Manager, Software Development

Manager, Software Development

Location: Hybrid – Exton or Philadelphia, PA

Travel: Minimal, occasionally travel to meet with remote team members for team engagement and collaboration

Position Summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Manager, Software Development to lead a team of talented developers building Administrative Portals that power global-scale systems for User Management, Entitlement Management, Software Downloads, and Reporting.

This role is pivotal in driving innovation, ensuring service reliability, and delivering best-in-class solutions in partnership with Product Management and UX teams. You will own end-to-end product delivery—including service uptime (SLA)—and make data-driven decisions based on telemetry and usage insights.
The ideal candidate champions agile practices and cloud-native development, while fostering an empowered, high-performing team culture.

Tech Stack: .NET (C#), React, Azure
Team Size: 8 developers (with potential expansion)
Reporting: Directly to the Senior Director, Digital Experience Engineering

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of software developers, fostering growth and technical excellence.
• Drive agile delivery practices, ensuring timely and high-quality releases.
• Collaborate with Product Management and UX teams to define priorities and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Own end-to-end product delivery, including service reliability and uptime (SLA).
• Make data-driven decisions using telemetry and usage insights to improve performance and user satisfaction.
• Provide technical guidance on architecture, design, and best practices for cloud-native development.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, security, and compliance requirements.
• Promote a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Monitor team performance and support career development plans.
• Occasionally travel to meet with remote team members for team engagement and collaboration.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer (or any other physical requirements)

Qualifications

• Proven experience managing software development teams in an agile environment.
• Strong background in web application development using .NET (C#), React, and Azure.
• Excellent leadership and mentoring skills with a focus on people development.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and communicate effectively with stakeholders.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native architectures and modern development practices.
• Experience working on enterprise-scale or global systems is a plus.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).

What We Offer:

• A great Team and culture – please see our recruitment video.
• An exciting career as an integral part of a world-leading software company providing solutions for architecture, engineering, and construction.
• Competitive Salary and benefits.
• The opportunity to work within a global and diverse international team.
• A supportive and collaborative environment.
• Colleague Recognition Awards.

About Bentley Systems

Around the world, infrastructure professionals rely on software from Bentley Systems to help them design, build, and operate better and more resilient infrastructure for transportation, water, energy, cities, and more. Founded in 1984 by engineers for engineers, Bentley is the partner of choice for engineering firms and owner-operators worldwide, with software that spans engineering disciplines, industry sectors, and all phases of the infrastructure lifecycle. Through our digital twin solutions, we help infrastructure professionals unlock the value of their data to transform project delivery and asset performance. www.bentley.com

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