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Director of Software Engineering

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Location: Remote
Compensation: To Be Discussed
Reviewed: Mon, Nov 02, 2026
This job expires in: 29 days

Job Summary

Providing strategic and operational leadership, the full-time salaried Director of Software Engineering will manage software engineering teams, develop technology solutions, and foster strong partnerships with business units in a remote environment.

Key responsibilities
  • Lead, coach, and develop software engineering managers to establish clear expectations and build a sustainable talent pipeline
  • Translate business priorities into cohesive engineering strategies and oversee software delivery to ensure quality and reliability
  • Promote a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration across distributed teams while managing relationships with stakeholders
Required qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent work experience
  • 10 years of professional software development experience in progressively elevated roles
  • 5 years of management experience in a technical field
  • Strong knowledge of solution architecture and cloud-hosted application development using platforms like Microsoft Azure, AWS, or GCP
  • Experience delivering complex software projects with distributed or remote teams

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