Director, Software Engineering

BCD Travel; Málaga; A distancia; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading global travel management company is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to guide a team of engineers in delivering high-quality software products. The role involves collaboration with cross-functional teams, ensuring adherence to best practices, and managing technological innovations. Ideal candidates will have extensive software engineering experience and a strong background in technology leadership. This position offers a hybrid work model with flexibility in key locations, including Spain.

Formación

• Extensive experience in software engineering and technology leadership.
• Proven record of managing high-performing teams in fast-paced environments.
• Ability to create and execute technical roadmaps aligned with business goals.

Responsabilidades

• Establish best practices for high-quality software delivery.
• Ensure adherence to corporate security policies.
• Lead development of scalable, performant software systems.
• Oversee vendor selection and relationship management.
• Set team priorities and lead change initiatives.

Conocimientos

Technical expertise

Team management

Agile methodologies

Communication skills

Object-oriented programming

Cloud services

CI/CD

REST/SOAP APIs

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Herramientas

AWS

Python

Elasticsearch

React

Progressive Web Apps (PWA)

Descripción del empleo

Remote Full time, India, Netherlands, Italy, Poland, Spain, United Kingdom

The Director of Software Engineering guides a team of internal and external software engineers, shaping the direction of software development efforts and ensuring the successful delivery of high-quality software products. This role is hands-on, supporting software engineers in troubleshooting, code reviews, and technical discussions while also driving innovation, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, and executing the software engineering strategy aligned with overall business objectives.

The Director collaborates with cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and quality assurance, to define requirements, prioritize initiatives, and ensure timely product delivery. This role leads by example, is ultimately responsible for technical and architectural choices, and is a key driver of technical excellence, security, and scalability across the organization.

Responsibilities include:

1. Establishing best practices, processes, and tools to ensure consistent, high-quality, and cost-effective delivery of software products developed by both internal and external engineering teams.
2. Ensuring software products adhere to corporate security policies and guidelines, including PCI compliance, and understanding how they impact the delivery of technical solutions.
3. Conducting Security Risk Assessments and Privacy Risk Assessments in collaboration with the company's Information Security team.
4. Leading the development of high-quality, scalable, and performant multi-platform software systems, leveraging both internal and external engineering resources.
5. Managing the selection of third-party technology vendors and tools, and maintaining relationships with these vendors, including billing and administration for tools specific to the functional area.
6. Leading change initiatives and setting team priorities.

About you:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Extensive experience in software engineering with a proven track record of technical expertise.
• Significant experience in technology leadership, including guiding and managing high-performing teams in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Proven ability to create and execute technical roadmaps aligned with long-term business goals.
• Proficiency in software development methodologies, tools, and technologies including object-oriented programming, cloud services, CI/CD, AWS, Python, Elasticsearch, React, PWA, and REST/SOAP APIs.
• Excellent communication skills—oral, written, and presentation—with fluency in English.

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