Software Development Manager
CD Newco LLC d/b/a Curve Dental Calgary, Alberta, Canada

About this position
About Curve Dental:

Curve Dental is the leading cloud‑based dental practice management platform, helping thousands of dental practices streamline operations, improve patient experiences, and grow their businesses.

We’re entering the next phase of the Curve platform. We believe the future of dental software isn’t simply AI‑powered, it is AI‑enabled. Curve is building a shared intelligence platform that brings agentic AI into every aspect of the dental practice. From revenue cycle management and patient communications to scheduling, clinical documentation, insurance workflows, and operational automation, our goal is to create intelligent systems that help practices operate more efficiently while allowing dental teams to focus on delivering exceptional patient care.

To help bring this vision to life, we’re looking for a Software Development Manager to join our team. You’ll lead one or more high‑performing development teams, working alongside our Architecture and Product teams to design, build, and deliver the production software that powers intelligent workflows throughout the Curve platform.

We move quickly, collaborate closely, and take ownership. Whether you’re coaching a developer, unblocking a team, driving a release, or rolling up your sleeves on a difficult technical problem, you’ll be expected to lead from the front and understand that a project isn’t done until it’s in production and accepted by our customers.

What You’ll Do
As a Software Development Manager at Curve, you’ll lead one or more software development teams, working alongside Product Managers, Architects, and other Development Managers to deliver high‑quality software that advances Curve’s platform.

People Management

Continuously monitor and support the performance and growth of your direct reports

Own performance management, mentoring, feedback, and career planning for individual developers

Provide input into the performance process for non‑development team members (e.g. QA, Product Owners, UX)

Lead recruitment and onboarding for software developers on your teams

Handle disciplinary actions in coordination with senior management as needed

Manage team schedules, availability, and general administration

Technical

Participate in and coordinate the research, prototyping, and selection of new tools and technologies; assist in their implementation and rollout across the organization





Recognized within the development organization as technically skilled in one or more key technologies or practices, and able to contribute meaningfully beyond your core area of expertise

Perform code reviews to ensure adherence to design and coding standards, and champion the value of code review culture across teams

Participate in architectural design alongside software architects, infrastructure architects, and development leads

Coordinate with other engineering managers and architects to identify improvement opportunities across the product suite and prioritize technical debt

Evangelize software testing and quality assurance, making appropriate use of both automated and manual testing — and help set realistic coverage targets that lean toward quality wherever practical.

Contribute to setting realistic code coverage targets that balance quality and delivery speed — with a lean toward quality wherever practical

Balance technical debt reduction against the business need to deliver new functionality

Stay current with industry developments, emerging AI technologies, and modern software development practices

When needed, pair‑program with a developer or take on development work to keep a project moving

Management

Manage dependencies within and between project teams

Serve as the primary point of contact for removing blocking issues

Work alongside Product Manager on technical backlog definition, estimation, and maintenance

Define and coordinate the work necessary to deliver on a project for all relevant stakeholders

Ensure requirements are well understood and sufficient to maintain team velocity

Lead estimation and forecasting, helping teams plan realistic delivery timelines

Assist with deployment, validation, release, and rollback activities

Work closely with the infrastructure and operations team to coordinate product rollouts, provide input on monitoring, and support production issues

Be accountable for the transparency, execution, and successful delivery of your team's projects

Drive continuous improvement across your team's processes, tools, and communication





Engage with customers and vendors on new software features or products when needed

Some off‑hours work is required for production releases; Curve practices continuous delivery, so off‑hours deployment work is infrequent

Required Qualifications

3+ years of experience leading or managing software developers building large‑scale web applications

8+ years of professional software development experience building enterprise or SaaS software

Proven ability to deliver high‑quality software in an agile SaaS environment

Strong understanding of AWS architecture best practices

Proficiency in relational databases and data storage technologies

Strong experience with object‑oriented development in one or more languages (C#, Java, PHP, or similar);

Proven ability in system design and architecture, with a focus on scalability, reliability, and performance

Experience writing user stories and breaking down high‑level requirements into smaller, well‑defined development tasks

Demonstrated ability to organize, manage, and lead multiple teams focused on different objectives

Ability to manage dependencies, remove obstacles, and keep teams productive

Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and non‑technical stakeholders

Experience collaborating across product management, architecture, UX, QA, and customer support teams

Preferred Qualifications

Experience recruiting and onboarding software developers

Experience in healthcare or other highly regulated SaaS environments

Experience using and encouraging modern AI‑assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, or similar)

Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and experience working alongside AI‑focused development teams

What Success Looks Like
During your first year, you will:

Become the leader your teams and partners trust and rely on.

Consistently deliver high‑quality software that advances Curve's AI‑enabled platform

Build strong working relationships across product management, architecture, customer success, and peer engineering teams

Establish a high‑performance team culture grounded in accountability, quality, and continuous improvement

Identify and drive initiatives that reduce technical debt and improve development velocity

Lead your teams through the adoption of contemporary AI‑assisted development tools and practices

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📌 Software Development Manager (Alberta)
🏢 CD Newco LLC d/b/a Curve Dental
📍 Alberta