Director of Software Development — Lead Innovation & Growth

Clearwater Analytics; New York (NY); On-site; USD 190,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Clearwater Analytics, based in New York, seeks a Software Development Director to lead a high-impact team delivering software for major financial clients on Wall Street. You will mentor engineers, steer architectural decisions, and collaborate across executive levels to align with business goals.

The role requires deep experience in leadership, software engineering, and modern web/mobile tech, with a track record of delivering scalable systems and APIs.

Qualifications

• 10+ years professional experience in software development.
• 2+ years of experience leading a development team.
• Excellent written and verbal skills.
• Ability to present complex designs clearly.
• Experience with cloud platforms and scalable distributed systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team to develop quality software used by top tech firms and Wall Street players.
• Ensure team success, growth, and output for business goals.
• Provide training, guidance, and mentorship to team members.
• Participate in Agile meetings and contribute to product roadmap.
• Drive architecture reviews, code quality, and best practices.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Agile

Software architecture

Code review

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Database design

Requirements gathering

Public API design

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS/Azure/GCP

Relational databases

NoSQL databases

Job description

Clearwater Analytics, based in New York, seeks a Software Development Director to lead a high-impact team delivering software for major financial clients on Wall Street. You will mentor engineers, steer architectural decisions, and collaborate across executive levels to align with business goals.

The role requires deep experience in leadership, software engineering, and modern web/mobile tech, with a track record of delivering scalable systems and APIs.