Director, Software Engineering

The Director of Software Engineering at Accurate Background will lead multiple product and platform-oriented scrum teams, reporting to the VP of Software Engineering. This role involves collaborating with various technology and business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions and implement world-class service-oriented architectures. Key responsibilities include shaping product roadmaps, assessing effort for business requests, providing leadership to engineering managers, leading recruitment, and ensuring best practices across the software development lifecycle. The director will focus on strategic initiatives, foster a unified team approach, and manage data measurements for objectives and key results.

Must Have

• Report directly to the Vice President of Software Engineering.
• Partner closely with senior product leaders to shape product roadmaps.
• Collaborate effectively with infrastructure, product, project management, operations, and account management teams.
• Assess and estimate the required level of effort for high-level requests.
• Work with software architects on solution designs for highly visible projects.
• Provide leadership and guidance to several engineering managers and their teams.
• Lead recruitment initiatives for software development teams.
• Possess a clear understanding of the software development lifecycle.
• Develop comprehensive domain expertise and promote best practices.
• Monitor and manage data measurements related to objectives and key results.
• Demonstrate strong organizational ownership across people, strategy, process, and execution.
• Establish and maintain communication standards across the Technology department.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years in technology leadership and management roles.
• Proven technical experience in building and scaling SaaS or B2B platforms.
• Hands-on experience with modern full-stack development (micro-frontend, microservices, event-driven architecture, cloud-native solutions like AWS).
• Proficiency in Backend: Java / Spring Boot, Node.js, Go or Python.
• Proficiency in Frontend: Angular, React, or Vue.js.
• Experience with Databases: SQLServer, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis.
• Strong understanding of data privacy, secure data at-rest and in-transit solutions.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practices (vulnerability scanning, CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure as code).
• Strong foundation in observability and system reliability (metrics, tracing, logging, monitoring, alerting, incident response).
• Proven track record of leading multiple distributed engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled in mentoring engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Experienced in OKR or KPI-driven management.
• Solid understanding of the agile development process and software release processes.
• Ability to excel in dynamic and fast-evolving environments through modernizing legacy systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for engineering excellence, including automation and continuous improvements.

Good to Have

• Experience collaborating with legal, compliance, and data privacy teams to ensure solutions meet regulatory requirements.

Perks & Benefits

• Fun, fast-paced environment
• Lots of room for growth
• Unwavering commitment to diversity
• Complete sense of belonging
• Guiding principles: Take Ownership, Be Open, Stay Curious, Work as One

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The Director of Software Engineering will collaborate with multiple teams across the Technology organization. This individual is responsible for providing domain expertise, overseeing process enhancements, and ensuring successful delivery of team projects. Software engineering managers who lead product and platform-oriented scrum teams will report directly to this role. Additionally, the Director will work closely with product management, project management, infrastructure, information security, and other business stakeholders to deliver customer-focused solutions and implement world-class service-oriented architectures that support the company's rapid growth and evolving business needs. This position is integral throughout the entire software development lifecycle.

Responsibilities

• Report directly to the Vice President of Software Engineering and concentrate on strategic initiatives to ensure alignment with the organization’s overarching objectives.
• Partner closely with senior product leaders to shape product roadmaps that help close competitive gaps, allow us to penetrate new industries/markets, and/or win strategic deals.
• Collaborate effectively with infrastructure, product and project management, operations, and account management teams to cultivate a unified team approach.
• Assess and estimate the required level of effort for high-level requests from business stakeholders.
• Work with software architects to come up with solution designs on highly visible projects.
• Provide leadership and guidance to several engineering managers and their respective teams across multiple regions.
• Lead recruitment initiatives to expand and strengthen software development teams.
• Possess a clear understanding of the software development lifecycle, particularly around project management, development, quality, release, and production support.
• Develop comprehensive domain expertise and promote best practices throughout all scrum teams.
• Monitor and manage data measurements related to objectives and key results, helping guide teams toward achieving success.
• Demonstrate strong organizational ownership across people, strategy, process, and execution.
• Establish and maintain communication standards across the Technology department and broader company business units.

Qualifications:

• BE/BTECH/MS in Computer Science or equivalent education.
• 15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years of experience in technology leadership and management roles.
• Proven technical experience in building and scaling SaaS or B2B platforms involving high-volume data processing and third-party integrations.
• Hands-on experience working with modern full-stack development consisting of micro-frontend web applications, microservices, event-driven architecture and cloud-native solutions such as AWS.
• Backend: Java / Spring Boot, Node.js, Go or Python
• Frontend: Angular, React, or Vue.js
• Databases: SQLServer, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, etc.
• Strong understanding of data privacy, secure data at-rest and in-transit solutions.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps practicies (vulnerability scanning, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code).
• Strong foundation in observability and system reliability (metrics, tracing, logging, monitoring, alerting, and incident response).
• Preferred experience collaborating with legal, compliance, and data privacy teams to ensure solutions meet all regulatory requirements.
• Proven track record of leading multiple distributed engineering teams in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled in mentoring engineering managers and senior engineers to scale / develop leadership capabilities.
• Experienced in OKR or KPI-driven management with focuses on productivity, quality, and reliability.
• Solid understanding of the agile development process and software release processes.
• Must be a self-starter who is highly organized, strategic, and team-oriented.
• Demonstrated ability to excel in dynamic and fast-evolving environments through modernizing legacy systems while ensuring continuity of regulated operations.
• Detail oriented, with strong written and verbal communication skills targeting both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Passionate in engineering excellence, including automation and continuous improvements.

The Accurate Way:

We offer a fun, fast-paced environment, with lots of room for growth. We have an unwavering commitment to diversity, ensuring everyone has a complete sense of belonging here. To do this, we follow four guiding principles – Take Ownership, Be Open, Stay Curious, Work as One – core values that dictate what we stand for, and how we behave.

Take ownership.

Be accountable for your actions, your team, and the company. Accept responsibility willingly, especially when it’s what’s best for our customers. Give others every reason to trust you, believe in you, and count on you. Rise to every occasion with your personal best.

Be open.

Be open to new ideas. Be inclusive of people and ways of doing things. Make yourself accessible and approachable, and communicate with genuineness, transparency, honesty, and respect. Embrace differences.

Stay curious.

Stay curious even as you move forward. Tirelessly ask questions and challenge the status quo in your pursuit of new ideas, ways to solve problems, and to continually grow and improve.

Work as one.

Work together to create the best customer and workplace experience. Put our customers and employees first—before individual or departmental agendas. Make sure they get the help they need to succeed.