American Heart Association · 9 hours ago
Application Development Manager
Dallas, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
5+ years expThe American Heart Association is dedicated to fighting cardiovascular disease and is seeking an Application Development Manager to lead a team in Dallas, TX. This role involves managing development projects, overseeing application strategy, and ensuring high-quality software solutions that align with business goals.
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Responsibilities
Monitors operational metrics and processes and implements software engineering methodologies, tools, and best practices to ensure high-quality public experiences supporting our mission by generating revenue using a highly customized SaaS and fully custom proprietary software solution as part of the ecosystem
Knowledge of cybersecurity software principles and responsible for eliminating vulnerabilities
Expertise developing software in Azure cloud, including CICD, DevSecOps, zero-downtime deployments and the required judgment to balance efficiency with stability
Supports multiple development projects with scheduling, planning, and resource allocation of off the shelf customized and fully custom codebases
Develops expertise on the function and interactions of complex revenue-generating technology ecosystems with accountability for supporting defects and building highly reliable custom software solutions
Conducts feedback processes, including peer reviews, code reviews, and design reviews
Fosters a sense of urgency culture using individual and team coaching and mentoring to achieve software engineering and operational excellence
Will supervise vendors or off-shore resources
Performs other duties as required or assigned which are reasonably within the scope and responsibility of the job level and family
Ongoing development maintenance and support for production systems for a highly available solution with large user base and public use, preserving our high-quality brand reputation
Under supervision of and in partnership of the Senior Director of Application Development, helps define and drive enterprise-wide application strategy aligned with business goals, digital transformation initiatives, and long-term technology roadmaps
Oversees architecture governance and ensures scalable, secure, and maintainable application ecosystems across multiple business units
Establishes KPIs and success metrics for application performance, user experience, and delivery velocity across the portfolio
Leads cross-functional collaboration across infrastructure, security, data, integrations, and product teams to ensure seamless integration and compliance
Champions innovation and emerging technologies, evaluating new platforms, tools, and methodologies to enhance business agility and technical excellence
Guides organizational change management related to application modernization, cloud migration, and agile transformation
Mentors development resources on team, building succession plans and fostering a high-performing coach/player bench
Owns risk management and compliance for application development, ensuring alignment with regulatory standards and internal audit requirements
Provides senior leadership level insights and recommendations on application portfolio health and investment priorities
After hours support and work for escalated priority and urgent issues. This may require late after-hours, weekend and / or holiday work depending on the severity of the issue
Manage and participate in on – call support rotation for development team to support related systems as required
Extended support during peak season (January – April) to accommodate system availability and optimal performance during high traffic use period
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in computer science or computer engineering or equivalent experience
Five (5) Years minimum relevant experience (10 years preferred) and at least 3 year of leadership experience
Five (5) years of JavaScript software development experience, including React.js and TypeScript experience
Experience learning legacy solutions with complex data dependencies, owning end-to-end management of custom software, including endpoint management and custom development to support APIs and batch data transfers with external vendors and public-facing communication via email/SMS/etc
Application Design
Application Development
Application Programming Interfaces (API)
Coaching Others
Coordination
Effective Communication
Judgment and Decision Making
Leadership
Planning and Organizing
Programming
Project Management
Software Development Life Cycle
Software Engineering
Software Product Installation and Support
Team Management and Team Building
Time Management
Unit Testing
User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Life insurance
Robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution
Employee assistance program
Employee wellness program
Telemedicine
Medical consultation
Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees
12 paid holidays off each year
Tuition Assistance
Company
American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is the nation’s oldest and largest voluntary health organization.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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2024 (1)
2023 (4)
2022 (3)
2021 (2)
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$4.62MKey Investors
Stupski FoundationAmeriCorps Public AlliesCity Furniture
2025-08-14Grant· $0.1M
2024-07-09Grant· $2.7M
2024-06-06Grant· $0.69M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Hall
Chief, Data Science and Analytics
Lynne Braggs
National, Sr. Director Digital Content Production, Creative (Marketing)
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