Director of Software Engineering

Eccalon, LLC
Detroit, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior

Job location

Detroit, United States of America

Tech stack

Agile Methodologies
Artificial Intelligence
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Application Lifecycle Management
Azure
Software as a Service
Cloud Engineering
Information Engineering
Distributed Systems
Scrum
Systems Development Life Cycle
Software Engineering
Information Technology
Microservices

Job description

We are looking for a visionary and technically strong Director of Software Engineering to lead our engineering teams in building scalable, secure, and high-performance software solutions. This role is pivotal in shaping our technical strategy, driving engineering excellence, and delivering innovative products in a fast-paced, tech-driven environment. Responsibilities

  • Leadership & Strategy
  • Define and execute the engineering roadmap in alignment with company goals and product strategy, and technical leadership.
  • Lead and mentor tech leads, software and QA engineers across multiple teams.
  • Foster a high-performance culture focused on innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Establish clear goals, metrics, and accountability frameworks for engineering teams.
  • Technical Oversight
  • Help guide architectural decisions and ensure adherence to modern software engineering principles.
  • Champion best practices in software design, testing, deployment, and operations.
  • Evaluate and implement new technologies to improve scalability, reliability, and developer productivity.
  • Project & Product Delivery
  • Collaborate with leadership, design, and the Product Delivery Office to deliver high-quality software on time and within scope.
  • Strong command of SDLC best practices, agile methodologies, and application lifecycle management.
  • Ensure robust monitoring, alerting, and incident response practices are in place.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in a leadership role.
  • Proven experience leading engineering teams in a technical product or SaaS company.
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
  • Deep understanding of cloud-native architectures (AWS and Azure), microservices, and distributed systems.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence across departments.
  • Experience with Agile, Scrum, or SAFe methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Familiarity with security and compliance standards (eg, FedRAMP, PCI, etc.).
  • Background in AI/ML, data engineering, or platform engineering is a plus.

Benefits & conditions

Encouraging a healthy and balanced life, we offer an extensive benefits package to support the wellness of our employees and their families.

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