Director of Software Engineering
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Director of Software Engineering
Location: Houston Texas is preferred for this role but we are open to other major cities including Austin Dallas/Fort Worth metro area San Antonio Baton Rouge New Orleans Denver Kansas City Tulsa Oklahoma City Phoenix and Nashville if the candidate is willing to travel up to 50 of the time to/from Houston Texas.
Reports to: Chief Product Officer
About PCS Software Inc.
We are a rapidly growing SaaS company in the transportation management industry modernizing a 30yearold business to become a ProductLed Software Organization. Our software powers the operations of trucking carriers and shippers solving complex logistics and supply chain challenges with cuttingedge solutions in AIdriven dispatching mobile applications open APIs cloud infrastructure and NLPdriven automation.
As we scale we are looking to add an additional Director of Engineering to be a playercoacha technical leader who can mentor engineers dig into the code and drive innovation while collaborating closely with Product DevOps and QA teams.
This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about solving complex problems modernizing software and working closely with customers to develop impactful solutions.
The Role
As a Director of Software Engineering you will lead engineering teams focused on delivering highquality scalable SaaS solutions while working crossfunctionally with Product DevOps and QA. While you wont directly manage DevOps or QA youll have influence over cloud infrastructure decisions CI/CD improvements and overall engineering quality.
You will play a key role in modernizing legacy technology pushing innovation in AI NLP and mobile solutions and ensuring engineering efforts align with customer needs and business goals.
We need someone who is not just a strategist but a handson leaderwilling to write and review code work through complex system design challenges and help engineers level up their technical skills.
The Job
- Innovate & Modernize Our Tech Stack
- Lead efforts to modernize our legacy Visual Basicbased platform breaking down monolithic systems into scalable microservices.
- Drive innovation in AIdriven dispatch NLPpowered search and open API development.
- Provide technical vision for Shipper and Carrier mobile applications ensuring seamless user experiences.
- Advocate for cloudnative architectures and best practices in cloud infrastructure and DevOps collaboration.
- Technical Leadership & HandsOn Development
- Be a handson leader mentoring engineers reviewing code and setting high engineering standards.
- Guide teams on architecture system design and implementation strategies.
- Influence technical decisions around story sizing backlog prioritization and Agile best practices.
- Collaborate with DevOps to enhance CI/CD pipelines and improve engineering velocity.
- Engineering & Agile Delivery
- Improve the software development lifecycle (SDLC) ensuring efficient Jira workflows sprint planning and roadmap .
- Champion Agile methodologies making sure teams balance speed with quality.
- Drive technical on highimpact projects ensuring engineering aligns with business goals and customer needs.
- CustomerFacing & CrossFunctional Collaboration
- Work closely with Product Sales and Customer Success to build customercentric solutions.
- Join key client conversations to understand realworld challenges and develop solutions that drive business value.
- Bridge the gap between engineering and product ensuring technical decisions align with market demands and user needs.
Why Join Us
- Make a real impactdrive innovation in AI mobile and cloud solutions while modernizing a 30yearold platform.
- Be a handson leadernot just managing teams but writing code solving challenges and coaching engineers.
- Work closely with customershelp build solutions that directly impact the trucking and logistics industry.
- Join a fastgrowing productled company at the cutting edge of AIdriven logistics and SaaS development.
If you are an innovative handson engineering leader looking to mentor a team drive technical excellence and solve complex realworld problems wed love to hear from you!
PCS Software Inc. is considered one of the best places to work because of our comprehensive benefits plan for fulltime employees and their dependents a 401k with a 4 match unlimited PTO package a hybrid work environment with 3 days in the office and 2 days remote a truly creative and fun hybrid working environment paid training and development opportunities employee recognition programs and amazing opportunities for career growth.
Work Authorization
PCS Software Inc. will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E F1 H1 H2 L B J or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future are not eligible for hire.
This job description provides examples of the types of responsibilities required but is in not intended to be a comprehensive list. The incumbent will complete other job responsibilities as needed which are not specifically described in this document.
PCS Software Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex race color religion national origin age marital status political affiliation sexual orientation gender identity genetic information disability or protected veteran status. We are committed to providing a workplace free of any discrimination or harassment.
PCS does not use any outside staffing or recruiting agencies at this time. Please no submissions or calls if you are an agency.
- Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience.
- Minimum of 3 years leading teams in a handson technical role.
- Deep expertise in SaaS software development ideally in commercial B2B applications.
- Strong coding skills in modern programming languages (e.g. Java Kotlin Swift Python JavaScript or C#. Yes a technical assessment will be part of the initial interview process.
- Experience building and scaling APIdriven cloudnative applications (AWS Azure or GCP).
- Familiarity with legacy modernization including breaking monolithic applications into microservices.
- Proven ability to mentor engineers lead technical discussions and drive innovation.
- Understanding of Agile SDLC Jira workflows backlog management and iterative development.
- Ability to collaborate crossfunctionally with DevOps QA and Product teams to drive efficiency and innovation.
- A problemsolving mindset with a passion for tackling complex challenges and delivering impactful solutions.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
