Director Of Software Engineering

Director of Software Engineering Overview: The Director of Software Engineering leads the client's software engineering organization, driving technical strategy, team leadership, and delivery across the platform. Collaborate with the CTO on architecture decisions, engineering organization design, and technical direction to ensure scalable solutions. Oversee agile software development lifecycle (SDLC) and transition towards AI-driven development lifecycle (AI-DLC) by 2027.Contribute to a metrics-driven payments environment, balancing technical strategy and hands-on involvement in critical decisions. Lead engineering teams through growth and complexity, ensuring high performance and reliability standards. Work remotely, offering flexibility and access to a competitive market for engineering talent. Join a dynamic organization with recent successful placements and a focus on innovation. Director of Software Engineering Key Responsibilities & DutiesManage and develop engineering managers, team leads, and senior engineers across multiple product lines. Set engineering priorities, balancing roadmap delivery, technical debt, and reliability investments. Establish scalable engineering practices, including code review standards, testing disciplines, and deployment practices. Partner with the CTO on platform architecture and technical modernization initiatives. Ensure engineering decisions align with reliability, security, and compliance standards. Drive delivery predictability, ensuring roadmap commitments are met and risks are mitigated. Lead incident response efforts, promoting learning and remediation through postmortems. Represent engineering in executive discussions on investment, staffing, and risk management.

Director of Software Engineering Job Requirements: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience. Minimum of 8 years in software engineering, including 3 years in engineering management or technical leadership roles. Proficiency in C#/.NET and cloud infrastructure, preferably AWS, with hands-on technical credibility. Experience leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity across the software development lifecycle. Track record of managing delivery across multiple engineering teams or product lines. Experience in regulated or high-availability environments, such as PCI-DSS or SOC 2.Strong executive communication skills for representing engineering strategy and risk to leadership. Preferred experience in payments, fintech, or transaction-heavy regulated industries.