Software Development Manager

Smartlinx

Lead Software Developer overseeing architecture and engineering of distributed systems at Smartlinx. Engage deeply in coding while mentoring engineers in a cloud-based environment.

Posted 5/12/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $150,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDistributed SystemsMicroservices.NETSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Design and own the architecture of complex, scalable distributed systems running in Microsoft Azure
Apply and enforce Clean Architecture and SOLID principles across all systems, new builds and refactors alike.
Lead architectural reviews, design sessions, documenting decisions with rationale and trade-offs.
Define team-wide patterns for cross-cutting concerns: logging, error handling, validation, caching, retry/resilience, and authorization.
Identify and remediate architectural debt proactively, balance pragmatic delivery with long-term system health.
Champion observability, reliability, and security as first-class engineering concerns.
Write clean, production-grade C# / .NET Core code on a regular basis
Design and optimize complex SQL Server schemas, queries, stored procedures, and indexing strategies.
Build and maintain RESTful APIs, microservices, and event-driven components.
Own end-to-end performance tuning across application, database, and infrastructure layers.
Contribute to CI/CD pipeline design and DevOps practices on Azure.
Lead and coordinate a distributed team of onshore and offshore developers across time zones.
Run daily standups, sprint planning, and technical backlog grooming.
Provide meaningful code reviews, mentorship, to junior and mid-level engineers.
Remove blockers, manage technical risk, and escalate impediments proactively.
Actively leverage AI coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude Code) to improve team velocity and code quality.
Identify and implement AI-assisted patterns for code generation, test coverage, documentation, and code review.
Help the team develop best practices and guardrails around responsible AI tooling use in production workflows.

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of professional software development experience, with at least 2 years in a technical lead or principal capacity.
Expert-level proficiency in C# and .NET Core
Demonstrated mastery of Clean Architecture, SOLID principles, and DDD in production systems.
Strong hands-on experience with scalable distributed systems
Proven experience designing and operating Azure cloud platform
Solid onshore and offshore development teams
Demonstrated experience managing and mentoring both
Experience integrating AI coding assistants into engineering workflows (Copilot, Cursor, or similar).
Strong written and verbal communication skills; able to distill complex technical topics for non-technical stakeholders.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Competitive compensation package with performance-based bonus
Equity participation in a growing, post-acquisition SaaS company
Hybrid work model with flexible remote days
Budget for AI tooling, developer tools, and continuing education
Medical, Dental, Vision, FSA & HSA, Life Insurance, Pet Insurance and 401(k).

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Hard Skills & Tools

C#.NET CoreSQL ServerRESTful APIsmicroservicesevent-driven componentsperformance tuningCI/CDDevOpsClean Architecture

Soft Skills

leadershipmentorshipcommunicationproblem-solvingteam coordinationtechnical risk managementagile methodologiescode reviewdocumentationstakeholder engagement