, multi-tenancy, and long-term maintainability goals.
Define and guide service boundaries, integration patterns, and data architecture.
Evaluate and introduce new technologies (including AI capabilities) where they provide clear value.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with Product Management to translate business requirements into scalable, well-architected technical solutions.
Provide level of effort estimates and trade-off analysis to the Vice President of Information Technology
Collaborate with QA to define testing strategies and quality gates
Partner with DevOps and Security teams on CI/CD pipelines, deployment practices, and compliance requirements
Communicate technical tradeoffs and timelines clearly to non-technical stakeholders.
Provide regular status updates to leadership on team capacity, delivery progress, and upcoming risks

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Curiosity about, and strong interest in, leveraging and promoting AI tools to accelerate and improve development projects. Hands-on experience with such tooling a plus.
Strong expertise in .NET / C# back-end development, service-oriented architecture and microservices experience a plus.
Experience in designing and architecting cloud native solutions on platforms such as Azure or AWS, using cloud services.
Solid experience with SQL Server — data modeling, schema design, stored procedures, query optimization and performance tuning.
Hands-on experience with Angular (v15+) or equivalent modern front-end framework
Demonstrated experience deploying and operating applications on Microsoft Azure
Experience leading Agile/Scrum development teams
Strong communication skills — able to translate technical concepts for business audiences

Job Requirements

7+ years of software development experience, with at least 2 years in a lead or management role

Perks and Benefits

health benefits

Our competitive benefits package includes premium medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and their dependents.

Perks

FSX employee perks include 401k, life and disability insurance,, and work hour flexibility.

Work-life balance

A healthy work-life balance is vital. Our flexible PTO plan encourages team members to take time off so they can return feeling refreshed.

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