Development Coordinator

Zantaz Data Resources; Naples, Village of Williamsville (FL, NY); Remote; GBP 101,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Zantaz Data Resources LLC seeks a Development Coordinator to maintain, enhance, and modernize enterprise software. You will oversee technical development and delivery of new product capabilities, with hands-on engineering, architecture, and AI-assisted tooling.

The role collaborates with Account Management, Professional Services, Infrastructure, and Development partners to translate business needs into reliable, production-ready solutions.

Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting production enterprise software.
• Strong programming, debugging, and software architecture skills with modern frameworks.
• Experience diagnosing complex defects and validating results via testing.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Azure DevOps, version control, CI/CD, and release practices.
• Ability to coordinate external developers or contractors and communicate with stakeholders.
• Experience applying secure development practices and automated testing.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on development to design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise software.
• Translate requirements into technical specs, architectures, and development plans.
• Modernize legacy apps while respecting IP and licensing requirements.
• Develop frontend interfaces and customer workflows with accessible design.
• Build secure APIs and backend services with proper authentication and validation.
• Review pull requests, dependencies, tests, and security risks prior to release.
• Maintain DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and environment separation.
• Prepare release notes, documentation, and deployment instructions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to meet customer requirements.

Skills

Hands-on development

Software architecture

Frontend & backend

APIs

Databases (SQL/NoSQL)

CI/CD pipelines

AI coding tools

Security practices

Code review

Tools

GitHub

Azure DevOps

Job description

Location: Naples, FL or Williamsville, NY HQ or Global Remote with full Amazon Echo 5 drop-in collaboration.

Compensation: $150K USD Annual Contract + performance-based incentives

The Opportunity

We are seeking a Development Coordinator to maintain, enhance, and modernize Zantaz's enterprise software solutions while overseeing technical development and delivery of new product capabilities.

This hands-on role combines software engineering, system architecture, product development, technical project coordination, and AI-assisted coding.You will directly investigate and resolve software issues, develop new capabilities, review external developers' work, and ensure software releases meet high standards for security, performance, usability, and maintainability.

You will collaborate closely with our Account Management, Professional Services, Infrastructure, and Development partners to translate business requirements into reliable, production-ready solutions.

The ideal candidate is a technically skilled software engineer and resourceful problem-solver who enjoys building products, improving existing technology, leveraging AI development tools, and taking ownership of technical delivery.

What You Will Do

Software Development & Product Engineering

• Hands-On Development:Design, build, maintain, and troubleshoot enterprise software applications, including existing Zantaz archive technology and approved Logix development initiatives.
• Product Architecture:Translate business requirements into technical specifications, scalable architectures, optimized SQL/NoSQL databases, and actionable development plans.
• Legacy Modernization:Investigate complex software defects, improve existing codebases, resolve technical debt, and modernize applications while respecting intellectual property and licensing requirements.
• Frontend & User Experience:Develop responsive interfaces and intuitive customer workflows using modern frontend technologies, established design systems, and accessibility best practices.
• Backend Engineering & Security:Build reliable APIs and backend services with secure authentication, input validation, secrets management, and appropriate performance optimization.
• Code Quality & Testing:Apply software engineering standards, design patterns, automated testing, and disciplined debugging to ensure maintainable, secure, and reliable code.

Development Coordination & Release Management

• Development Planning:Translate customer needs and product priorities into development requirements, technical designs, acceptance criteria, and achievable milestones.
• Contractor Management:Scope and coordinate external development work, review delivered code, validate quality and security, and ensure adherence to Zantaz's technical standards and intellectual property requirements.
• Code Review & Quality Assurance:Review pull requests, dependencies, test coverage, and security risks before approving integration or release.
• DevOps & Release Management:Maintain GitHub and Azure DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, version control, reproducible builds, and separation of development, staging, and production environments.
• Deployment & Documentation:Prepare release notes, technical documentation, testing evidence, deployment instructions, rollback plans, and support handoffs.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:Work with Account Management, Professional Services, and Infrastructure teams to align development priorities, deployment readiness, and customer requirements.

At Zantaz, AI is integral to how we develop software.We seek professionals who actively leverage AI-assisted engineering and automation to accelerate development while maintaining code quality, security, and technical accountability.

