Director, Software Engineering

The Director, Software Engineering provides technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentorship for multiple software engineering teams responsible for designing, developing, and supporting applications that meet business needs.

This leader will drive product and feature roadmaps while providing overall leadership and day-to-day management for a team of software development professionals.

The Director will also oversee resource planning, project scheduling, and software delivery using Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Responsibilities:

• Meets business needs by managing the activities of software developers and ensuring the consistent delivery of high-quality solutions on time, within budget, and within scope.
• Partners with internal customers to gather and understand business processes and project requirements.
• Actively drives the full software development life cycle, including requirements analysis, feasibility estimates, design, coding, documentation, testing, implementation, and ongoing support.
• Develops project plans and oversees resource planning, scheduling, and development timelines.
• Builds and manages multidisciplinary software teams and oversees development processes using industry best practices.
• Leads design reviews and code reviews and provides ongoing mentorship to the software development team.
• Supports the change management process, including software releases, application patching, and changes to production configurations.
• Manages multiple priorities and responsibilities in high-pressure environments, with the ability to identify and resolve issues early in the project life cycle to minimize unnecessary cost and time.
• Provides oversight and management of department expenses and budget planning.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field.
• 10 years of related experience.
• 5 years of experience leading a team, including at least 2 years at the Senior Manager or Director level.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12 to 15 years of related experience.
• 7 years of experience leading a team.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare
• Health savings account and flexible spending account
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability coverage
• Accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages
• Legal and identity theft coverage
• Retirement savings plan
• Wellbeing program
• Discounted WGU tuition
• Flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual
• Flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual
• 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave