Director, Software Engineering

Coda Search│Staffing; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 200,000 - 235,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

STD Insurance

LTD Insurance

401(k) + match

HSA

Flexible PTO

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Coda Search is partnering with a high-growth commerce and logistics technology company to hire a Director of Software Engineering in Atlanta. The role offers hybrid work with 1-2 on-site days per week, while day-to-day activities are remote-first.

You will lead a multi-team organization, drive production-quality systems for warehouse, transportation, and billing operations, and define the standards for architecture and execution across the group.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of engineering leadership including managers and senior individual contributors.
• Strong software engineering foundation with production software experience.
• Ability to evaluate system design and tradeoffs quickly.
• Proven track record of improving an engineering org's delivery and quality.
• Based in the US and willing to travel to Atlanta as needed; hybrid onsite schedule.

Responsibilities

• Lead through managers, set performance expectations, and develop the next generation of engineering leaders.
• Address underperformance decisively and build a high-performing organization.
• Guide architecture by reviewing system design decisions and challenging plans.
• Own production quality and reliability for systems that run daily operations.
• Balance speed and sustainability in technical decisions and delivery.
• Hold teams accountable for delivery and partner with business stakeholders.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Software engineering

Technical decision making

People management

Travel willingness

Job description

Coda Search is proud to partner with a high-growth commerce and logistics technology company on a Director, Software Engineering hire.

Location: Atlanta, GA (Hybrid) - 1-2 days on-site/week is common although day to day is remote-first.

Compensation: $200,000 to $235,000 + Bonus + Equity package

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision / L&STD Insurance / 401(k) + match / HSA / Flexible PTO / paid parental leave

What's in it for you?

• Lead a multi-team organization: You'll run a logistics engineering group with five engineering managers and a principal engineer reporting to you.
• Software tied to real operations: Your teams build the systems behind warehouse, transportation, labor, and billing operations, so your results show up in cost and delivery performance.
• Set the standard: You'll define what strong management, architecture, and execution look like across the group.
• Lead AI-enabled engineering: You'll drive adoption of AI coding tools and workflows and show the productivity gains.
• Backing to invest: The company is growing quickly and is well capitalized to keep investing in engineering.

What will your day look like?

• Lead through managers: Set clear performance expectations, coach managers with direct feedback, and develop the next generation of engineering leaders.
• Address performance: Handle underperformance decisively and build a high-performing organization.
• Guide architecture: Review system design decisions across teams and challenge technical plans that don't align with business priorities.
• Own production quality: Maintain strong production ownership, reliability, and engineering quality for systems that run daily operations.
• Balance speed and sustainability: Keep teams shipping quickly while making technical decisions that hold up over time.
• Hold teams accountable: Delegate outcomes to your managers and hold them accountable for delivery.
• Partner with the business: Work with operations and finance stakeholders to connect engineering priorities to measurable business results.

Who are you?

• You’ve led managers: You bring 5+ years of engineering leadership, including leading engineering managers and senior individual contributors.
• You’re an engineer at heart: You have a strong software engineering foundation and know how to build and operate production software.
• You make technical calls: You evaluate system design and tradeoffs, challenge plans, and make decisions quickly.
• You’ve improved an engineering org: You can point to measurable gains in delivery, quality, or team performance that you drove.
• You can get to Atlanta: You're based in the US and can travel to the Atlanta area as needed; Atlanta-based leaders may be onsite about two days per week in the future.
• Bonus points: Experience with logistics, warehouse, transportation, or fulfillment software is a plus.

Related Terms

Director of Engineering, Engineering Director, Head of Engineering, Senior Engineering Manager, Software Engineering Leadership, Engineering Management, Logistics Software, Supply Chain Technology, Warehouse Management Systems, Transportation Management Systems, E-commerce Fulfillment, System Design, Software Architecture, Production Engineering, AI-Enabled Engineering, Atlanta