Executive Director Software Engineering

Apex Systems; Phoenix (AZ); Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, life and more

401K with company match

ESPP

HSA

EAP with counseling

Career development resources

Job summary

Everforth Apex seeks an Executive Director of Software Engineering to drive strategic and technical leadership for modern digital products, improving patient experiences and healthcare delivery. You will scale the software engineering practice, align teams, and champion secure, cloud-native development.

The role focuses on establishing standards, product-minded engineering, and governance across AWS/Azure environments, with AI-enabled solutions and DevOps practices at the core.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in CS, engineering, business or related field is required; Master's preferred.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible software engineering and technology leadership experience in enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of modern software architecture, including Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, API development, microservices, cloud-native architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing; AWS or Azure experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee custom software development and engineering initiatives across the enterprise.
• Establish and scale software engineering standards, governance, and operating models.
• Evolve a fragmented software engineering environment into a consistent, scalable practice.

Skills

Java

JavaScript

TypeScript

React

Angular

API development

Microservices

Cloud-native

DevOps

CI/CD

Testing

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

AWS

Azure

Job description

Job Description

Executive Director, Software Engineering

Job#

3056077

Location

Phoenix, Arizona (Remote)

Role Overview

The Executive Director, Software Engineering will provide strategic and technical leadership for the development of modern, intelligent digital products that improve patient experiences and healthcare delivery. This leader will scale the software engineering practice across the organization, bringing consistency to historically fragmented teams. The ideal candidate combines a strong software engineering foundation with product thinking, cloud-native architecture, AI-enabled development, DevOps, security, and enterprise engineering leadership.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee custom software development and engineering initiatives across the enterprise.
• Establish and scale software engineering standards, development practices, governance, and operating models.
• Evolve a fragmented software engineering environment into a consistent and scalable practice.
• Define and execute the strategic roadmap for modern software development, including application development, cloud, DevOps, AI-enabled solutions, testing, and release practices.
• Drive a strong product mindset within engineering, ensuring teams build scalable solutions around customer and business needs.
• Lead the development and scaling of modern digital products and customer-facing applications.
• Provide technical and strategic oversight across the full software development lifecycle, from architecture and application development through testing, deployment, and ongoing optimization.
• Champion secure software development practices, ensuring security is incorporated into architecture, engineering, and product decisions.
• Establish scalable approaches for cloud-native application development and deployment across AWS and Azure environments.
• Advance the use of AI technologies within products and software development, focusing on practical, production-oriented applications.
• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and teams while establishing a high-performing engineering culture.
• Partner closely with product, design, architecture, security, cloud, program management, and business stakeholders.

Required Qualifications

Education: Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is required. A Master's Degree is preferred.

Experience: Ten or more years of progressively responsible software engineering and technology leadership experience, including experience building, scaling, and leading high-performing technical teams in enterprise-grade environments.

Technical Skills: Strong understanding of modern software architecture, including Java, JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, API development, microservices, cloud-native architecture, DevOps, CI/CD, and automated testing. Experience with AWS or Azure is required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior healthcare industry experience is preferred but not required.
• Experience with high-scale, customer-facing or consumer-facing digital products.
• AWS and Azure certifications.
• Experience with Git, CI/CD pipelines, code-quality tools, automated testing frameworks, and container orchestration platforms.
• Demonstrated experience establishing, scaling, or modernizing software engineering practices in large-scale organizations.
• Experience taking AI capabilities beyond experimentation and applying them to real products, services, or software-development use cases.

Company Overview & Culture

This employer is dedicated to transforming the delivery of care and improving the lives of individuals. The organization foster a collaborative, innovative, and high-performing culture where technology serves as a powerful catalyst for enhancing experiences. Team members are encouraged to drive meaningful change, establish high standards, and contribute to a mission-driven environment focused on excellence and continuous modernization.

Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing® in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work® in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

• Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection.
• We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure.
• Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts.
• In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA.
• Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach.
• You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [email protected] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.

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