Director of Software Engineering

Quick Facts

• Role: Director of Software Engineering

• Work mode: Remote

• Duration: 6 months (may be extended)

• Pay: $83.34/hr

Description

Lead the end-to-end development of software applications from ideation and design to deployment and production support. You will manage distributed engineering teams, partner with delivery management and cross-functional stakeholders, and ensure releases comply with organizational policies, security standards, and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full software delivery lifecycle: ideation, design, development, deployment, and production support

• Define project scope, timelines, milestones, deliverables, and resource allocations with delivery management

• Drive cross-functional alignment with project management, business analysis, QA, and development teams to resolve issues

• Manage and mentor distributed teams; promote continuous improvement

• Oversee maintenance, deployments, and releases; enforce security and best-practice compliance

• Evaluate and recommend new tools, frameworks, and services to improve efficiency and scalability

• Support technical responses for RFPs and proposals as needed

• Identify process inefficiencies and implement data-driven optimization strategies

• Set goals and performance metrics for development teams aligned with departmental objectives

• Provide regular status updates and insights to senior leadership and stakeholders

• Contribute to strategic planning, IT roadmap development, and goal-setting

Benefits

• Remote work

Requirements

• Minimum 10 years of software engineering experience

• At least 5 years in a leadership role managing development teams and driving strategic initiatives

• 3 years of hands-on cloud platform experience (AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform)

• Hands-on modern development experience including React and back-end frameworks like Spring Boot or Node.js

• GraphQL API design experience

• Database knowledge: SQL (PostgreSQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB or Cassandra)

• CI/CD and DevOps tools/practices (e.g., GitHub Actions, Jenkins)

• Agile experience (Scrum/Kanban) across the full SDLC

• Technical leadership in architecture, QA/testing, performance optimization, microservices, and containerization/orchestration (Docker, Kubernetes)

• Exceptional communication skills, including ability to engage at the C-suite level

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or related field (advanced degree preferred)