Director of Software Engineering

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Director of Software Engineering

Remote NI

The Role

As Director of Software Engineering, you’ll operate as a hands-on leader—both coaching and developing talent, while staying close to the technology. You’ll be responsible for building and scaling engineering teams, delivering against a product roadmap, and ensuring engineering quality and consistency.

You’ll lead a group of 14–20 engineers, shaping a culture of excellence, feedback, and growth. Working cross-functionally, you’ll drive agile practices and accelerate time-to-value across a portfolio of products and services.

Responsibilities

• Attract, develop, and retain exceptional engineering talent.
• Build nimble, high-performing full-stack development teams.
• Lead engineering, architecture, DevOps, and database practices with a focus on simplicity, scalability, and innovation.
• Promote a culture of transparency, collaboration, and ownership.
• Partner with executive leadership and cross-functional stakeholders to align on business and product objectives.
• Champion agile methodologies to drive efficiency, reduce complexity, and increase delivery velocity.
• Mentor engineers and new leaders, supporting their career development and technical growth.
• Identify and eliminate blockers while improving tooling, automation, and development workflows.
• Promote operational excellence through effective monitoring, alerting, and process improvement.
• Coordinate cross-team initiatives and ensure successful delivery of complex features.

Requirements:

• Passionate about building products that make a real-world impact.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience managing software development teams.
• 1+ years in a Director-level (or equivalent) role, leading 10+ engineers.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to lead remote or distributed teams.
• Comfortable working through ambiguity and solving complex problems with autonomy.
• Strong background in object-oriented programming (Java, C#, or C++).
• Experienced in mentoring new engineering leaders and building productive teams.
• Deep familiarity with Lean, Agile, or Kanban methodologies.
• Strategic thinker who balances innovation with execution.
• Confident working alongside senior leadership and managing stakeholder expectations.
• Strong project management and delivery skills.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Information Technology

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Media

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