Wonderful Orchards is seeking a Software Development Manager that leads developers, partners with stakeholders, and develops the technical strategy that the development team uses to build and maintain the company’s custom applications, enterprise integrations and reporting solutions. This position owns application architecture, delivery priorities, team development, production reliability, and modernization planning across environments that are primarily built with .NET and Oracle technologies. Hands-on, technical leadership is required including architecture and code reviews, complex troubleshooting, but most importantly performance of the team and application portfolio.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead, coach, and evaluate .NET and Oracle developers, while developing the team’s technical and leadership capabilities.
- Establish team goals, allocate resources, manage workloads, and support succession and professional development.
- Own application roadmaps, priorities, delivery commitments, and the long-term health of the application portfolio.
- Partner with business and IT leaders to define requirements, evaluate tradeoffs, and establish realistic delivery plans.
- Provide architectural direction for .NET applications, Oracle database solutions, APIs, and enterprise integrations.
- Establish and enforce standards for design, development, code review, testing, security, documentation, deployment, and support.
- Oversee Azure DevOps backlogs, Git repositories, build and release pipelines, and related development controls.
- Ensure production reliability through monitoring, incident response, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
- Plan and lead platform upgrades, application modernization, technical-debt reduction, and application retirement.
- Manage contractors, consulting firms, budgets, statements of work, and vendor performance.
- Communicate delivery status, risks, resource constraints, and technical recommendations for business and IT leadership.
- Participate directly in architecture reviews, complex troubleshooting, and critical development work when appropriate.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information technology, software engineering, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Ten or more years of experience in application development, software architecture, or enterprise systems.
- Five or more years of experience leading software-development teams, including coaching, performance management, and resource planning.
SPECIFIC KNOWELDGE, AND SKILLS:
- Strong experience with C#, modern .NET, ASP.NET Core, Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, relational data modeling, and REST APIs.
- Demonstrated experience designing and supporting enterprise applications, database solutions, and system integrations.
- Experience with Azure DevOps, Git, automated build and deployment pipelines, code-review practices, and structured software-development processes.
- Experience managing production applications, including incident response, root-cause analysis, release management, and operational support.
- Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, technical debt, project delivery, and long-term platform health.
- Experience managing contractors, vendors, project budgets, and statements of work.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain technical risks and tradeoffs to business and IT leaders.
PREFFERED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with Oracle E-Business Suite, including inbound and outbound integrations and the underlying data model.
- Experience with modern JavaScript frameworks such as Angular or React.
- Experience with Tableau or comparable reporting and analytics platforms.
- Experience with mobile or cross-platform application development, including .NET MAUI.
- Project or program management experience.
- Experience supporting agricultural, logistics, utility, or other operational business systems.
Pay Range: $170,0000 - $200,000 and may include a discretionary bonus. Final compensation will be dependent upon skills & experience.
Why chose Wonderful?
Wonderful Nurseries and Wonderful Orchards are part of The Wonderful Company, a privately held $5 billion company, which also has other No. 1 brands such as Wonderful® Pistachios, FIJI® Water, Wonderful® Halos®, JUSTIN® Wine, and Teleflora®. To learn more about The Wonderful Company, visit www.wonderful.com, or follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. To view the current Corporate Social Responsibility report, visit www.wonderful.com/csr.
- We nourish, naturally - We believe that what you put into your body matters. The most nutritious -- and best-tasting -- foods are those from nature.
- We play to win - Our employees set ambitious goals and meet challenges with unified purpose and unmatched energy.
- We act differently - With courage and fearlessness, we are relentless in our quest to inspire healthier. food and beverage choices. As a privately held organization, we have the freedom and the power to make quick and effective decisions.
Wonderful Orchards and The Wonderful Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer and with opportunities for advancement. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected categories.
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