Director of Software Engineering

Role Overview

Director of Software Engineering for a partner company within a global engineering organization building and scaling mission-critical mobility and payments platforms. You will lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution of core services for fleet management and payments across North America.

Responsibilities

• Define and lead the long-term technical vision and architectural roadmap for mobility and payments services.
• Lead, grow, and mentor distributed engineering teams across multiple geographies; build a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
• Oversee microservices-based architecture design and delivery for secure, scalable, high-performance systems.
• Collaborate with product and business stakeholders to convert customer needs into engineering priorities and execution plans.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices (development standards, CI/CD, and metrics-driven productivity tracking).
• Drive operational excellence via structured delivery, roadmap planning, and continuous performance monitoring.
• Present technical strategy, risks, and progress updates to senior leadership and global stakeholders.

Requirements

• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership roles managing both individual contributors and managers.
• Strong expertise in cloud architectures, microservices, REST APIs, and modern software engineering practices.
• Hands-on cloud experience with AWS or Azure, including deployment, scalability, and security best practices.
• Proven ability to lead distributed, cross-functional teams across multiple geographies.
• Deep system design and architecture governance; strong understanding of software development lifecycle management.
• Excellent leadership, communication, and executive-level stakeholder management.
• Ability to drive clarity and execution in fast-paced, ambiguous environments.

Nice to Have

• Experience with payments systems, fleet platforms, or ISO8583-based card processing environments.

Location & Work Model

• Remote-friendly work model with location flexibility within approved U.S. hubs.

Compensation & Benefits

• Competitive base salary: $199,300–$246,900 USD (based on experience/qualifications)
• Performance-based bonus eligibility
• Comprehensive health/dental/vision insurance, retirement savings plan, paid time off, wellness and professional development support, and additional benefits (HSA/FSA, life/disability insurance, tuition reimbursement).