Director of Software engineer

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.

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.