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# Director, Software Engineering - Remote Opportunity!

- **Company:** KinderCare Education LLC
- **Location:** Beaverton, OR, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Software Design Patterns, DevOps, Programming Tools, Software Architecture, Software Construction, Software Engineering, Software Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=b1dac3c2a466bbc7

## About the Role

* Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or related field

 * 10+ years of experience in software development, with a proven track record of delivering high-quality software products; 5+ years in a leadership role managing and developing teams of software engineers, both on- and off-shore

 * Experience managing software architects and developing architectural talent

 * Hands-on experience building software with modern AI development tools (AI coding assistants and agentic development workflows), and a track record of improving team throughput through AI tooling and process improvement

 * Experience delivering high-quality customer websites, applications, and services, including payment solutions and financial transactional systems (billing, contracts, etc.)

 * Strong technical background, with experience in software architecture, design patterns, and development methodologies

 * Experience optimizing software engineering delivery in an Agile modality across multiple platforms and product teams

 * Experience balancing a blended team of contract workers/full-time employees and managing vendor relationships for both individual contract engineers and managed software engineering services

 * Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders

 * Strong problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to think creatively and strategically

 * Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced, dynamic environment

## Description

The Director of Software Engineering provides strategic leadership for software engineering and solution architecture capabilities, supporting enterprise-wide digital products and platforms. This leader sets and upholds best practices for the architectural design, development, and support of our mission-critical applications and services-systems integral to several rapidly growing lines of business as we undertake a digital transformation of our field- and family-facing experience software.

The successful candidate is a highly collaborative servant leader who scales team impact through strong architectural foundations, modern AI-assisted engineering practices, and continuous process improvement. With a dedicated customer focus, this leader works closely with peers across Product Management, Quality Engineering, Portfolio, and Infrastructure/Operations to ensure the company's software products meet the needs of KinderCare's families and center staff.

Responsibilities:

 * Create a clear vision and strategy for KinderCare's Software Engineering capability,

incorporating people, process, and technology to deliver a high-functioning capability with a maturity plan and timeline

 * Lead the development and delivery of high-quality software solutions using sound engineering and architectural principles across multiple platforms, ensuring they meet business and customer requirements

 * Develop managers, software engineers, architects, and cross-functional technical leaders across distributed teams, including on-shore and off-shore resources; build organizational capability through workforce planning, succession planning, talent development, and leadership coaching

 * Improve team throughput and developer productivity through adoption of AI development tooling, modern engineering practices, and disciplined process improvement

 * Establish, maintain, and govern the architectural direction and technical roadmap for the company's software products, keeping them current with emerging technologies and trends

 * Balance a blended workforce of contract workers and full-time employees to optimize delivery capacity, cost, and knowledge continuity

 * Work closely with Product Management and other stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure software products are aligned with business goals

 * Partner closely with Quality Engineering, Portfolio, and Infrastructure/Operations to ensure software is delivered on time, securely, and to the highest quality standards

 * Set quarterly team objectives and key results aligned with business priorities, technology strategy, and functional excellence, then ensure all team members are working toward those goals

 * Ensure software development and architecture processes are efficient, effective, and scalable and evangelize KinderCare's Discovery to Delivery framework with the teams

 * Communicate progress, risks, and opportunities effectively and promptly to senior leadership to enable fast decision-making and set clear expectations with stakeholders at all levels

 * Participate in cross-functional technology leadership activities, including process definition, best practice definition, and strategic initiatives

 * Provide customer-focused responsiveness to solving problems and incident management

 * Cultivate an MVP-delivery mindset across all teams and individuals


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