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Remote Application Development Lead jobs are open across the U.S. in software, fintech, healthcare technology, and enterprise IT, where distributed teams regularly need leads who can own the full development lifecycle without on-site oversight. Companies hiring remotely right now include Cardinal Health, HII, and RTX. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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TOPPAN Packaging Americas specializes in designing and manufacturing sustainable, high-performance flexible and thermoformed packaging solutions for the food, beverage, medical and consumer goods industries. We offer products like transparent high barrier films, pouches, clamshells and trays, utilizing advanced technology to enhance product safety, visibility and environmental sustainability.
TOPPAN Packaging Americas operates as part of the global TOPPAN group, with 22 manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America and Europe.
Want to learn more? Visit us at packaging.toppan.com
NOTE: Role might change based on candidates experience
Summary Description:
The Application Development Manager for the Flexibles Division is the main technical contact between the customer and TOPPAN. This position is responsible for all development and technical service activities at assigned accounts/markets. The packaging technology team is constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to develop packaging solutions that are cost-effective, product-safety complaint, more sustainable, and satisfy customers’ needs.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Working closely with the Commercial Team to identify and successfully commercialize flexible packaging opportunities at targeted accounts.
- Leading technical activities to expand sales of existing structures, develop new flexible packaging structures, drive cost savings, and improve product performance.
- Building and maintaining strong technical customer relations.
- Translating customer requirements to TOPPAN specifications and developing manufacturing instructions.
- Ensuring portfolio is aligned with the business priorities and the needs of the customer.
- Defining project success criteria, draw conclusions based on data, make technical recommendations, and manage projects. Projects are often fast paced with high visibility.
- Developing and leading pilot, production, and filling/packing trials. Publishing trial reports for internal and/or external distribution.
- Coordinating activities to accomplish tasks using available internal and external resources.
- Providing routine technical service activity.
- Preparing written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports for internal and external use.
- Traveling domestically and internationally to manufacturing plants, suppliers, customers, conferences, and other innovation partners.
- Maintaining complete and accurate work records, including documentation for intellectual property protection.
This is a REMOTE position. West Coast, Texas, Northeast, Chicago, Midwest area. Easy access to a major airport is required.
We’d love to hear from you if:
- Strong material science knowledge (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations)
- New product development, flexible packaging applications, project management, and customer relationships.
- Extensive experience in key growth areas in food packaging such as retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold products, personal care, home care, and consumer healthcare packaging are requirements for this position.
- Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics related field
- 5-10 years of Flexible Packaging Product Development and manufacturing processes. Processes include printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching and form/fill/seal conversion.
- 5-10 years of development of packaging for retort, hot fill, hard to hold, liquid applications.
At TOPPAN Packaging Americas, We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support our employees’ overall wellbeing. This includes competitive pay, robust benefits, and programs that help you thrive both personally and professionally. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary based on your work location, employment classification, or collective bargaining agreement.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
- Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
- Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
We are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to contribute to their fullest potential. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment processes. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.
TOPPAN Packaging Americas specializes in designing and manufacturing sustainable, high-performance flexible and thermoformed packaging solutions for the food, beverage, medical and consumer goods industries. We offer products like transparent high barrier films, pouches, clamshells and trays, utilizing advanced technology to enhance product safety, visibility and environmental sustainability.
TOPPAN Packaging Americas operates as part of the global TOPPAN group, with 22 manufacturing facilities across North America, Latin America and Europe.
Want to learn more? Visit us at packaging.toppan.com
NOTE: Role might change based on candidates experience
Summary Description:
The Application Development Manager for the Flexibles Division is the main technical contact between the customer and TOPPAN. This position is responsible for all development and technical service activities at assigned accounts/markets. The packaging technology team is constantly iterating, solving problems, and working together to develop packaging solutions that are cost-effective, product-safety complaint, more sustainable, and satisfy customers’ needs.
What You’ll Be Doing:
- Working closely with the Commercial Team to identify and successfully commercialize flexible packaging opportunities at targeted accounts.
- Leading technical activities to expand sales of existing structures, develop new flexible packaging structures, drive cost savings, and improve product performance.
- Building and maintaining strong technical customer relations.
- Translating customer requirements to TOPPAN specifications and developing manufacturing instructions.
- Ensuring portfolio is aligned with the business priorities and the needs of the customer.
- Defining project success criteria, draw conclusions based on data, make technical recommendations, and manage projects. Projects are often fast paced with high visibility.
