Software Development Manager

Novara provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations.

Position Description:

The Flex platform helps clients develop a comprehensive compliance program, leveraging technology to instill a culture of safety and maintain a productive workplace. The platform combines features that are tailored to the needs of our client’s business, including audits and inspections, incident management, flexible training, and reporting and insights.

Our stack includes Node.js, Vue.js, and AWS, and we operate in a Scrum-based, cross-functional environment with meaningful collaboration across product, design, operations, and external partners.

A key mandate of this role is to lead the team toward AI-enabled software development, embedding AI tools across the full software development lifecycle (SDLC) to improve speed, quality and leverage. This leader must be technically credible, capable of performing their own development work, and able to review architecture and code with authority.

Knowledge, Experience, Requirements:

• Experience managing engineering teams
• Experience operating in Agile/Scrum environments
• Experience coordinating cross-functional workstreams
• Strong experience with Node.js backend systems
• Experience with Vue.js or modern frontend frameworks
• Working knowledge of AWS infrastructure and cloud-native architectures
• Proficient in reviewing system design, architecture, and production code
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices
• Demonstrated experience using AI coding tools in real development workflows
• Experience managing vendors and consulting engagements
• Hands-on use of AI coding assistants in development and code review
• Ability to evaluate AI-generated output for correctness and risk
• Experience integrating AI tools into testing, documentation, and refactoring workflows
• Clear understanding of AI failure modes and governance considerations
  
  
  

Success Criteria:

• Deliver predictable sprint outcomes with improved velocity and reduced rework
• Raise code quality standards across the tech stack
• Successfully embed AI tooling into daily engineering workflows with measured improvements to key metrics
• Improve cross-team coordination and reduce delivery bottlenecks
• Establish clear architectural standards and review processes
• Strengthen vendor accountability and delivery quality
• Develop engineers through structured feedback and coaching
• Drive team engagement and retention
• Increase automation and measurable efficiency across the SDLC
• Track and manage dependencies and priorities across multiple concurrent projects
  
  
  

Compensation:

Annual Base Salary Range of 150k-180k

Annual Bonus Opportunity of 15%

As a growing company, Novara values its employees by supporting them with a full benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Flexible Spending Accounts, PTO, Paid and Floating Holidays, 401k with Company match and immediate vesting, Company-funded Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Programs, and No-cost Mental Health Benefits.

About Novara

Novara provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations.

Novara, a Providence Equity portfolio company, provides safety and operational risk management software that empowers organizations to identify and resolve issues before they become incidents. Through the Flex and Risk Management Center platforms, Novara helps organizations address operational risk proactively by unifying data, increasing workforce engagement, and proactively managing risk. Novara’s combination of training, software, and tools puts people and safety first while protecting critical operations.

Novara launched January 1 2026, as an independent company, a spin-off of the Flex and RMC software businesses formerly part of KPA.

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