Director of Software Engineering: Lead Scalable, Secure Tech

Aqua Finance; United States; Remote; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

401(k) matching plan

Professional development

Job summary

Aqua Finance is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead and develop software engineering managers and teams across the organization. You will translate business priorities into a clear engineering strategy, roadmaps, and delivery commitments while ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable systems.

You will partner with product, architecture, security, and risk teams to set standards, drive AI‑assisted tooling, and deliver high‑impact technology initiatives for a national audience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 10 years of professional software development experience in progressively elevated roles.
• 5 years of management experience in a technical field.
• Experience with .Net/C# preferred.
• Proven track record delivering complex software projects with distributed or remote teams.
• Familiarity with cloud-hosted application development using Azure/AWS/GCP.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop software engineering managers and senior technical leaders.
• Own strategic relationships with assigned business units and shape roadmaps to align with business goals.
• Translate priorities into a cohesive engineering strategy, multi‑team roadmap, and delivery commitments.
• Provide portfolio‑level oversight of software delivery and drive action to address risks and quality concerns.
• Define and enforce engineering standards for architecture, security, testing, CI/CD, and observability.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Stakeholder mgmt

CI/CD

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Microsoft Azure

AWS

GCP

.NET/C#

Job description

Aqua Finance is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead and develop software engineering managers and teams across the organization. You will translate business priorities into a clear engineering strategy, roadmaps, and delivery commitments while ensuring reliable, secure, and scalable systems.

You will partner with product, architecture, security, and risk teams to set standards, drive AI‑assisted tooling, and deliver high‑impact technology initiatives for a national audience.