[Remote] Software Development Manager

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Stream Companies is a full-service integrated advertising agency that develops marketing and technology solutions for brands. The Software Development Manager will lead engineers and contribute hands-on to the company’s MarTech SaaS platform, overseeing platform delivery, data and generative AI capabilities, agile execution, and cross-functional alignment.

Responsibilities

• Manage and mentor engineers, conduct regular 1-on-1s, and foster a collaborative team culture focused on delivering value to automotive dealers
• Actively participate in the build. You aren't just managing—you are in the code, shipping features, building POCs, and helping the team solve complex MarTech and web-scale engineering challenges
• Execute the expansion of generative AI features and our data ecosystem under direction from leadership. Help build out platform capabilities that enhance dealership-to-buyer interactions
• Drive operational excellence across both build teams. Keep teams focused and accountable to strict 2-week sprint cycles, removing daily blockers, sizing work accurately, and ensuring high-quality, continuous delivery
• Work closely with the VP, taking direct strategic direction to execute roadmap priorities and ensure tight frontend-to-backend integration with UX/UI design

Skills

• To be successful, you must have strong, practical experience building and maintaining web applications within our specific tech stack
• PHP, Laravel, and Vue.js 3.0
• AWS (emphasis on serverless architecture and Lambdas)
• Claude/Anthropic, Snowflake
• 4+ years of software engineering experience, including 2+ years in a hands-on people management role overseeing software developers, ideally within a B2B SaaS or MarTech environment
• Demonstrated experience balancing direct management responsibilities with writing code, conducting technical reviews, and actively building features
• Proven ability to lead development teams through disciplined 2-week agile sprints, keeping velocity predictable and removing blockers
• Ability to take direct guidance from executive leadership, translate product requirements into clear developer tasks, and collaborate across functional teams
• Prior experience building software for automotive dealerships, retail technology, or customer-facing marketing platforms is a strong plus
• Hands-on experience working with Snowflake beyond basic warehousing, including exposure to building data pipelines and integrating AI/LLM components (e.g., RAG, vector embeddings)

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