Director of Software Engineering — Strategic Tech Leader
Aqua Finance
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Job summary
Aqua Finance in the United States seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead software managers and shape engineering strategy that aligns with business goals. You will guide multi‑team roadmaps, ensure secure, scalable systems, and drive innovation across AI-assisted tools and cloud platforms.
Responsibilities include building leadership capacity, partnering with product and business units, and championing an inclusive, high‑performing culture while managing budgets and enterprise
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in CS or related field, or commensurate experience.
- 10 years of professional software development in progressively senior roles.
- 5 years of management experience in a technical field.
- Experience with .NET/C# preferred.
- Proven track record delivering complex software with distributed teams.
- Experience across the full SDLC including design, testing, deployment, and operations.
- Financial industry experience preferred.
- Strong knowledge of architecture, secure coding, scalability, and cloud-hosted apps.
- Familiarity with CI/CD, agile methodologies, and AI-assisted development tools.
- Ability to coach and grow engineers at multiple levels.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and develop software engineering managers and technical leaders.
- Own strategic relationships with business units, shaping roadmaps and priorities.
- Establish leadership presence and align across technology, product, security, and risk.
- Translate priorities into a cohesive engineering strategy, roadmap, and delivery commitments.
- Provide portfolio‑level oversight of software delivery and address risks and quality concerns.
- Set engineering standards for architecture, secure development, testing, and CI/CD.
- Ensure reliable, secure, and scalable systems with strong on-call practices.
- Evaluate estimates, designs, and vendor solutions with a business-value focus.
- Monitor portfolio metrics and drive improvements using data and feedback.
- Partner with Product Management to strengthen intake and planning.
- Develop workforce, sourcing, and vendor strategies aligned with priorities.
- Promote responsible use of AI tools within governance and risk frameworks.
- Contribute to technology strategy, planning, and enterprise initiatives.
- Foster an inclusive, accountable culture across distributed teams.
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Job description
Aqua Finance in the United States seeks a Director of Software Engineering to lead software managers and shape engineering strategy that aligns with business goals. You will guide multi‑team roadmaps, ensure secure, scalable systems, and drive innovation across AI-assisted tools and cloud platforms.
Responsibilities include building leadership capacity, partnering with product and business units, and championing an inclusive, high‑performing culture while managing budgets and enterprise
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