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# Senior Director, Software Engineering

- **Company:** Butterfly Network
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $275,000
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Computing Platforms, Cloud Computing, Software Architecture, Anti-Phishing, Software Engineering, Software Organization, Backend
- **Published:** November 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.thejobnetwork.com/job/cd295cf8-6547-4217-af79-8a8349d946cf/senior-director-software-engineering

## About the Role

Baseline skills/experiences/attributes:

 * 15+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multi-team engineering organizations at the Director/Sr. Director/VP level.
 * Sense of urgency and ownership of software development end to end.
 * Experience running engineering processes and organizational structures at scale.
 * Equally comfortable with cloud/backend development and mobile (iOS/Android) applications.
 * Excellent communication skills, able to work equally well with technical staff and C-level executives.
 * Engineering degree and equivalent experience.
 * FDA medical device experience.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced software engineering leader to head a significant part of Butterfly Network's software organization. This is a backfill for a departing leader on the team. The role is based in our New York City office and reports to Boon Chen. You will set the technical vision and organizational strategy across our mobile, cloud, and platform engineering teams, driving the roadmap that powers the Butterfly ecosystem, from the Butterfly iQ3 device to Butterfly Cloud and Compass AI. You will lead a multi-team organization of engineering managers and individual contributors, partnering closely with Product, Design, Regulatory, and executive leadership to deliver a world-class, FDA-regulated medical device software platform.

As part of our team, your core responsibilities will be to:

 * Own and deliver the software engineering roadmap across mobile, cloud, and platform teams.
 * Lead, grow, and develop a multi-team engineering organization, including engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
 * Define and evolve software architecture and engineering standards across the organization.
 * Attract, retain, and develop exceptional engineering talent at all levels.
 * Partner with Product, Design, Regulatory, and Quality to ship compliant, high-quality software on schedule.
 * Design and manage internal operational processes, including planning, execution, and delivery rhythms, across a distributed engineering organization.
 * Serve as a technical and organizational leader across the company, representing engineering to executive leadership as needed.
 * Champion a culture of ownership, quality, and continuous improvement., Butterfly requires security adherence responsibilities from all employees. These include: adhering to all company security policies and procedures, utilize provided company assets securely, and complete all required security awareness training programs. Safeguarding company data and systems from unauthorized access, modification, or destruction, contributing to the overall security posture of the organization. Immediately reporting any suspected or actual security incidents, including phishing attempts, malware infections, or unauthorized access, following the established incident response procedure