Director of Software Development — Scale Platforms & Lead Teams

Bridgeway; Coraopolis (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Bridgeway is seeking a Director of Software Development in Coraopolis, PA to lead and shape the software engineering function for the Bridgeway family of companies. You will translate business strategy into a multi-year technology roadmap, govern critical initiatives, and drive improvements in growth, customer experience, operations, security, and scalability. You will lead leaders, develop talent, and own delivery and budget accountability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field required; master’s degree or equivalent advanced business or technology education preferred.
• Typically 12 or more years of progressive software engineering experience, including substantial experience leading managers, senior technical leaders, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated success defining enterprise technology strategy and delivering a complex portfolio of business-critical products, platforms, and modernization initiatives.
• Proven experience scaling engineering organizations, developing leadership talent, building succession pipelines, and leading through significant organizational change.
• Strong command of modern application architecture, cloud platforms, systems integration, APIs, DevOps, secure software development, observability, and quality engineering.
• Experience governing enterprise architecture, technical debt, platform reliability, cybersecurity risk, and software lifecycle standards.
• Demonstrated financial acumen, including ownership of operating and capital budgets, workforce plans, vendor portfolios, forecasts, and investment cases.
• Ability to connect technology strategy and delivery decisions to revenue growth, customer value, operational performance, risk reduction, and return on investment.
• Exceptional executive communication, judgment, influence, and change‑leadership skills, with the ability to build alignment across technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
• Experience in transportation, logistics, supply chain, or another high‑volume, transaction‑intensive industry preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor and manage a team of software developers.
• Communicate effectively with stakeholders, including senior management, clients and internal departments.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment.
• Identify and address skills gaps within the team.
• Participate in the planning, execution and delivery of software projects.
• Coordinate with various departments to ensure alignment and effective communication.
• Manage project risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Provide technical guidance and support to the development team.
• Continuously improving software development processes and practices.
• Implement and maintain development tools and methodologies.
• Ensure quality assurance and testing processes are followed.
• Monitor and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the development process.
• Provide regular updates on project status, risks and issues.
• Manage team workload and ensure balanced distribution of tasks.
• Hire, onboard and train new team members as needed.
• Manage code production deployments and post go-live technical support.

Skills

Team leadership

Enterprise technology strategy

Cloud platforms & APIs

DevOps & security

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Architectural governance

Budget & finance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/SE/IT

Master’s degree preferred

Job description

Bridgeway is seeking a Director of Software Development in Coraopolis, PA to lead and shape the software engineering function for the Bridgeway family of companies. You will translate business strategy into a multi-year technology roadmap, govern critical initiatives, and drive improvements in growth, customer experience, operations, security, and scalability. You will lead leaders, develop talent, and own delivery and budget accountability.