Overview Sr. Development Manager Alpharetta, GA Are you ready for what’s next, now? Aptean is a global provider of mission-critical, industry-specific software solutions. Aptean’s purpose-built ERP and supply chain management solutions help address the unique challenges facing process and discrete manufacturers, distributors, and other focused organizations. Aptean’s compliance solutions are built for companies serving specific markets such as finance, healthcare, biotech, and pharmaceuticals. Over 4,500 highly specialized organizations in more than 20 industries and 54 countries rely on Aptean to streamline their everyday operations. Aptean offers competitive pay and robust benefit plans along with the opportunity to grow your career in a fast-paced, flexible, and casual environment—an outstanding opportunity for career development and growth. The Role As a Development Manager at Aptean, you will lead a team of software developers working on cutting-edge AI-powered solutions. While technical expertise is important, this role emphasizes leadership, project execution, and AI strategy rather than deep hands-on AI development. The ideal candidate has strong experience in Python, TypeScript, or C#/.NET, a solid background in cloud environments (Azure or AWS), and a foundational understanding of AI concepts. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality software development, aligning AI capabilities with business needs, and fostering an agile, high-performance development culture. Key Responsibilities: Team & Project Leadership: Lead, mentor, and guide a team of developers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation. Drive execution of AI-powered software projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery. Work closely with product managers, architects, and stakeholders to align development efforts with business goals. AI Strategy & Implementation: Oversee the integration of AI-driven functionalities into enterprise applications. Ensure AI capabilities align with product roadmaps and customer needs. Stay updated on AI trends and guide the team on best practices without needing deep hands-on AI coding expertise. Technical Oversight & Best Practices: Ensure software follows best practices in security, scalability, and cloud deployment. Guide architectural decisions related to Python, TypeScript, or C#/.NET applications in Azure or AWS environments. Manage API integrations, microservices, and data pipelines as part of the software development process. Stakeholder Communication & Reporting: Act as the bridge between technical teams and business leaders, translating AI capabilities into strategic business impact. Provide regular status updates, reporting progress and challenges to senior leadership. Preferred Skills & Qualifications: Technical Expertise: Programming: Strong background in Python, TypeScript, or C#/.NET. Cloud: Experience with Azure or AWS cloud environments. AI Knowledge: Understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, or AI-driven product development (hands-on expertise is a plus but not required). Integration: Familiarity with API development, microservices, and integration patterns. Leadership & Communication: Proven experience leading development teams and driving projects to completion. Strong ability to communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Experience working in agile development environments. Educational & Professional Background: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field. 6+ years of software development experience, including leadership or managerial roles. Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity, and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders, and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability, or age. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions, and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing innovative solutions to our customer base. “At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees, and our company.” – TVN Reddy