Manager, Software Development

Spirit Halloween; Egg Harbor Township (NJ); On-site; USD 135,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Career advancement

Competitive base salary

Bonus opportunity

Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday

Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, L

Life and AD&D insurance

401k with company match

30% merchandise discount

Job summary

Spirit Halloween is seeking a Manager of Software Development in Egg Harbor Township, NJ to lead a team building AI-powered software solutions. You will oversee the full SDLC, drive project timelines, and enable enterprise AI capabilities while collaborating with stakeholders to define requirements and priorities.

The role requires guiding a group across Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and distributed architectures, with a focus on collaboration, innovation, and delivering high-quality systems for retail.

Qualifications

• Seven to 10 years of software development experience, including three to five years of management experience.
• Experience leading/managing teams (onshore and offshore) who develop AI-enabled solutions using end-to-end Microsoft stack.
• Ability to set goals, manage schedules (2-week sprints), and motivate teams to meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate and plan with cross-functional teams to achieve product delivery goals
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops work items, task board, source control, etc. and familiarity with CI/CD tools
• Detailed knowledge of database design and object/relational database technology
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills
• Retail or wholesale experience, preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software developers across the full SDLC.
• Champion the responsible use of AI in software development including AI-assisted coding and code review.
• Oversee project execution, budgets, team performance, and documentation.
• Develop and manage detailed project plans; allocate resources and manage schedules.
• Participate in architecture and standards discussions to improve processes.
• Supervise a team delivering distributed solutions and fostering innovation.
• Lead with Agile methodologies and align with business goals and EI.
• Hold regular team meetings to ensure progress and idea sharing.
• Oversee work across technical resources and ensure architecture guidelines.
• Serve as liaison to business, tech teams, and senior leadership.
• Approve AI software designs and participate in strategy sessions.

Skills

Team leadership

AI-enabled solutions

Azure DevOps

Project management

Agile

Cross-functional communication

Microsoft stack

Tools

MS SQL Server

.NET/.NET Core

C#

ASP.NET MVC/API

Docker

Kafka

Elasticsearch

Grafana

Redis

Job description

Overview

We are authentic, professional providers of fun, focused on building a Great Place To Work For All by staying true to our mission: “Life’s a Party, We’re Makin’ It Fun!” and “So Much Fun It’s Scary!”

At Spencer’s and Spirit, we do the right thing always-integrity, fairness, respect, and transparency are our foundation. You will find our culture to be inclusive, passionate, resilient, and one that values differences and embraces all.

One Team / One Goal

We are leaders and owners of our business success. Whether it’s developing new and exclusive costumes, quality testing products, or implementing technology solutions, our teams understand the value of working collaboratively to embrace change through innovation, curiosity, and thoughtfulness.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Flexible work environment
• Career advancement
• Competitive base salary
• Bonus opportunity
• Vacation, Personal, Sick and Holiday pay
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life and AD&D insurance
• 401k with a company match
• 30% merchandise discount

Responsibilities

As a Manager of Software Development, you will lead and mentor a team of software developers in designing, developing, and deploying high-quality AI-powered software solutions. You will be responsible for overseeing the entire software development lifecycle, managing project timelines, and ensuring the successful delivery of projects by adopting and enabling enterprise AI capabilities. Additionally, you will collaborate with stakeholders to define requirements, prioritize tasks, and foster a collaborative and innovative development environment.

• Manage the complete systems development lifecycle (including requirements definition, design, development, testing, implementation, and maintenance phases) for one or more functional module or modules; should be able to identify and mitigate project risks
• Champion the responsible use of AI in software development including AI-assisted coding, code review, documentation, requirements definition/translation, modernization, DevOps and analytics
• Oversee the analysis, execution, and support of all assigned projects; including resource planning, team selection, performance appraisals, budgets, and project documentation
• Develop and manage the project schedules; work closely with the project team to develop a detailed project plan, estimate the time and effort required and assign appropriate resources; ensure the adherence of application development and technology guidelines, communicate and interface with senior management and business users (sponsors)
• Participate and contribute to enhance the overall application and infrastructure architecture relating to process and standards
• Supervise/Mentor a team of Developers in delivering and supporting distributed solutions while fostering an environment conducive to innovation and career development
• Effectively lead team using Agile methodology, business goals and emotional intelligence
• Conduct daily/weekly team meetings to ensure goals are being met and ideas heard
• Ability to oversee the work performed by other technical resources on the team and ensure the compliance of application and architecture guidelines
• Serve as liaison to business community, technical team and senior leadership
• Approve AI software designs and actively participate in strategy sessions with the team and business community

Qualifications

• Seven to 10 years of software development experience, including three to five years of management experience
• Experience leading/managing teams (onshore and offshore) who develop AI-enabled solutions using end-to-end Microsoft stack
• Ability to set goals, manage schedules (2-week sprints), and motivate teams to meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate and plan with cross-functional teams to achieve product delivery goals
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops work items, task board, source control, etc. and familiarity with CI/CD tools
• Detailed knowledge of database design and object/relational database technology
• Strong analytical, conceptual and problem solving skills
• Retail or wholesale experience, preferred

Technology:

• Microsoft Stack – MS SQL Server, .Net/.Net Core, C#, ASP.Net (MVC/API/RAZOR), WPF
• Other – JavaScript (Angular 2+/JQuery), HTML, CSS, SharePoint, SSRS, ABP
• Distributed Application Architecture - Docker Containers, Event-Driven Messaging Infrastructure (Kafka), Microservices, Caching/Syncing, Analytics and monitoring (Elasticsearch, Logstash, Kibana, Grafana)
• Frameworks/Components- Redis, Identity Server, SSO, Blazor

The pay range reflects the potential base salary range for this role. Individual base pay is determined by various factors such as relevant experience and skills, and the scopeand responsibilities of the position.

Pay Range

$135,000 - $160,000