Director of Software Engineering & Platform Security

Jobgether; United States; On-site; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobgether in the United States is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to shape the technical foundations, engineering practices, and security strategy for a growing education technology platform. Leading eight product squads, you will identify and prioritize complex initiatives requiring cross-team coordination, including platform modernization, authentication, dependency health, and security.

You will lead and develop Staff Engineers, empower them to drive improvements, and strengthen

Qualifications

• Proven software engineering leadership experience (10+ years).
• Strong security domain knowledge across applications and cloud.
• Ability to guide large, ambiguous initiatives across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-squad technical strategy and platform modernization efforts.
• Build and grow the Staff Engineer team and set direction.
• Own security practices and coordinate with centralized security and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Security expertise

CI/CD

Cloud infrastructure

Executive communication

Tools

SAST tooling

SCA tooling

Threat modeling

Job description

Jobgether in the United States is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to shape the technical foundations, engineering practices, and security strategy for a growing education technology platform. Leading eight product squads, you will identify and prioritize complex initiatives requiring cross-team coordination, including platform modernization, authentication, dependency health, and security.

You will lead and develop Staff Engineers, empower them to drive improvements, and strengthen