Director of Software Engineering & AI Platforms

Blitt-and-Gaines,-P.c.; Vernon Hills (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical Benefits

401k & profit-sharing

Job summary

Blitt and Gaines, P.C. in Vernon Hills, IL is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead the strategic direction of the firm’s software engineering, QA and data operations.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep engineering expertise and the ability to build a high-performing team aligned with business goals. You will establish engineering standards, modernize platforms, oversee SQL Server reporting, AI-assisted coding practices, and ensure secure, scalable software delivery while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• 3+ years leading software engineering teams.
• Experience designing enterprise software architectures.
• Strong communication and leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute long-term software engineering strategy for the organization.
• Lead architecture and technical design decisions for enterprise applications and services.
• Establish engineering standards, coding guidelines, architectural principles and development best practices.
• Drive operational excellence through proactive monitoring, logging, observability and incident management.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Team leadership

Communication

Agile / Scrum

AI-assisted development

Cloud & DevOps

Enterprise architecture

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

C#

.NET Framework/.NET

ASP.NET Core

Python

RESTful API development

Microsoft SQL Server

Azure DevOps

Azure

Git

CI/CD

React

Infrastructure as Code

OAuth/OpenID Connect

AI tooling (Claude Code, Copilot)

Job description

Blitt and Gaines, P.C. in Vernon Hills, IL is seeking a Director of Software Development to lead the strategic direction of the firm’s software engineering, QA and data operations.

This hands-on leadership role requires deep engineering expertise and the ability to build a high-performing team aligned with business goals. You will establish engineering standards, modernize platforms, oversee SQL Server reporting, AI-assisted coding practices, and ensure secure, scalable software delivery while