First Merchants Bank is seeking a Manager, Software Development to join our team! This position will manage all activities related to the design, development, testing, documentation, deployment, and maintenance of internally developed software applications and technology solutions. This includes extensive work designing, implementing, and maintaining API-driven architectures, ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable integrations across enterprise systems.
As part of this role you will:
- Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Software Development team focused on quality, velocity, compliance, and secure engineering practices.
- Manage workload distribution, sprint planning, performance expectations, and career development for team members.
- Promote a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and adherence to enterprise SDLC standards.
- Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, ensuring compliance with organizational SDLC requirements, including planning, requirements documentation, design reviews, development, testing, and deployment.
- Ensure development teams follow secure coding practices, peer code review standards, Git workflows and unit testing expectations.
- Drive the development of robust, scalable, secure, and easy-to-use web-based and API-driven applications that meet business requirements and architectural direction.
- Oversee API-driven architecture and RESTful service development.
- Lead system integration design efforts including APIs, microservices, and service components.
- Champion API-first design and reusable service patterns.
- Lead tactical planning and continuous improvement efforts for SDLC processes, coding standards, testing frameworks, and development tooling.
- Identify and execute efficiency gains, technical debt reduction opportunities, and modernization initiatives.
- Maintain strong relationships across Technology and business units to ensure solution alignment, clear communication, and effective delivery.
- Provide technical leadership and consultation to business partners regarding solution design, feasibility, and prioritization.
- Ensure development practices align with security standards, audit expectations, and regulatory requirements (including SOX and data classification guidance).
- Maintain readiness for internal/external audit requests, SDLC evidence reviews, and architectural governance checkpoints.
In order to be successful in this position, we require the following:
- High School diploma or equivalent (GED)
- A minimum of seven (7) years of software development experience, including a minimum of three (3) years of management experience.
The following would be a plus:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study
- Five (5) years of software development management experience
- Software Development or Agile Certifications
First Merchants offers the following:
- Base Pay PLUS Bonuses
- Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401k
- Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Additional Benefits
A little about us:
First Merchants is guided by a genuine philosophy of being a meaningful place to work and having a prosperous impact across all walks of life throughout the communities we serve, including consumers, businesses and other organizations. Our Vision, Mission and Team statement reflect and reinforce that authentic service philosophy.
Our Vision is:
To enhance the financial wellness of the diverse communities we serve.
Our Mission is:
To be the most responsive, knowledgeable, and high-performing financial organization for our clients, teammates, and shareholders.
Our Team:
"We are a collection of dynamic colleagues with diverse experiences and perspectives who share a passion for positively impacting lives. We are genuinely committed to attracting and engaging teammates of diverse backgrounds. We believe in the power of inclusion and belonging."
Apply today to begin your career with us!
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What We Do
First Merchants Corporation is the largest financial services holding company in Central Indiana, headquartered in Muncie, Indiana. The Corporation has one full-service bank charter, First Merchants Bank. The Bank also operates as First Merchants Private Wealth Advisors (as a division of First Merchants Bank). First Merchants Corporation’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market System under the symbol FRME. First Merchants offers customers broad financial services throughout locations in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Michigan providing: • Commercial Banking (business) – checking, treasury management, card services, financing, loans, electronic banking, online and mobile banking. • Personal Banking (consumer) – checking, savings, CDs, mortgages, loans, IRAs, HSAs, online and mobile banking. • Private Wealth Advisors - trusts, investments, 401(k) plans, 403(b) plans, profit sharing plans, pension plans, cross-tested plans, cash balance plans, Flexible Spending Accounts, IRAs, SEP IRAs, and succession planning. First Merchants is committed to customers by: • Developing strong relationships. o As financial advisors – our professionals listen and provide solutions o The tenure of our professionals averages eight years, meaning you will enjoy continuity of service o We hire local professionals from the communities we serve • Customers benefit from local decision making. o Decisions are made faster o The process is streamlined, with each customer having a single point of contact. o Our financial professionals are empowered to develop tailored solutions. • The local communities we serve benefit from First Merchants’ involvement and support.
