Manager/Director of Software Engineering

The Manager/Director of Software Engineering will supervise the engineering team and technical strategy for our SaaS platform and the related applications covering multiple domains and architectures. This is a full-time role, the ideal candidate will report to our CTO. We are actively searching for somebody with a strong software engineering background and a successful history of managing developers and projects. Who We Want

• Independent thinkers and self starters.
• Someone who enjoys solving complex problems and is able to think on their feet.
• A dedicated team member who thrives in a fast-paced environment and will stop at nothing to ensure projects are completed on time and meet expectations.
• A highly collaborative individual. Someone who builds and leverages cross-functional relationships to bring together ideas, information and use cases, and to develop the best solutions.
• Be willing and able to roll up your sleeves and lead by example.

Responsibilities

• Define and enforce coding standards and development and deployment methodologies and processes including team agreements.
• In conjunction with the DevOps team, monitor and ensure platform stability across multiple production and non-production development environments.
• Develop, monitor and report on engineering KPIs as related to team and individual performance.
• Rapidly gain a deep understanding of the current ecosystem, including system integrations, business rules, and operational management flows.
• Lead, guide, support and manage a team of software engineers of various experience levels to build state-of-the-art components and features while ensuring adherence to development best practices, CI/CD, and automation.
• Establish strong partnerships with product owners, and gain a deep understanding of the different types of end-users and their needs.
• Maintain top delivery standards by building robust, secure, and quality software that meets the needs of the business.
• Manage release schedules for both production patches and regular releases.
• Provide technical leadership, guidance and support to the engineering team.
• Work with our Customer Service team to troubleshoot and resolve production issues.
• Recruit, interview, hire and train top talent and build a high performing team of engineers focused on continuous improvement. Perform evaluations, resolve problems, provide open communication and recommend discipline and/or termination when appropriate.
• Develop a collaborative and dynamic team operating agreement to reflect objectives and responsibilities of team members based on roles., SherlockTalent is committed to protecting and respecting your privacy. We’ll only store and use your personal information to administer your account and to provide you with information by email and SMS related to your account, job search, and career. Referral Source Submit Copyright © 2026 SherlockTalent | Designed by Josh Piller | Maintained by We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. . Manage consent Close Privacy Overview This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience. Necessary Always Enabled Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensure the basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information. Non-necessary Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and are explicitly used to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, and other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.

• BS in engineering, Computer Science or related field.
• 10+ years of previous software engineering management experience, with a minimum of 5 direct reports.
• Hands on experience designing, developing and architecting complex backend systems.
• Strong technical credentials, preferably with previous hands-on architectural or distributed systems development in a LAMP environment
• Experience in delivering testable, high-quality software with many dependencies.
• Familiarity with reservation systems and / or travel industry booking systems is desired.
• At least 5 years of experience in Agile software development, including SCRUM, Kanban, Scrumban, etc.
• Experience with complex digital transformations.

• A blend of experience including at least some of the following technical experience:

• Experience in LAMP stack development and related frameworks. Experience with the Symfony framework and / or Laravel is a plus.
• Experience with Angular (preferred) and / or React including experience with SPAs and associated frameworks.
• 3+ years of experience with AWS.
• Experience with TDD and / or BDD is a must.

Our Current Stack and Tools

• LAMP
• Angular
• Python
• Node
• AWS and its various services
• MongoDB
• JIRA / Bitbucket (git)
• Serverless

• Base salary is commensurate with work experience.
• 10 paid vacation days
• 5 paid sick days
• 1 day off for your birthday (actual birthday)
• 6 paid holidays
• 401K
• We offer medical, dental, vision, life insurance, etc. as well as a Flexible Spending Account (FSA).