Director, Software Development

BlackBerry Inc.; Concord (CA); On-site; USD 148,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

VIP incentive pay program

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

BlackBerry AtHoc seeks an experienced engineering leader to define the technical strategy, architecture, and evolution of our mass notification platform. You will lead global engineering teams, drive the technical direction, and ensure security, scalability, and regulatory compliance for government and enterprise customers.

You will architect geospatial capabilities, integrate mapping platforms, and translate market needs into differentiated product features while fostering engineering

Qualifications

• Extensive experience architecting large-scale enterprise software platforms.
• Leadership of global distributed engineering teams across on-site and offshore resources.
• Strong background in secure software development and regulatory compliance (e.g., FedRAMP).

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technical vision and architecture roadmap for mass notification platform; ensure scalability and reliability for gov, defense, and enterprise customers.
• Lead and mentor globally distributed engineering teams with accountability for delivery and quality.
• Architect high-volume geospatial and mapping capabilities and third-party integrations.

Skills

Enterprise software architecture

Geospatial technologies

Security & compliance

Global engineering leadership

Tools

GIS platforms

Job description

Worker Sub-Type: Regular Job Description: Are You the Person We Are Looking For? BlackBerry AtHoc is seeking a highly experienced engineering leader to drive the technical strategy, architecture, and evolution of our mission-critical emergency notification platform. This role requires a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in enterprise software development, geospatial technologies, government-grade security, and large-scale engineering team leadership.

What You’ll Do

• Define and execute the technical vision and architecture roadmap for BlackBerry AtHoc's mass notification platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and resilience for government, defense, and enterprise customers.
• Lead and mentor globally distributed engineering teams, including onsite and offshore resources, while driving accountability for delivery, quality, and operational excellence.
• Architect and deliver high-volume geospatial and mapping capabilities, including integrations with third-party mapping platforms and location-based services.
• Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, developing prototypes, and translating customer and market requirements into differentiated product capabilities.
• Ensure products meet stringent security, compliance, and accreditation requirements, including FedRAMP and other regulatory standards critical to public sector customers.
• Drive engineering excellence across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through deployment and sustaining engineering.

What You Bring

• Extensive, proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise software platforms, with significant experience leading the technical direction of mission-critical SaaS applications.
• Deep expertise in geospatial technologies and location-based services, including GIS data, mapping platforms, and third-party mapping integrations that support situational awareness and emergency response capabilities.
• Proven leadership of global engineering teams, with experience setting technical direction, mentoring senior engineers, and delivering complex software releases across distributed organizations.
• Strong background in secure software development and regulatory compliance, including experience supporting government, defense, or other highly regulated environments with requirements such as FedRAMP.

Nice to Have

• Experience with mass notification, critical event management, emergency communications, or public safety solutions.
• Experience supporting U.S. Federal, Defense, Homeland Security, or emergency management customers.
• Expertise in real-time communication systems, large-scale notification delivery, or location-aware alerting technologies.
• Patents, invention disclosures, or a demonstrated track record of technical innovation and product advancement.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Compensation Hiring Base Pay Range: $210,600 - 283,500

Please be advised that the compensation hiring range indicated herein is provided solely as a good-faith estimate of anticipated base compensation for the position. The actual compensation offered will be determined at the time of hire and is contingent upon multiple factors, including but not limited to the candidate’s qualifications, relevant experience, demonstrated skills, and results of assessments conducted during the hiring process.

Bonus: The BlackBerry Variable Incentive Pay (VIP) program is an organization-wide bonus incentive program which aims to reward full-time eligible employees for their contribution to BlackBerry’s success. VIP payments are made in addition to base salary and factor in company’s performance as a way for employees to share in BlackBerry’s achievements.

Benefits: The BlackBerry Employee Benefits programs offer a wide range of benefits that support your physical, financial and personal well-being. BlackBerry remains committed to offering affordable benefits including coverage for medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off to those that meet the eligibility requirements.

Disclosure of Position Status: This is an active opening. We are seeking to fill this position immediately

Disclosure of Artificial Intelligence: We do not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess, or select applicants at any stage of our recruitment process. All applications are reviewed and evaluated by our hiring team.

Based in Waterloo, Ontario, BlackBerry’s high-performance foundational software enables major automakers and industrial giants alike to unlock transformative applications, drive new revenue streams and launch innovative business models, all without sacrificing safety, security or reliability. And with our deep heritage in Secure Communications, BlackBerry delivers operational resiliency with a comprehensive, highly secure and extensively certified portfolio for mobile fortification, mission-critical communications and critical event management.

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