Chief Software Engineering Leader – AI-Driven SaaS Platform

Kelly Services; Coppell (TX); On-site; USD 240,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Coverage

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Flexible Paid Time Off

401(k) Program with Company Contrib

Life Insurance

Short-Term and Long-Term Disability

Paid Parental Leave

Equity Participation Program

Job summary

Kelly Services is seeking a VP of Software Engineering to guide a large-scale product development organization across customer engagement, workflow automation, digital communications, mobile apps, and content management solutions.

The role leads platform evolution including cloud expansion, legacy modernization, AI adoption, and scalable SaaS initiatives, mentoring senior engineers and building high-performing teams to deliver reliable software for regulated industries.

Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering and technology leadership.
• 5+ years managing engineering leaders and large organizations.
• Experience growing scalable enterprise software platforms.
• Deep understanding of distributed applications, SOA, and modern design principles.
• Hands-on exposure to cloud-native environments and platform operations.
• Demonstrated success directing large initiatives with multiple stakeholders.
• Proven ability to mentor engineering managers and senior leaders.
• Experience improving software quality, delivery, and operations.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for multiple engineering organizations and people leaders.
• Drive execution across mission-critical software products and platform initiatives.
• Collaborate with product, operations, and executive stakeholders to align business and technology objectives.
• Establish best practices that improve development velocity, platform stability, and customer experience.
• Build leadership pipelines through coaching, mentoring, and succession planning.
• Guide modernization efforts involving architecture, infrastructure, and application design.
• Promote consistency in engineering standards and operational processes across global teams.
• Advance the organization’s use of AI-powered tools and engineering workflows.

Skills

Software leadership

Mentoring

Distributed Systems

Cloud-Native

Executive communication

Cross-regional teams

Architecture strategy

SaaS platforms

Job description

Kelly Services is seeking a VP of Software Engineering to guide a large-scale product development organization across customer engagement, workflow automation, digital communications, mobile apps, and content management solutions.

The role leads platform evolution including cloud expansion, legacy modernization, AI adoption, and scalable SaaS initiatives, mentoring senior engineers and building high-performing teams to deliver reliable software for regulated industries.