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# Director Software Engineering

- **Company:** LexisNexis
- **Location:** Raleigh, NC, United States
- **Salary:** $136,100.0 - $252,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Cloud Computing, DevOps, Java Platform Enterprise Edition (J2EE), Java Web Services, Software Engineering, Apache Solr, Enterprise Search, Lexis, Enterprise Software Applications, Cloud Platform System, Large Language Models, Model Context Protocol
- **Published:** October 22, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerbuilder.com/job-details/director-software-engineering-raleigh-nc--f531f746-153e-4c28-acee-bcdaa19749c6

## About the Role

Software Engineering, Legal, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Cloud Computing, Software Engineering, Team Lead/Manager, Mentoring, LexisNexis, Use Cases, Establish Priorities, Are you passionate about leading engineering teams that build innovative cloud and AI-powered products for legal professionals?

Do you enjoy mentoring technical leaders while driving modernization, operational excellence, and customer impact at scale?, * Experience leading engineering teams building and operating software on AWS.

 * Strong background with Java/J2EE or modern Java-based enterprise application development.
 * Experience with Apache Solr or similar enterprise search technologies.
 * Practical understanding of LLM-based application development, including retrieval, evaluation, guardrails, observability, and production readiness.
 * Familiarity with Model Context Protocol, MCP servers, MCP clients, and MCP Apps.
 * Strong knowledge of large, complex systems and architectural principles.
 * Experience with Agile software development methodologies and modern engineering practices.
 * Strong budgeting, planning, communication, change management, and stakeholder management skills.

## Description

The Director of Engineering provides technology and development leadership for CounselLink, guiding multiple engineering teams responsible for product delivery, platform modernization, architecture, operational quality, and engineering execution. This role partners closely with product, architecture, security, operations, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and innovative solutions while fostering an inclusive, high-performing engineering culture., * Lead multiple internal and external engineering teams supporting CounselLink.

 * Manage, coach, hire, develop, and retain engineering managers, technical leads, and software engineers.
 * Recommend and guide technical strategy across CounselLink product capabilities.
 * Partner with Product Management, Architecture, UX, QA, Security, DevOps, and business stakeholders to deliver product roadmap commitments.
 * Ensure enterprise architecture standards, security standards, software development processes, and engineering best practices are followed.
 * Guide modernization efforts across AWS, Java services, Solr search, LLM-enabled workflows, MCP integrations, and MCP Apps.
 * Use engineering, operational, and delivery metrics to identify risks, improve execution, and support business decisions.
 * Lead planning across project scope, budget, resources, timelines, risks, and dependencies.