Senior Director Software Engineering

Accountabilities

• • Build, lead, and develop a multi-team engineering organization with clear objectives, outcome-based metrics, strong accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.
  • Champion AI-native software delivery by integrating AI tools, automation, intelligent engineering workflows, and appropriate human oversight throughout the software development lifecycle.
  • Establish and advance engineering practices that improve development velocity, software quality, maintainability, security, and overall engineering effectiveness.
  • Align engineering teams with enterprise architecture, technology governance, shared standards, and technical best practices to promote consistency and high-quality delivery.
  • Provide technical and architectural oversight for complex software initiatives, ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, reliable, maintainable, and aligned with business objectives.
  • Direct roadmap execution while managing budgets, timelines, performance measures, organizational priorities, and resource allocation across the engineering function.
  • Lead managers and engineering teams across geographically distributed environments, influencing organizational structure and aligning resources to business goals.
  • Improve delivery throughput and resource utilization through streamlined processes, automation, DevOps practices, and AI-enabled engineering tools without compromising quality.
  • Partner with Product, Operations, Data, Finance, Security, Program Management, IT, and business stakeholders to understand strategic priorities and translate them into actionable engineering plans.
  • Drive modernization of development, testing, deployment, and operational practices through automated testing, TDD, CI/CD, DevOps, and AI-enabled workflows.
  • Strengthen software reliability and operational performance through effective monitoring, telemetry, incident response, and engineering processes.
  • Recruit, mentor, develop, and retain high-performing engineering talent while fostering growth, innovation, collaboration, and accountability.
  • Serve as a senior technology leader and trusted advisor to stakeholders, influencing decisions and promoting engineering best practices and operational excellence.
  • Establish and execute short- and long-term objectives while monitoring progress against organizational and business outcomes.
  • Complete assigned strategic initiatives, special projects, and other responsibilities as required.

  Requirements

  • 10+ years of hands-on software engineering experience, including at least 6 years leading engineering teams as a people manager.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience; a Master’s degree is preferred.
  • Extensive experience designing and delivering complex enterprise software systems using technologies such as Java, React or Angular, microservices, relational and NoSQL databases, and cloud platforms.
  • Recent hands-on technical experience and a strong understanding of modern AI-enabled engineering practices.
  • Proven success managing multiple engineering teams and managers within complex, distributed, or global software development organizations.
  • Strong knowledge of Lean, iterative, and flow-based delivery methodologies, with an emphasis on quality, continuous improvement, and predictable execution.
  • Demonstrated experience advancing engineering practices through automated testing, Test-Driven Development, Continuous Integration, and Continuous Delivery.
  • Solid understanding of software operations and DevOps, including reliability engineering, monitoring, telemetry, and incident response.
  • Experience leading technology organizations through transformation, modernization, automation, and adoption of emerging engineering practices.
  • Strong strategic thinking and execution skills, with the ability to establish priorities and deliver short- and long-term objectives across multiple teams.
  • Excellent problem-solving, decision-making, and technical judgment in complex environments.
  • Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to translate sophisticated technical concepts for technical and non-technical audiences.
  • Experience in healthcare or another highly regulated industry, particularly environments involving compliance, security, privacy, and sensitive data, is preferred.
  • Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities, maintain focus, and make timely decisions in a high-performance environment.
  • Ability to maintain a dedicated, secure remote work environment with reliable high-speed internet connectivity.

  Benefits

  • Base compensation range of $175,000–$217,000 per year, with individual offers determined by experience, education, skills, certifications, and other business considerations.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage.
  • Disability and life insurance benefits.
  • 401(k) savings plan.
  • Paid family leave.
  • 9 paid holidays per year.
  • 17–27 days of paid time off (PTO) per year, depending on level and length of service.
  • Fully remote work environment.
  • Virtual interview process for remote candidates.
  • Opportunity to lead distributed engineering teams and shape enterprise technology strategy.
  • Significant scope to advance AI-native development, automation, DevOps, and modern engineering practices.
  • Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with the anticipated application window closing around September 12, 2026, subject to hiring needs and application volume.