Supervisor of Application Development
Supervisor, Application Development
The Supervisor, Application Development is responsible for leading a team of software developers while remaining actively involved in the design, development, and support of enterprise applications. This individual will oversee day-to-day development activities, production support, sprint execution, and delivery efforts while ensuring adherence to SDLC processes and development best practices.
This role serves as a bridge between IT leadership and the development team, providing both technical leadership and people management. The Supervisor will mentor developers, drive accountability, manage priorities, and help deliver scalable, maintainable software solutions that support business objectives.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 4-8 software developers.
- Manage sprint planning, workload prioritization, and project delivery.
- Oversee code quality, SDLC compliance, and development best practices.
- Participate in software development, troubleshooting, and technical implementation activities (approximately 40% hands-on).
- Conduct code reviews and provide technical guidance to team members.
- Partner with business analysts, architects, QA teams, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions.
- Support production applications, incident management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Track delivery metrics and help drive operational and engineering excellence.
Qualifications
- 7+ years of software development experience.
- 3+ years of leadership, supervisory, or team management experience.
- Experience leading enterprise application development teams.
- Strong understanding of SDLC, Agile/Kanban methodologies, and release management.
- Experience with C#, .NET, Azure, Azure DevOps, SQL Server, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
- Strong understanding of microservices, messaging architectures, and cloud-based applications.
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, code reviews, and development standards.
- Proven ability to mentor developers and communicate effectively with both technical and business stakeholders.
- Insurance or financial services experience preferred.
Preferred Experience
- Application modernization initiatives.
- Azure Service Bus and API-driven integrations.
- Enterprise platforms such as Duck Creek, Salesforce, and ServiceNow.
- Production support, incident management, and operational support environments.
- Managing both onshore and offshore development resources.
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