Senior Director, Backend Engineering

• Define and maintain the long-term platform architecture roadmap, ensuring scalability, reliability, and security across all systems.

• Evaluate and adopt emerging technologies-including AI/ML infrastructure, cloud-native patterns, and modern data platforms-to keep the architecture competitive and forward-looking.

• Establish architectural guardrails, design review processes, and technical standards that balance innovation with operational stability.

• Partner with Product, Research , and Security leadership to align platform capabilities with business objectives .

AI-Enabled Engineering & Delivery

• Champion the integration of AI-powered development tools (e.g., AI code assistants, automated code review, intelligent testing frameworks, AI-driven incident response) into day-to-day engineering workflows.

• Develop and track metrics that quantify the impact of AI toolsets on velocity, quality, and developer experience.

• Build a culture where teams actively experiment with AI capabilities, share learnings, and iterate on tooling adoption.

• Stay current on the rapidly evolving AI-for-engineering landscape and make strategic build-vs-buy-vs-integrate decisions.

Engineering Processes & Continuous Improvement

• Own and continuously refine the engineering delivery lifecycle, including CI/CD pipelines, release management, incident management, and post-incident review processes.

• Implement data-driven frameworks (DORA metrics, cycle time analysis, defect escape rates) to identify bottlenecks and drive measurable improvements in throughput and quality.

• Foster a culture of kaizen-small, frequent, compounding improvements-across all engineering teams.

• Lead process transformation initiatives that reduce toil, eliminate waste, and free engineers to focus on high-value work.

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing organization of engineering managers, architects, and individual contributors.

• Recruit and retain top engineering talent by creating an environment of psychological safety, technical excellence, and career growth.

• Set clear goals and accountability structures; communicate progress transparently to executive stakeholders.

• Drive cross-functional alignment with Product, Design, QA, and DevOps to ensure cohesive delivery.

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• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience with at least 5 years in a leadership role overseeing backend engineering or platform delivery teams

• Demonstrated track record of defining and executing platform architecture strategy at scale.

• Proven, hands-on experience deploying AI-enabled development tools and measuring their impact on delivery outcomes.

• Deep expertise in modern software architecture patterns (microservices, event-driven, cloud-native) and DevOps/SRE practices.

• Strong command of engineering metrics and a data-driven approach to process optimization.

• Exceptional communication skills with the ability to translate complex technical concepts for executive and non-technical audiences.

• Experience managing and scaling engineering organizations of 15 + engineers across multiple teams.

Preferred

• Experience with enterprise SaaS or platform-as-a-service environments.

• Familiarity with AI/ML model deployment pipelines and LLM integration patterns.

• Background in regulated industries (fintech, healthcare, etc.) with an understanding of compliance-by-design.

• Experience leading platform migrations (monolith-to-microservices, on-prem-to-cloud, or major framework upgrades).

The salary range in United States of America for this position is 184,000.00 to 231,000.00 USD Annual.

Your specific offer within this range will be determined by your skills, experience, and qualifications. For non-sales roles, you may be eligible for a bonus. For sales roles, this range includes a commission target.

We are committed to pay transparency and fair compensation practices. If you have questions about our compensation approach, please don’t hesitate to ask during the interview process.

insightsoftware is a global provider of reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions that unlock the potential of business data and transform the way finance and data teams operate. We empower leaders from over 32,000 organizations to make timely and intelligent decisions. Our comprehensive solutions span Financial Planning and Analysis (FP&A), Controllership, and Data and Analytics. We deliver finance teams the insights required to navigate any economic climate and drive greater financial intelligence, while increasing productivity, visibility, accuracy, and compliance. Learn more at insightsoftware.com., We are seeking a Sr. Director of Engineering to lead and evolve our platform architecture, engineering processes, and end-to-end delivery operations. This is a high-impact leadership role for a technically fluent executive who believes that AI-augmented engineering is the future of software delivery and who brings a relentless drive for continuous improvement.

You will own the technical vision for our platform, set the standard for how teams build and ship software, and embed AI-enabled toolsets into every phase of the development lifecycle-from design and coding through testing, deployment, and observability. The ideal candidate sees AI not as a bolt-on experiment but as a core accelerator woven into the fabric of how modern engineering teams operate .

About insightsoftware

insightsoftware is a global provider of comprehensive financial reporting and enterprise performance management solutions. We empower organizations to unlock financial and operational intelligence by connecting, automating, and simplifying their most critical business processes. Our portfolio of solutions helps finance and accounting teams across 30,000+ organizations streamline financial close and consolidation, plan and budget more effectively, and deliver actionable insights through enhanced reporting and analytics.

With a presence in over 100 countries, we serve businesses of all sizes-from mid-market companies to Fortune 500 enterprises-across diverse industries. Our solutions integrate seamlessly with leading ERP and data platforms, enabling our customers to make faster, more informed decisions. We’re committed to innovation and customer success, continuously evolving our technology to meet the changing needs of modern finance teams in an increasingly complex business environment.