Senior Director

Position Overview

We are seeking an exceptional Senior Director, who will lead Agile Development teams and thrive on building innovative, high-quality software solutions. This role is perfect for a technology enthusiast who is passionate about architecture, stays current with emerging technologies, and has a deep understanding of modern software development practices. As a language and platform-agnostic engineer, you’ll have the freedom to choose the best tools for each challenge while working on cutting-edge cloud-based solutions. You’ll own technical direction for a product/domain area, lead design decisions, and mentor engineers to deliver high-quality, production-grade systems.

Our Impact

• Architect and Design scalable, resilient software solutions with a focus on cloud-native architectures, particularly on AWS and other major cloud platforms
• Champion Engineering Excellence by establishing and maintaining high standards for code quality, testing, security, and performance
• Drive Innovation by researching, evaluating, and implementing cutting-edge technologies and methodologies that deliver business value
• Collaborate with Platform Teams to influence infrastructure decisions, tooling choices, and development workflows that optimize developer productivity and system efficiency
• Own the Full SDLC from requirements gathering through deployment and monitoring, ensuring robust and maintainable solutions
• Technology Selection - evaluate and recommend the most appropriate languages, frameworks, and tools for each project
• Lead Technical Strategy by providing architectural guidance and leading technology roadmap planning

Your Impact

• Lead architecture/design reviews for distributed systems and cloud-native services.
• Drive technical alignment across cross-functional stakeholders in agile teams.
• Break down ambiguous problems, define technical approach, and guide execution to delivery.
• Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and feedback; raise quality standards.
• Act as an escalation point for complex production issues; guide incident follow-up and improvements.

Qualifications

Technical Leadership

• Experience leading end-to-end delivery of technical projects (design → implementation → production → support).
• Strong written/verbal communication; able to document decisions and influence technical direction.
• Demonstrated mentorship and ability to raise engineering standards via reviews and guidance.

Technical Excellence

• 15+ years of software engineering experience with a proven track record of delivering high-quality, production-grade software
• Deep architectural knowledge of distributed systems, microservices, event-driven architectures, and cloud-native patterns
• Cloud expertise, particularly with AWS services (EC2, Lambda, ECS/EKS, RDS, DynamoDB, S3, CloudFormation/CDK, etc.)
• Quality-first mindset with expertise in testing strategies (unit, integration, E2E), code reviews, and continuous improvement

Platform Engineering Understanding

• Strong understanding of platform engineering principles and their impact on software delivery efficiency
• Experience working with CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and infrastructure as code to deliver software effectively
• Ability to identify bottlenecks in development workflows and propose platform improvements that accelerate delivery
• Knowledge of observability, monitoring, and logging best practices to ensure system reliability
• Understanding of how platform decisions affect developer experience, deployment velocity, and system maintainability
• Experience collaborating with DevOps/Platform teams to implement solutions that balance developer needs with operational requirements

Technical Versatility

• Language agnostic approach with proficiency in multiple programming paradigms (OOP, functional, reactive)
• Experience across the stack - from frontend frameworks to backend services to data stores
• Strong foundation in computer science fundamentals, algorithms, and data structures
• Security-conscious with understanding of secure coding practices and cloud security best practices

Keys to Success in this Role:

• Technology evangelist who actively explores and experiments with emerging technologies
• Problem solver who can evaluate trade-offs and select optimal solutions based on context
• Excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to various stakeholders
• Collaborative mindset with experience working in agile, cross-functional teams