Director of Software Engineering
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Job Location:
Grove City, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
The Mid-Ohio Food Collective (MOFC) is seeking a forward-thinking Director of Software Engineering to lead the development evolution and operational excellence of our technology platforms-impacting food access across our region. This full-time exempt role provides both strategic and hands-on leadership to our engineering and analytics teams driving innovation that directly supports our mission to end hunger.
About the Role
The Director of Software Engineering guides the design development deployment and support of technology initiatives that strengthen MOFCs software platforms and broader operations. This leader will collaborate across multiple teams within MOFC and throughout the community to ensure that solutions are effective scalable and aligned with organizational goals.
What Youll Do
- Lead and develop a team of engineers and data scientists through hiring mentoring and hands-on management.
- Establish an operational rhythm that balances high productivity with sustainable processes including leveraging AI and Vibe Coding to accelerate development.
- Architect technical solutions and guide the direction of platforms such as FreshTrak/PantryTrak and other MOFC initiatives.
- Balance short- and long-term priorities determining when to invest deeply versus implementing just-enough solutions.
- Represent the platform team organization-wide aligning engineering work to business priorities managing large-scale budget items (e.g. AWS/Snowflake) and ensuring systems meet performance reliability and security expectations.
- Maintain 24/7 platform availability through sound operations smart investments and direct support when necessary.
- Partner with MOFC Information Technology to scale infrastructure for next-generation initiatives.
- Provide expertise and guidance to other operational groups and contribute as a strategic thought partner on major projects.
- Promote safe and healthy work practices and support special projects as needed.
What You Bring
Education & Experience
- Bachelors degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent work experience.
- Proven experience leading engineering teams and scaling infrastructure in high-growth or startup environments.
- Commitment to building an inclusive diverse engineering culture with a focus on professional development.
- Strong problem-solving judgment and communication skills with the ability to bridge technical and business perspectives.
- Broad programming experience (PHP C# JavaScript etc.).
- Database design and administration experience.
- Expertise in architecting and developing cloud-based distributed systems (Microservices).
- Experience working with distributed teams (onshore/offshore).
- Proficiency with Git Azure DevOps Docker Kubernetes Jira and other modern tools.
- Cloud experience (AWS preferred) and mandatory proficiency using Vibe Coding and LLM-driven development tools.
- Knowledge of food pantry and foodbank operations is a plus.
Skills & Competencies
- Outstanding organizational communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to work seamlessly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Broad technical and leadership background serving as a subject-matter expert for technology issues within MOFC.
- Professional representation when interacting with clients volunteers community partners and staff.
This job posting is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of accountabilities duties responsibilities of requirements. Any individual may be required to perform any other job-related activities or functions requested by his/her manager subject to reasonable accommodation. Mid-Ohio Food Collective reserves the right to modify this job description to reflect changes in essential job duties made necessary by changing organizational needs.
Mid-Ohio Food Collective is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color national origin religion gender age veteran status political affiliation sexual orientation marital status or disability (in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act) with respect to employment opportunities.
Mid-Ohio Food Collective is a Drug-Free Workplace.
Mid-Ohio Food Collectives pre-employment Drug Screen includes testing for marijuana (THC). Although marijuana may be legal under certain state laws it remains an illegal substance under federal regulation and therefore our policy as well. A positive test result for marijuana will be treated the same as a positive result for any other illegal non-prescribed or unauthorized controlled substance.
Required Experience:
Director
Key Skills
- Go
- Lean
- Management Experience
- React
- Node.js
- Operations Management
- Project Management
- Research & Development
- Software Development
- Team Management
- GraphQL
- Leadership Experience
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