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Director, Software Engineering

Arlington, Virginia, USFull-time$195k–$323k2026-11-02 → 2026-11-10
Hybrid

Core

Lead the Product Acceleration Engineering Pillar to establish reusable data, AI, and platform foundations that enable enterprise teams to build, scale, and distribute products faster.

Role type

Director, Software Engineering (Engineering Leadership)

Builds

Reusable data and application patterns, platform services, and developer enablement frameworks for enterprise teams.

Domain

Fintech / Payments / Data & AI Platforms

Required skills

Engineering leadership at scale, team coaching and mentoring, architecture design for large-scale systems, AWS cloud-native platforms, Databricks, Java/Spring Boot, .NET/C#, React, Python, Spark, SDLC methodologies (Scrum/Kanban/SAFe), cross-functional stakeholder influence.

Preferred skills

Experience building common high-performance developer frameworks, experience improving engineering organizations at scale.

Technologies

AWS, Databricks, Java, Spring Boot, .NET, C#, React, Python, Spark

Responsibilities

Lead and scale multiple engineering teams focused on product acceleration and platform services; Partner with product management to define roadmaps and KPIs; Establish operating models for high-performance teams; Identify and mitigate technical risks; Coach and develop engineers and managers; Navigate cross-team dependencies and drive alignment; Foster a culture of innovation and continuous learning; Set high standards for engineering excellence.

Seniority

Director, strategic leadership with hands-on technical foundation