Director of Software Engineering

Jobot; Denver (CO); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, Dental & Vision coverage

HSA employer contribution

Disability & Life Insurance

Pet Insurance

Flexible PTO

Tuition Assistance

AI-forward culture

Job summary

Jobot is seeking a Director of Software Engineering in the Denver metro area. The role leads the software engineering function, aligning roadmaps with company goals and driving architecture decisions across .NET/C#, React, and Azure.

You will mentor teams, manage delivery, and partner with DevOps to ensure reliable, scalable systems. The position offers a hybrid schedule (2 days/week in-office) with strong growth toward Senior Director/VP levels and a comprehensive benefits package, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 10+ years of professional software development experience
• 3-5+ years leading or managing engineering teams
• Expertise in .NET / C# and ASP.NET Core/Web APIs
• Strong frontend experience with React and TypeScript
• RESTful API design and security best practices
• Experience with SQL Server and data modeling
• Azure cloud experience and DevOps practices
• Hands-on AI tool usage in software engineering
• Proven ability to grow and scale teams

Responsibilities

• Own the vision, strategy, and execution for the software engineering function
• Align technical roadmaps with company OKRs
• Shape the technology roadmap with CTO and Product leadership
• Lead architecture decisions across .NET/C#, React/TypeScript, RESTful services
• Enforce engineering standards: quality, security, testing, docs
• Mentor and scale a high-performing team of engineers
• Manage end-to-end delivery with agile sprint planning
• Collaborate with DevOps on Azure environments and CI/CD
• Drive reliability, performance, and technical debt reduction
• Translate priorities into concrete execution across teams
• Lead weekly leadership updates and KPI reviews

Skills

Leadership

.NET/C#

React

TypeScript

RESTful API design

Azure

CI/CD

AI tools usage

Security best practices

Cloud architectures

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering

Tools

Azure

ASP.NET Core

Web APIs

React

TypeScript

Job description

Director of Software Engineering - Denver Metro, CO (Hybrid, 2 days/week in office)

Salary: $150,000 - $170,000 per year

A bit about us:

Founded over a decade ago and based in the Denver metro area, we are a privately held, technology-first storage and logistics platform serving multi-location and enterprise businesses nationwide. Backed by private equity and growing fast, we pair enterprise-grade, cloud-based software with a national network of storage and fulfillment partners to help our customers centralize, simplify, and scale how they manage assets across the country. We're a solutions-driven, accountability-focused team building modern software that turns a traditionally fragmented industry into a seamless, data-driven experience.

Why join us?

• 401(k) with Company Match
• Comprehensive Benefits: Company-subsidized Medical, Dental & Vision (incl. $100/mo employer HSA contribution); company-paid Short-Term & Long-Term Disability and Life Insurance (1x salary up to $250K); Pet Insurance
• Flexible PTO & Paid Holidays
• Training & Tuition Assistance Program
• Modern Tech & AI-Forward Culture: Build on .NET, React, Azure, and Power Platform, with AI development tools used daily to accelerate engineering work
• Clear Growth Path: Defined runway to Senior Director and VP of Engineering as the function scales
• Hybrid Schedule: 2 days/week in the Denver-area office

Job Details

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES

• Own the vision, strategy, and execution for the software engineering function; align technical roadmaps with company objectives and OKRs
• Partner with the CTO and Product leadership to shape the technology roadmap and sequence delivery priorities
• Lead architecture decisions across modern cloud-based applications - .NET/C# backends, React/TypeScript frontends, RESTful and event-driven services, Power Platform, and Azure infrastructure
• Establish and enforce engineering standards: code quality, security, automated testing, and documentation
• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of full-time engineers and contractors; manage performance and develop future technical leaders
• Own end-to-end delivery across agile teams - sprint planning, backlog refinement, estimation, and capacity planning - for predictable, high-quality releases
• Partner with DevOps on Azure environments, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and production readiness
• Balance new feature delivery against reliability, performance, and technical-debt reduction
• Own engineering operational metrics (reliability, performance, security) and drive continuous improvement
• Partner cross-functionally with Product, Data, Operations, and Customer Success to translate priorities into execution
• Use AI development tools daily to accelerate design, code review, planning, and documentation, while operating as the experienced human in the loop and setting responsible-use guardrails for the team
• Deliver written weekly leadership updates and lead a monthly engineering KPI review

QUALIFICATIONS (Needed)

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 10+ years of professional software development experience, including at least 3-5 years leading or managing engineering teams
• Strong expertise in .NET / C#, including ASP.NET Core and Web APIs
• Strong experience with modern frontend development using React and TypeScript
• Solid understanding of RESTful API design, authentication, authorization, and security best practices
• Experience architecting scalable systems with relational databases (SQL Server) and data modeling
• Experience delivering software in cloud environments - Azure preferred
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and modern DevOps practices
• Proven ability to build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams
• Hands-on experience using AI tools (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) to accelerate engineering work, with the judgment to use them responsibly
• Comfort operating in a dynamic, high-growth, PE-backed environment

Nice-to-have

• B2B SaaS / logistics / operations-tech background, Azure App Services, Functions, Service Bus, microservices & modular monolith architectures, Power Platform integration with custom code

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. It is Jobot’s policy to comply with all applicable federal, state and local laws respecting consideration of unemployment status in making hiring decisions.

Sometimes Jobot is required to perform background checks with your authorization. Jobot will consider qualified candidates with criminal histories in a manner consistent with any applicable federal, state, or local law regarding criminal backgrounds, including but not limited to the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring and the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.