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Software Development Manager

Robert Half Recruiting
Itasca, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 12/4/2025 CLOSED ON 1/2/2026

What are the responsibilities and job description for the Software Development Manager position at Robert Half Recruiting?

They are expanding their team in 2026 and will be hiring two full-time Software Development Managers. These individuals will have direct reports, with additional team growth planned later in the year. The primary focus for this expansion is to build an additional layer on top of their existing application to simplify their product offerings and accelerate feature-driven work, ultimately improving client onboarding speed.

There is substantial work ahead across both the backend and frontend.


Looking for leaders who are comfortable working closely with product teams and scrum masters, and who can communicate effectively while collaborating with a small development team of approximately 3–5 people. These roles require leading the team while remaining hands-on with development work. It will be about 60/40 split between hands on and management.


Candidates must have strong Java experience, and they prefer individuals with full-stack capabilities. Tech stack includes JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap, with a significant portion of the frontend built in AngularJS or other versions of Angular. On the data side, they work with multiple databases, primarily Oracle and PostgreSQL, as well as MapR.



Top Requirements:

  • 2 years of leadership experience
  • Java
  • Front end experience
  • Fintech experience- plus!

Salary : $140,000 - $175,000

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