Director of Software Development

Jonas Software

. Establish and lead agile development processes (Scrum/Kanban), implementing sprint planning, retrospectives, and velocity tracking .

Posted 4/22/2026full-timeRemote • California • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AngularCloudJavaJavaScript.NETNode.jsNoSQLPythonReactSDLCSQLVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Establish and lead agile development processes (Scrum/Kanban), implementing sprint planning, retrospectives, and velocity tracking
Define and enforce engineering best practices, including coding standards, peer reviews, documentation, and CI/CD integration
Mentor developers and foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and innovation
Partner closely with Product Management and Operations to translate business goals into technical plans and deliverables
Own the end-to-end SDLC and drive measurable improvements in quality, reliability, and time-to-market
Lead architectural and framework decisions across the stack (frontend, backend, APIs, database, integrations)
Design and evolve scalable, maintainable, and secure application architectures
Contribute code to critical components, especially in early-stage architecture and core system design
Guide database schema design, performance optimization, and data integrity practices
Collaborate with DevOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines, cloud deployment automation, and environment consistency
Drive adoption of testing frameworks, unit testing, and automated QA pipelines
Build and scale a high-performing team aligned with business growth and product strategy
Participate in long-term architectural planning and technology roadmap development
Evaluate emerging technologies and tools to improve productivity and maintain technical competitiveness
Partner with leadership on capacity planning, budgeting, and risk mitigation for ongoing and future initiatives.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional software development experience
3+ years in a leadership role (Tech Lead, Architect, or Director)
Proven experience designing and delivering full-stack web applications (front-end frameworks like Angular, React, or Vue + back-end such as Node.js, Python/FastAPI, .NET, or Java)
Strong architectural, design, and database modeling skills (SQL and/or NoSQL)
Demonstrated success implementing or maturing Agile processes within small to midsized teams
Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, version control (Git), and deployment automation
Strong understanding of software quality practices including automated testing and code reviews
Excellent communication and leadership skills; ability to balance technical depth with business context

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexible work arrangements
Professional development

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Hard Skills & Tools

agile developmentScrumKanbanCI/CDfull-stack web applicationsAngularReactNode.jsPythonSQL

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationaccountabilitycontinuous improvementinnovationcollaborationcapacity planningrisk mitigationbudgeting