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Director of Software Engineering (Hybrid)
Job Location:
Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
20 August 2026 (24 days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
17 November 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
The Director of Software Engineering is responsible for leading multiple engineering teams driving technology strategy ensuring successful product delivery and building a high-performance engineering organization. This role combines technical leadership people management delivery governance architecture oversight and stakeholder management to deliver scalable and secure software solutions. This a 12-month duration.
Key Responsibilities
Engineering Leadership
Define and execute the technology roadmap aligned with business objectives.
Lead engineering managers architects and software development teams.
Establish engineering best practices standards and governance processes.
Drive innovation modernization and continuous improvement initiatives.
Product & Delivery Management
Oversee end-to-end software development lifecycle (SDLC).
Ensure predictable and high-quality delivery across multiple programs.
Partner with Product Management Architecture and Business teams to prioritize initiatives.
Track delivery metrics engineering productivity and operational excellence.
Technical Strategy & Architecture
Guide architectural decisions for scalable cloud-native platforms.
Promote microservices API-first event-driven and modern engineering practices.
Ensure security reliability scalability and maintainability of systems.
Drive adoption of DevOps CI/CD automation and engineering excellence frameworks.
People Leadership
Build mentor and develop engineering managers and senior engineers.
Conduct workforce planning hiring succession planning and talent development.
Foster a culture of ownership collaboration innovation and accountability.
Lead performance management and career growth initiatives.
Stakeholder Management
Collaborate with executive leadership on strategic technology investments.
Communicate engineering progress risks dependencies and business impacts.
Manage vendor relationships and technology partnerships when required.
Required Skills & Qualifications
Leadership
Proven experience leading large engineering organizations (50 engineers preferred).
Strong experience managing Engineering Managers and Technical Leads.
Excellent stakeholder and executive communication skills.
Technical Expertise
Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices.
Experience with cloud platforms such as Azure AWS or GCP.
Expertise in API architecture distributed systems and enterprise application development.
Experience implementing DevOps Git-based development and CI/CD pipelines.
Strong knowledge of SQL and NoSQL technologies.
Business & Delivery
Experience managing multimillion-dollar technology programs.
Expertise in Agile Scrum SAFe or scaled delivery frameworks.
Strong risk budget and vendor management capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications
Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
Experience in AI/ML platforms Data Engineering and Cloud Transformation initiatives.
Exposure to Kubernetes Containers Serverless Architectures and Enterprise Platforms.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
On-time delivery of strategic initiatives.
Platform availability and reliability.
Engineering productivity and cycle time.
Employee engagement and retention.
Technology modernization and automation adoption.
Customer satisfaction and business impact.
Typical Reporting Structure
Director of Software Engineering Engineering Managers
Technical Leads / Architects
Senior Software Engineers
Software Engineers / QA Engineers / DevOps Engineers
