VP, Software Development Engineering

Schedule

Mon - Fri: 8 AM - 5 PM (40 Hours)

What Youll Do

Job Summary:

This roleleads the engineering delivery of the organizationsmember facingdigital software portfolio including online and mobile banking digital account origination loan applications payments and related digital channel integrations. This role is accountable for translating enterprise and experience strategy into scalable secure and reliable software solutions delivered through disciplined engineering practices. This role serves as the primary engineering partner toexperienceproduct leadership shaping what isbuiltand how it is delivered while ensuring alignment with enterprise architecture security and operational standards. Thepositionestablishesdirection for digital software engineering across platforms and channels balancing innovation speed quality andlong-termsustainability. Success requires strong judgment influence and the ability to guide investment decisions toward work that delivers meaningful member and business outcomes.

Essential Functions:

Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Set and execute the engineering strategy for all memberâfacing digital software products ensuring alignment with enterprise technology standards platform strategy and longâterm architectural direction.

• Lead multiple software engineering teams through Directors and Senior Managersestablishingclear expectations for delivery discipline engineering quality reliability and operational excellence.

• Act as the executive engineering partner to product and experience leaders shaping roadmaps and priorities to align with delivery capacity architectural constraints and platform capabilities.

• Ensure modern software development practices are consistently applied across teams including Agile delivery CI/CD pipelines automated testing secure coding standards and production readiness practices.

• Drive reduction of unnecessary customization by promoting reuse shared services and standard platform capabilities to improve speed maintainability and total cost of ownership.

• Partner with enterprise architecture infrastructure integration and platform engineering leaders to ensure digital solutions are built on resilient backend services clean APIs and scalable integration patterns.

• Ensure digital software solutions meet enterprise requirements for security accessibility compliance performance and resiliency coordinating with cybersecurity and IT assurance leaders as needed.

• Oversee vendorâsupported software delivery for digital channels ensuring external partners align with internal engineering standards delivery expectations and roadmap priorities.

• Provide executiveâlevel visibility into engineering health delivery risks dependencies and performance translating technical realities into clear guidance for senior leadership decisionâmaking.

• Build and sustain a highâperforming engineering organization by developing leadership capability strengthening technical depth andestablishingclear career paths across software development roles.

What Youll Need

Education and Experience Requirements:

• • Extensive senior leadership experience overseeing software development organizations responsible forlargeâscale customerâfacing digital platforms in complex regulated environments
  • Deep understanding of modern software engineering and delivery practices including frontâend and mobile development APIâdriven architectures distributed systems and cloudânative solutions.
  • Proven ability tooperateat an enterprise level balancing business priorities engineering constraints platform strategy and longâterm architectural sustainability.
  • Demonstrated experience implementing and scaling Agile DevOps and SRE practices across multiple teams to achieve predictable highâquality delivery outcomes.
  • Credibility engaging in architecture and design discussions while delegating detailed solution ownership to engineering leaders.
  • Strong executive communication and influence skills with the ability to frame technical tradeoffs in businessârelevant terms and guide crossâfunctional decisionâmaking.
  • Experience managing thirdâparty software vendors and integrating vendor delivery models into internal engineering governance.
  • Collaborative principled leadership style witha track recordof leading through influence rather than direct authority alone.

What We Do

DCU is the largest credit union headquartered in New England serving more than one million members in all 50 states. With over 1700 team members we strive to make DCU a great place to work with an excellent work-life balance and a community that cares.

DCU is an equal opportunity employer and we value diversity inclusion and equity at our company. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

If youre applying for a job and need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please send an email to and let us know the nature of your request and contact information. Please note that only those inquiries concerning a request for reasonable accommodation will be responded to from this email address.

DCU is not currently offering Visa transfer/ sponsorship for this position.

Expected Pay Range

$235000 - 270000