Director of Software Development: Scale & Inspire Engineering

Relha LLC; Omaha (NE); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Fiserv is seeking a hands-on, strategic Director of Software Development to lead and grow engineering teams, shape technical strategy, and deliver high-quality software at scale. You will partner with product, security, operations and business stakeholders to build reliable, secure solutions while developing engineering talent.

You will drive architectural decisions, champion modern practices like Agile, CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps, and oversee budgeting and vendor relationships to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years of professional software development experience and 5+ years in people/engineering leadership roles.
• Proven track record delivering complex, customer‑facing software at scale.
• Deep experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure/GCP), microservices, APIs, and modern data practices.
• Strong knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and production monitoring.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills; able to translate technical concepts for business audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to hire, mentor and retain high-performing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the software development strategy in alignment with product and business priorities.
• Lead multiple engineering teams (direct and dotted-line), including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development.
• Drive architectural decisions and ensure technical excellence, maintainability and scalability of systems.
• Champion modern engineering practices: Agile delivery, CI/CD, automated testing, DevOps, observability, and security-by-design.
• Oversee delivery planning and program management for major initiatives; remove impediments and ensure predictable releases.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, UX, Security, Infrastructure and Operations to align roadmaps and deliver business outcomes.
• Manage budgets, headcount planning and vendor/partner relationships for your area.
• Establish and track key engineering metrics (quality, velocity, reliability, lead time) and use them to inform continuous improvement.
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that encourages innovation, ownership and professional growth.
• Represent engineering in leadership forums and communicate technical tradeoffs and status to senior stakeholders and executives.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Cloud-native architectures

DevOps

CI/CD

Agile

Communication

Hiring & mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

APIs

Microservices

DevOps tools

Job description

Fiserv is seeking a hands-on, strategic Director of Software Development to lead and grow engineering teams, shape technical strategy, and deliver high-quality software at scale. You will partner with product, security, operations and business stakeholders to build reliable, secure solutions while developing engineering talent.

You will drive architectural decisions, champion modern practices like Agile, CI/CD, automated testing and DevOps, and oversee budgeting and vendor relationships to