Director of Software Engineering

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KinderCare Learning CompaniesEarly childhood education

United StatesFull-TimeDirector

Salary172,800 - 288,000 USD per year

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Experience: 10+ years of experience in software development; 5+ years in a leadership role managing and developing teams of software engineers
Required Skills: AgileDesign PatternsSoftware Architecture

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
10+ years of experience in software development with a track record of delivering high-quality software products.
5+ years in a leadership role managing and developing software engineering teams, both onshore and offshore.
Experience managing software architects and developing architectural talent.
Hands-on experience building software with AI coding assistants and agentic development workflows.
Track record of improving team throughput through AI tooling and process improvement.
Experience delivering customer websites, applications, and services, including payment solutions and financial transactional systems such as billing and contracts.
Experience with software architecture, design patterns, and development methodologies.
Experience optimizing Agile software delivery across multiple platforms and product teams.
Experience balancing contract and full-time teams and managing vendor relationships for contract engineers and managed software engineering services.
Ability to manage multiple priorities and complex projects in a fast-paced environment.

Create a vision, strategy, maturity plan, and timeline for the Software Engineering capability.
Lead the development and delivery of software solutions across multiple platforms using sound engineering and architectural principles.
Develop managers, software engineers, architects, and cross-functional technical leaders across onshore and offshore teams.
Improve team throughput and developer productivity through AI development tooling, modern engineering practices, and process improvement.
Establish and govern the architectural direction and technical roadmap for software products.
Balance contract workers and full-time employees to optimize delivery capacity, cost, and knowledge continuity.
Partner with Product Management, Quality Engineering, Portfolio, and Infrastructure/Operations to align products with business goals and delivery standards.
Set quarterly team objectives and key results aligned with business priorities and technology strategy.
Ensure software development and architecture processes are efficient, effective, and scalable, and promote the Discovery to Delivery framework.
Communicate progress, risks, and opportunities to senior leadership and provide customer-focused incident management.

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