• AI-Assisted Software Development:Use tools such as Claude Code, ChatGPT Codex, and modern AI development platforms to accelerate coding, debugging, refactoring, and feature development.
• Intelligent Code Analysis:Apply AI to investigate legacy applications, identify defects, analyze dependencies, and recommend maintainable improvements.
• AI-Powered Testing & Quality Assurance:Develop AI-assisted workflows for test generation, code reviews, vulnerability identification, regression prevention, and release validation.
• Development Automation & AI Agents:Build and maintain AI-powered workflows that streamline development planning, documentation, pull requests, CI/CD processes, and release management.
• AI Tooling & Integration:Configure and maintain approved AI development environments, agent instructions, and integrations such as Model Context Protocol [MCP], with appropriate security and access controls.
• Responsible AI Engineering:Validate AI-generated code, dependencies, and technical recommendations through human review, comprehensive testing, and secure development practices.

Candidates should demonstrate AI-assisted software or development workflows they have personally built, tested, deployed, and maintained, including measurable improvements in engineering productivity, software quality, or delivery efficiency.

What You Will Bring

Required Experience & Qualifications

• Proven hands-on experience developing, maintaining, and troubleshooting production enterprise software.
• Strong programming, debugging, and software architecture skills, including experience with modern application frameworks and existing codebases.
• Working knowledge of frontend and backend development, APIs, SQL/NoSQL databases, and secure application design.
• Experience diagnosing complex software defects, identifying root causes, implementing corrections, and validating results through testing.
• Proficiency with GitHub, Azure DevOps, version control, CI/CD pipelines, and structured software release practices.
• Experience reviewing code, managing development quality, and coordinating external developers or technical contractors.
• Understanding of secure software development, automated testing, dependency management, and deployment procedures.
• Practical experience using AI-assisted coding tools to build, improve, or maintain software while independently validating generated results.
• Strong technical communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions to nontechnical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience maintaining legacy enterprise applications or modernizing complex software systems.
• Familiarity with React, Tailwind CSS, Vite, or comparable frontend technologies.
• Experience with Microsoft Azure, Microsoft 365 integrations, enterprise identity management, and cloud application infrastructure.
• Knowledge of enterprise archiving, eDiscovery, information governance, or data management technologies.
• Experience implementing AI coding agents, MCP integrations, automated code analysis, or AI-enabled development workflows.
• Familiarity with SOLID principles, test-driven development, architecture decision records, and modern software design patterns.
• Experience improving user interfaces, customer workflows, and application accessibility.
• Understanding of software licensing, intellectual property safeguards, and secure management of third-party code.

What Success Looks Like

Success means maintaining reliable enterprise software, resolving technical issues, delivering secure product improvements, and ensuring consistent engineering quality across internal and external development work.

Your First 90 Days:

• Days 1–30 | Assess & Establish:Review existing codebases, development environments, build processes, contractor work, and product priorities.Reproduce a known software issue and identify critical security, licensing, or release risks.
• Days 31–60 | Build & Improve:Deliver a tested software correction or targeted enhancement, establish contractor development and acceptance procedures, and demonstrate reproducible build and release processes.
• Days 61–90 | Deliver & Optimize:Complete an agreed product release or development milestone with validated testing, deployment documentation, rollback procedures, and support handoff.Establish a realistic development roadmap that balances current-product maintenance with approved new initiatives.

Ongoing performance is measured by software reliability, code quality, successful releases, effective contractor coordination, technical documentation, and measurable improvements in engineering productivity.

Who Thrives at Zantaz

We value innovative, technically capable professionals who take ownership, solve challenging problems, and continuously improve how software is designed, developed, and delivered.

You will thrive in this role if you:

• Enjoy hands-on software engineering, debugging, and improving complex enterprise applications.
• Balance technical architecture and product innovation with practical coding, testing, and maintenance.
• Take ownership of software quality, delivery commitments, and technical outcomes.
• Communicate clearly and collaborate effectively with developers, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
• Work independently, stay organized, and manage competing priorities in a globally distributed environment.
• Embrace AI and emerging development technologies while maintaining strong engineering judgment and security standards.

Location & Compensation

Zantaz operates internationally, supporting enterprise customers and collaborating with distributed engineering and technical teams across multiple time zones.

Location: Naples, FL or Williamsville, NY HQ or Global Remote with full Amazon Echo 5 drop-in collaboration.

Compensation: $150K USD Annual Contract + performance-based incentives

Note: At $150,000 annually plus performance incentives, our proposed pay program is 48.2% above the published global survey median of $101,218 for Software Engineers.Global recruitment broadens the pool of engineering talent available within the agreed budget.Source: Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2026.survey.stackoverflow.co