Director, Software Engineering — Cloud-Native Microservices

Aspen Dental; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 206,000 - 279,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k)

Job summary

A challenging Director of Software Engineering role at The Aspen Group (TAG) in Chicago, overseeing a team to modernize core systems using .NET, C#, and Python. You will guide cloud-native architecture on GCP and multi-region deployments, while steering SDLC improvements and DevOps initiatives.

You will mentor engineers, plan features, drive testing, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to deliver scalable software solutions.

Qualifications

• Seven years in senior software roles (Software Architect / Technical Architect) or equivalent.
• Experience with building micro-services, cloud platforms, and DevOps practices.
• Proven leadership of cross-functional teams and SDLC/process improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team focused on core business domain and modernize legacy systems.
• Design, develop, and maintain applications using .NET, C#, Python.
• Architect data layers (SQL/NoSQL) in Kubernetes multi-region infra.
• Drive SDLC improvements and code reviews; implement automated testing.

Skills

.NET

Java

Python

SQL Development

Cloud Platform

GitLab

CI/CD

Microservices

Architecture

DevOps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Jira

Confluence

GitLab

Job description

A challenging Director of Software Engineering role at The Aspen Group (TAG) in Chicago, overseeing a team to modernize core systems using .NET, C#, and Python. You will guide cloud-native architecture on GCP and multi-region deployments, while steering SDLC improvements and DevOps initiatives.

You will mentor engineers, plan features, drive testing, and collaborate with product and business stakeholders to deliver scalable software solutions.