Director of Software Engineering – Leading Fixed Income Hedge Fund - New York

Mondrian Alpha; New York (NY); On-site; USD 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Highly competitive compensation package

Performance-related incentives

Long-term upside

Job summary

A leading hedge fund in New York is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead technology delivery for their residential investment business. This senior role involves overseeing multiple development teams and ensuring stability across critical systems. Ideal candidates will possess deep domain knowledge in mortgage finance and demonstrate successful delivery of complex enterprise initiatives. The role offers a competitive compensation package and the chance to modernize a mission-critical technology platform.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a senior engineering leadership role.
• Experience in mortgage finance or residential lending platforms.
• Demonstrated success in delivering complex enterprise initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead technology delivery for residential investment business.
• Oversee multiple development teams supporting business-critical systems.
• Align technology strategy with commercial objectives.
• Ensure secure, scalable, and maintainable systems across the full application stack.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture and design decisions

Engaging with senior business stakeholders

Deep domain knowledge in mortgage finance

Modernization of technology

Job description

My client, a highly regarded and well-capitalised hedge fund, is seeking a hands-on Director of Software Engineering to lead technology delivery for their residential investment business in New York.

Sitting at the heart of a complex mortgage finance platform, you’ll take ownership of multiple development teams supporting business-critical systems across residential lending, aggregation, and investment operations. This is a senior engineering leadership role with full accountability for both strategic initiatives and day-to-day platform stability.

My client is specifically looking for a technical leader who can operate at depth. You will remain actively engaged in architecture and design decisions, guide engineering standards, and drive modernisation across a hybrid cloud/on-prem environment.

You will partner closely with senior business stakeholders across the Residential desk, aligning technology strategy with commercial objectives while ensuring secure, scalable, and maintainable systems across the full application stack.

Deep domain knowledge in mortgage finance or residential lending platforms is strongly preferred. Demonstrated success delivering complex enterprise initiatives while balancing production stability is essential.

To secure the most relevant hire, my client is prepared to offer a highly competitive total compensation package, including strong base, performance-related incentives, and long-term upside, alongside the opportunity to shape and modernise a mission-critical technology platform.

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