- Developing and leading pilot, production, and filling/packing trials. Publishing trial reports for internal and/or external distribution.
- Coordinating activities to accomplish tasks using available internal and external resources.
- Providing routine technical service activity.
- Preparing written and verbal presentations, project plans, updates, and periodic reports for internal and external use.
- Traveling domestically and internationally to manufacturing plants, suppliers, customers, conferences, and other innovation partners.
- Maintaining complete and accurate work records, including documentation for intellectual property protection.
This is a REMOTE position. West Coast, Texas, Northeast, Chicago, Midwest area. Easy access to a major airport is required.
We’d love to hear from you if:
- Strong material science knowledge (OPP, PET, PE films, Nylon, paper, and foil laminations)
- New product development, flexible packaging applications, project management, and customer relationships.
- Extensive experience in key growth areas in food packaging such as retort, hot fill, hard-to-hold products, personal care, home care, and consumer healthcare packaging are requirements for this position.
- Bachelor of Science, preferably in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, or Plastics related field
- 5-10 years of Flexible Packaging Product Development and manufacturing processes. Processes include printing (roto/flexo), laminating (adhesive and extrusion), coating, slitting, pouching and form/fill/seal conversion.
- 5-10 years of development of packaging for retort, hot fill, hard to hold, liquid applications.
At TOPPAN Packaging Americas, We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package designed to support our employees’ overall wellbeing. This includes competitive pay, robust benefits, and programs that help you thrive both personally and professionally. Specific benefits and wellbeing programs may vary based on your work location, employment classification, or collective bargaining agreement.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents, including FSA and HSA options
- 401(k) retirement plan with company match
- Wellbeing tools and resources to support holistic health, including an Employee Assistance Program with a variety of services
- Paid time off and holidays to recreate, rejuvenate and care for the health of yourself and family
- Variety of company paid and voluntary employee-paid insurance plans including life, personal accident, and disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and related medical conditions), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, veteran or military status, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
We are committed to providing a workplace where everyone feels respected, valued, and able to contribute to their fullest potential. We also provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment processes. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote application development lead jobs.
- 7 or more years of software development experience with 2 or more in a lead or supervisory role
- Proficiency in one or more primary languages such as Java, Python, C#, or JavaScript
- Experience leading agile or scrum teams including sprint planning and backlog grooming
- Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related technical field
- Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and code review processes
Tips for Your Remote Application Development Lead Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote application development lead openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your stack and seniority and apply directly without sorting through location-filtered noise.
Demonstrate async leadership in your materials
Remote employers want leads who can run a team through written communication. Highlight your use of Jira, Confluence, or Linear for sprint planning and decision documentation, and show how you've unblocked distributed developers without requiring live calls.
Showcase end-to-end remote delivery on your portfolio
Remote application development lead roles go to candidates who can show ownership, not just contribution. Document projects where you drove architecture decisions, managed dependencies across a distributed team, and delivered a working product without on-site coordination.
Prepare for async-heavy remote interview processes
Many distributed companies use asynchronous hiring steps, including written design exercises or recorded technical walkthroughs. Practice articulating your technical decisions clearly in writing, since your ability to communicate architecture tradeoffs without real-time back-and-forth is exactly what remote employers are evaluating.
Remote Application Development Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote application development lead job?
Target remote-first software companies, distributed product teams, and cloud-native firms that structure their engineering around async workflows. Remote employers screen application development leads for self-direction, clear written communication in tools like Jira and Confluence, and the ability to unblock a distributed team without synchronous check-ins. A portfolio showing end-to-end delivery on complex projects gives you a strong edge over candidates with similar credentials.
Which companies hire remote application development leads?
Companies hiring remote application development leads right now include Cardinal Health, HII, and RTX, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software firms, distributed enterprise tech teams, and fintech companies are the most consistent hirers of this role outside traditional office settings.
Can you get a remote application development lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote lead roles are harder to land without experience because employers expect you to manage a distributed team independently from day one. Entry paths include open-source project leadership, contract work where you've coordinated other developers, or internal promotions at companies with remote-friendly cultures. A demonstrated record of running a development workstream, even informally, opens more doors than credentials alone.
Do you need a degree for remote application development lead jobs?
Not always. Remote employers for this role weigh practical delivery experience, technical depth in relevant stacks, and evidence that you can lead without constant supervision far more heavily than a specific degree. Bootcamp graduates and self-taught leads with strong GitHub histories, shipped products, or open-source contributions compete on equal footing with candidates who hold computer science degrees at many remote-first companies.
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