Director, Software Engineering

Job Description

Summary

The Director of Software Engineering leads multiple high-performing engineering teams responsible for building next-generation AI-driven marketing platforms. This role focuses on delivering scalable, resilient, and innovative full-stack solutions that modernize enterprise marketing workflows through automation, advanced analytics, and agentic AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, manage, and grow multiple product-focused software engineering teams while fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Partner closely with product managers and stakeholders to translate marketing and business needs into technical strategies, application capabilities, and testing scenarios.
• Drive the design, development, testing, deployment, and ongoing support of full-stack solutions across modern engineering platforms.
• Guide the transformation of legacy monolithic systems into scalable microservices architectures.
• Champion engineering excellence by improving development practices, delivery velocity, system availability, resilience, and scalability.
• Mentor engineers and engineering leaders, supporting both technical depth and career growth.
• Promote innovation through experimentation with emerging technologies, including AI and large language models, and encourage knowledge sharing across internal and external engineering communities.
• Lead efforts to deploy and operate applications within AWS environments, ensuring operational excellence and reliability.
• Collaborate across teams to improve cross-functional execution and overall engineering effectiveness.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Minimum of seven years of professional software development experience.
• At least five years of experience leading and managing engineering teams.
• Proven ability to deliver complex, large-scale software systems in Agile environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder collaboration skills.

Tech Stack

Python, Java, Vue.js, PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, Vector Databases, AWS Cloud Infrastructure, Microservices Architecture, Full-Stack Web Development, Automated Testing, Scalable Distributed Systems

Compensation & Benefits

Competitive compensation aligned with market standards.
Health benefits, PTO, remote flexibility (varies by client).

Work Schedule

Monday–Friday, flexible hours, occasional on-call (if applicable).

About the Client

Our client is a leading financial services organization driving innovation through cloud-native platforms, artificial intelligence, and modern software engineering practices to redefine enterprise marketing technology.

Why Join the Team?

• This role offers the opportunity to shape the future of AI-powered marketing platforms.
• Lead impactful engineering initiatives at scale across complex systems.
• Influence enterprise-wide technology strategy in a highly collaborative, innovation-driven environment.

How to Apply

Submit your resume to people@ignitetalentpartners.com. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted.