Remote Senior Manager, Application Development Leader

Beacon Hill Staffing Group

Montgomery (AL)

Remote

USD 140,000 - 190,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Job summary

Beacon Hill Staffing Group is seeking a Senior Manager of Application Development to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-scale applications, APIs, integrations, and cloud-based solutions for a large enterprise. This hands-on leadership role blends architecture direction with engineering management, guiding a team through modern cloud-native initiatives.

The ideal candidate will have extensive Java/Spring Boot experience, proficiency with REST/microservices on AWS, and a strong track

Qualifications

10+ years of progressive software engineering/application development experience.
5+ years of technical leadership and/or engineering management experience.
Strong hands-on architecture and solution design experience.
Strong development background with Java and Spring Boot.
Extensive experience with REST APIs, microservices, and enterprise integrations.
Strong experience designing and implementing cloud solutions on AWS.
Experience with event-driven and distributed application architectures.
Experience working with SQL and NoSQL databases.
Ability to lead complex technical programs from architecture/design through execution.
Experience leading distributed engineering teams.
Strong understanding of Agile delivery and modern software engineering practices.
Exposure to AI-assisted software development, AI agents, or intelligent workflow automation.

Responsibilities

Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of enterprise applications and modernization initiatives.
Provide hands-on technical leadership across Java, APIs, microservices, AWS, and AI-enabled solutions.
Develop high-level and low-level solution designs and ensure successful technical implementation.
Lead and mentor a team of approximately 5-7 engineering resources.
Drive projects and larger technical initiatives from design through production delivery.
Partner with product, architecture, engineering, and business stakeholders.
Lead development of cloud applications using modern AWS architecture patterns.
Drive adoption of microservices, event-driven architecture, reusable services, and API-first design.
Oversee enterprise API and integration design, development, security, and governance.
Support adoption of AI-assisted development tools and AI-powered applications/workflows.
Champion Agile, DevOps, DevSecOps, CI/CD, quality engineering, and observability best practices.