Senior Manager, Software Development

Aderant Holdings, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 140.000 - 190.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Aderant Holdings, Inc. seeks a Senior Software Development Manager in Atlanta to lead a cross-functional engineering team focused on modernizing a core platform with TypeScript, API surfaces, and mobile-aware backend design.

You will drive cloud-native delivery on AWS, establish technical standards, mentor engineers, and partner with product and QA to ensure reliable, secure, and scalable services across regions.

Qualifikationen

• 5+ years in engineering leadership with hands-on TypeScript and full-stack exposure.
• Proven track record migrating to modern service platforms on AWS.
• Experience designing scalable, observable, secure systems.
• Strong communicator with technical and business partners.

Aufgaben

• Lead a cross-functional team delivering core platform APIs, mobile apps, and desktop clients.
• Drive modernization toward a TypeScript-centric service architecture.
• Set technical standards for design, observability, and security by default.
• Coach engineers and manage delivery across multi-region operations and incidents.
• Collaborate with Product, QA, and Platform teams to ensure release predictability.

Kenntnisse

TypeScript

API engineering

Mobile-aware backend

Architectural modernization

AWS cloud

Leadership & coaching

Cross-functional collaboration

Observability & reliability

Security by default

Communication skills

Tools

NestJS

Node.js

React

Nx monorepo tooling

Jobbeschreibung

## Senior Manager, Software DevelopmentApplyremote type: Hybridlocations: Atlanta, Georgiatime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: REQ\_100000413Aderant is a global industry leading software company providing comprehensive business management solutions for law firms and other professional services organizations with a mission to help them run a better business. We are motivated by a collective desire to drive the legal industry to the forefront of innovation. With over 2,500 clients around the world, including 95 of the top AmLaw 100 firms, we are changing the outside perception of the legal sphere; where there was once resistance to modernization, we are creating a culture that embraces new ideas and technology.At Aderant, the “A” is more than just a letter. It is a representation of how we fulfill our foundational purpose, serving our clients. It embodies our core values and reminds us that to achieve success, every day must start with the “A”. We bring the “A” to life by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. We encourage our diverse teams to bring their whole selves to work – ideas, experience, and passion – to drive our mission forward.Our people are our strength.**Senior Software Development Manager****Role Overview**We are hiring an Engineering Manager with deep technical expertise to lead a team building and modernizing a business-critical platform. This role is ideal for a hands-on technical leader who is strong in TypeScript, understands mobile and API client impacts, thinks architecturally, and can lead delivery in cloud-native environments (especially AWS, with optional experience in hybrid or multi-cloud setups).**What You Will Own**- Lead a cross-functional engineering team delivering core platform capabilities across APIs, mobile apps, desktop clients, and other integrated surfaces.- Drive modernization initiatives, focusing on migrating towards a TypeScript-oriented service architecture (e.g., Node-based frameworks and monorepo tooling where applicable).- Partner with Product, QA, and platform teams to define sequencing, reduce delivery risk, and maintain release predictability.- Establish strong technical standards for service design, code quality, observability, and secure-by-default implementation.- Support multi-region production operations and incident response practices with clear operational ownership.- Coach engineers, strengthening team capability while maintaining technical depth in leadership.**Key Responsibilities**- *Technical leadership*: Set direction for TypeScript services, API contracts, and long-term platform architecture.- *Execution leadership*: Convert ambiguous initiatives into scoped, phased plans with measurable milestones and managed dependencies.- *Cloud and systems design*: Guide implementation choices across AWS (e.g., messaging, queue-based workflows, managed data stores) and related hybrid integrations where relevant.- *Mobile-aware platform delivery*: Ensure backend and API decisions account for mobile authentication flows, token lifecycle behavior, and coordinated releases across clients.- *Security and compliance partnership*: Lead readiness for security assessments, remediation planning, and enterprise mobility or policy requirements.- *Operational excellence*: Build observability and reliability practices (dashboards, alerting, health checks, post-incident learning loops).- *People management*: Hire, mentor, and develop engineers while building a high-trust, high-accountability team culture.**Required Qualifications**- 5+ years in engineering leadership roles with direct people management responsibility.- Strong hands-on background in TypeScript, client side and backend/API engineering.- Proven experience leading architectural modernization or migration from legacy systems to modern service platforms.- Experience designing and operating distributed systems in AWS.- Strong architectural judgment across scalability, reliability, maintainability, and delivery trade-offs.- Experience managing cross-team delivery with product, QA, and platform stakeholders.- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical partners.**Preferred Qualifications**- Experience with Node.js ecosystems, API frameworks (e.g., NestJS), React, monorepo tooling (e.g., Nx), and related build and quality tooling.- Experience in hybrid or multi-cloud environments (e.g., API gateways, edge routing, cross-cloud networking).- Experience with enterprise SSO/authentication patterns and regional deployment concerns.- Track record improving incident response, observability maturity, and release governance.### About UsAderant is a global industry leading software company providing comprehensive business management solutions for law firms and other professional services organizations with a mission to help them run a better business. We are motivated by a collective desire to drive the legal industry to the forefront of innovation. With over 2,500 clients around the world, including 95 of the top AmLaw 100 firms, we are changing the outside perception of the legal sphere; where there was once resistance to modernization, we are creating a culture that embraces new ideas and technology. At Aderant, the “A” is more than just a letter. It is a representation of how we fulfill our foundational purpose, serving our clients. It embodies our core values and reminds us that to achieve success, every day must start with the “A”. We bring the “A” to life by fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and personal growth. We encourage our diverse teams to bring their whole selves to work – ideas, experience, and passion – to drive our mission forward. Our people are our strength.