Director, Software Development Engineering

About the Role

Key Responsibilities

• Manage a team of software development engineers (SDEs) to deliver innovative products within a Machine Learning (ML) Platform using best-in-industry software engineering tools and processes, such as source control and code review.
• Lead regular checkpoints with SDEs, including code reviews and daily standups.
• Drive best programming practices using infrastructure-as-code and modern TypeScript.
• Be responsible for the overall technical design strategy and details to deliver against customer needs.
• Manage the process of product delivery end-to-end and team's deliverables including development of new code, refactoring, and deprecating code.
• Drive the team to deeply understand customer needs and creatively design, build, and deliver solutions to market.
• Partner with Product Managers and Technical Program Managers around design and delivery of product functionality.
• Demonstrate strong understanding of the business and customer value of software products.
• Leverage tradeoffs among aspects of the code bar, such as efficiency versus maintainability.
• Engage the team to utilize the core or standard library of programming languages.
• Oversee identification of the root cause of problems with existing software.

Requirements

• Requires at least a Master's degree, or foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field and 7 years of experience involving product-oriented software engineering.
• Alternatively, a Bachelor's degree, or foreign equivalent, in the stated fields and 9 years of the specified progressive, post-baccalaureate experience.
• 7 years of experience must include managing teams of software engineers.
• Experience in Software Development Lifecycle Management.
• Developing high-quality code with Java, Python, and Javascript programming languages.
• Experience with NestJS, Java Spring, Python Flask, CSS, and HTML technologies.
• Familiarity with Agile Methodology and Scrum Management.
• Experience with AI and ML Integration.
• Knowledge of ML Model Deployment, ML Ops, and scalable ML System Design.
• Experience with Strategic Product Road-mapping.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in a fast-paced, innovative environment.
• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Educational background in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related field (Master's or Bachelor's degree).
• Relevant experience in product-oriented software engineering and team management.

Benefits & Perks

• Best-in-class healthcare coverage, plus a suite of voluntary benefit programs.
• A holistic approach to well-being, with access to fitness, mindfulness, and mental health support.
• Lifestyle Spending Accounts to personalize your well-being journey.
• Family planning and adoption benefits.
• Generous paid time off, including vacation, volunteer days, sabbatical, global recharge days, and a discretionary year-end shutdown.
• Savings and investment opportunities.
• Location-specific perks and extras.