Development Manager - Customer Engagement Systems (Voice, SMS, Lifecycle)

Symple Lending

$110K — $130K *
Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Strong hands-on engineering experience with APIs and AWS
  • Experience in voice and SMS systems and workflows
  • Knowledge of outbound sales or lead nurturing mechanisms
  • Familiarity with high-volume contact center environments
  • Proven track record of improving engagement and conversion metrics
  • Prior experience mentoring or leading engineering teams
  • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, performance-driven setting

Responsibilities

  • Lead engineering efforts for voice, SMS, and customer lifecycle engagement systems
  • Design and optimize call routing and contact strategies
  • Build and scale outbound dialing systems and SMS workflows
  • Integrate with telephony platforms like Twilio and Dialpad
  • Collaborate with Sales and Marketing to enhance conversion rates
  • Own system performance metrics including uptime and reliability
  • Identify bottlenecks in engagement flows and implement improvements

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • On-site, collaborative work environment in Tampa
  • High-impact role directly tied to revenue opportunities
Full Job Description
📍 On-Site - Tampa, FL

About the Role

We are hiring a hands-on engineering leader to own and scale our customer engagement systems across voice, SMS, and lifecycle channels.

This role sits at the intersection of engineering, sales, and marketing, with direct ownership over the systems that drive speed-to-lead, contact rates, and conversion performance.

You will lead a small team while remaining deeply involved in system design, integrations, and real-time decisioning. This is a high-impact role where performance improvements directly translate to revenue.What You'll Do
  • Lead engineering for voice, SMS, and lifecycle engagement systems
  • Design and optimize speed-to-lead, call routing, and contact strategies
  • Build and scale:
    • Outbound dialing systems
    • SMS workflows and messaging logic
    • Real-time engagement and routing systems
  • Integrate with platforms such as:
    • Twilio
    • Dialpad
    • SalesMessage
    • Other telephony and messaging tools
  • Partner closely with Sales and Marketing to improve conversion outcomes
  • Own system performance including:
    • Uptime
    • Reliability
    • Observability and monitoring
  • Continuously identify bottlenecks and implement improvements in engagement flows
What We're Looking For
  • Strong hands-on engineering experience (APIs, AWS, event-driven systems)
  • Experience working with:
    • Voice / telephony systems
    • SMS platforms and messaging workflows
    • Outbound sales or lead nurturing systems
  • Familiarity with high-volume contact center or outreach environments
  • Proven ability to improve:
    • Speed-to-contact
    • Engagement rates
    • Conversion performance
  • Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers
  • Ability to operate in a fast-moving, performance-driven environment
Success Metrics
  • Faster speed-to-lead and response times
  • Increased contact and engagement rates
  • Improved call and SMS conversion performance
  • Reliable, scalable customer engagement infrastructure
Compensation & Benefits
  • Competitive base salary + performance bonus
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) with company match
  • Paid time off and holidays
  • On-site, collaborative work environment in Tampa
  • Opportunity to work on high-impact systems tied directly to revenue

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