Sr Manager Software Development

As the Software Development Engineering Manager for IDEXX Veterinary Software, you will manage and grow the VetSoft Payments engineering team, a group of experienced, dedicated, and skilled engineers building a mission‑critical, cloud‑native payments platform for the veterinary industry. You will inherit a strong foundation and continue to evolve the platform as customer needs and business priorities grow. 

This role offers a unique opportunity to lead a distributed engineering team while delivering secure, reliable, and scalable payment capabilities that create lasting value for veterinary practices, corporate partners, and pet owners worldwide. 

In this role, you will:  

• Lead and develop a geographically distributed engineering team across the U.S. and UK, fostering a culture of ownership, inclusion, and continuous improvement  

• Define and maintain a technical roadmap that supports platform scalability, reliability, and security 

• Partner closely with Product to translate themes and strategy into clear technical execution through agile delivery 

• Drive high engineering velocity while maintaining a strong focus on quality, reliability, and operational excellence 

• Establish and evolve engineering standards, development practices, CI/CD pipelines, and test strategies 

• Champion secure engineering practices and sound operational discipline for systems processing financial transactions 

• Team with commercial stakeholders such as corporate strategy, marketing, customer support and operations  

• Recruit, mentor, and retain top engineering talent 

What you will need to succeed: 

• You have experience managing a software development team or in a similar role, including 10 or more years total in Software, 3 or more years in Software Leadership  

• You have a strong technical background, have personally delivered solutions in a similar technical stack, and willing to stay hands‑on in leading teams 

• Experience designing, building, and operating mission‑critical SaaS systems 

• Strong experience with TypeScript / Node.js, React, AWS‑based serverless architectures, and RESTful APIs 

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, automation, and test strategy 

• Proficiency with standard development tools such as Jira, Confluence, Slack, etc.  

• Strong experience using AI coding tools / AI developer productivity tools 

What are we looking for?    

• Advanced knowledge and experience with AWS services and architectures 

• Experience with designing and implementing mission critical systems that manage large scale data sets.     

• In-depth experience creating API/Service interfaces.     

• Experience in payments, fintech, or other regulated environments is a big plus 

• Experience with event‑driven architectures and multi‑region deployments 

• Experience significantly improving developer productivity, delivery cadence, and engineering throughput – especially through the use of AI 

• Experience leading technology projects across different time zones, and engineering teams in multiple locations.    

What you can expect from us    

• Salary $155,000 – $165,000  

• Opportunity for annual cash bonus  

• Health / Dental / Vision Benefits Day-One    

• 5% matching 401k    

• Additional benefits include pet insurance, mental health resources, volunteer paid days off, employee stock program, foundation donation matching, and more!     

Why IDEXX   

 We’re proud of the work we do, because our work matters. An innovation leader in every industry we serve, we follow our Purpose and Guiding Principles to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy, to ensure safe drinking water for billions, and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and a global workforce of over 10,000 talented people.   

So, what does that mean for you? We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that embraces challenges and encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX, you will be supported by competitive compensation, incentives, and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.    

 Let’s Pursue What Matters.   

 IDEXX values a diverse workforce and workplace and strongly encourages women, people of color, LGBTQ individuals, people with disabilities, members of ethnic minorities, foreign-born residents, and veterans to apply.    

IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race, color, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, religion, national origin, citizenship status, disability, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, medical condition, or any protected category prohibited by local, state, or federal laws 

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