Development Manager (Hybrid – Austin, TX)

Development Manager
Location: Austin, Texas
Compensation: Competitive compensation + benefits

About This Role

The Development Manager is a full-time leadership role responsible for building and growing high-performing engineering teams while leading TogetherWork’s transformation to modernize our products. You’ll partner closely with product management to define and execute the roadmap, drive the modernization of legacy systems, and raise the bar for quality and delivery across the team. You’ll set technical direction and coach engineers.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, fostering growth, performance, and a culture of high-quality delivery
• Drive the transformation and modernization of legacy applications toward modern technologies and architecture
• Partner with product management to define and execute the product roadmap
• Set technical standards and architectural direction, and review code and designs to uphold quality
• Champion the adoption of AI-native development, including Claude and Cursor, to improve team velocity, quality, and consistency
• Coordinate and manage execution across onshore and offshore engineering teams
• Implement and refine best practices in CI/CD and cloud-based development
• Ensure high-quality, scalable, and maintainable software delivery across multiple codebases

What You’ll Bring

• 3+ years in a engineering manager role, with proven experience building and growing strong engineering teams
• Experience leading teams of 15–20, spanning both software engineers and quality engineers
• Demonstrated success leading teams with a focus on high quality and leveraging AI tooling (e.g., Claude, Cursor) to boost productivity
• Experience managing or working across onshore and offshore teams (required)
• Strong technical background across .NET, AWS, React, and SQL Server
• Experience working with Agile methodologies
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

• Experience with PHP

• Mobile development experience, iOS or Android

• Experience in the payments industry

• Familiarity with React Native

• Prior B2B SaaS experience supporting large customer bases

• Interest or experience in rock climbing or the gym industry

Compensation & Benefits

Benefits:

• • Medical, dental, and vision insurance options
  • 100% Employer paid short/long term disability
  • 100% employer-paid Basic Life and AD&D insurance
  • 401(k) retirement plan with a 100% company match up to 4%
  • Flexible paid personal/vacation time built on mutual trust and accountability
  • 10 sick days annually
  • 10 company paid holidays
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave

Inclusion and Diversity
TogetherWork is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. We are a company where diverse backgrounds, experiences, and viewpoints are valued. TogetherWork does not make hiring or employment decisions on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, age, ethnic or national origin, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal laws.

Interview Process & Expectations
Our interviews are designed to be interactive and conversational. Candidates are expected to respond based on their own experience and thinking during live interviews.

To ensure a fair and consistent interview experience, the use of real-time AI tools or other external assistance to generate or guide interview responses is not permitted. Interviews are intended to reflect an individual’s judgment, problem-solving approach, and communication.