Hybrid MERN SaaS Director – Engineering Leader

Pk-Companies-; Town Center (TX); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, Dental, Vision Benefits

401(k) Company Match

Paid time off

Disability Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

HSA/FSA

Job summary

PK Companies Group, LLC is hiring a Director of Software Engineering for IntelliSPEC in The Woodlands, TX. This senior role leads multiple teams delivering a SaaS platform, with heavy emphasis on MERN stack, architectural reviews, and delivery discipline.

You will be hands-on in reviews and decisions while coaching managers and engineers to maintain quality, security, and scalable growth across frontend, backend, and data layers. This hybrid role balances leadership with technical contributions.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in software engineering with at least 5+ years in engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading multiple software engineering teams delivering SaaS applications.
• Strong technical depth in MERN‑stack technologies including React, Node.js, and MongoDB.
• Ability to review architecture, designs, and code for quality, scalability, and risk.
• Demonstrated experience operating in Agile or SAFe environments with predictable delivery outcomes.
• Strong people leadership skills including coaching engineering managers and senior engineers.
• Ability to balance delivery speed, technical quality, and long‑term platform health.
• Excellent communication skills with experience presenting execution status, risks, and trade‑offs to senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Own execution and delivery of IntelliSPEC’s SaaS platform across frontend and backend teams.
• Serve as a hands‑on technical leader in architecture reviews, design decisions, and delivery trade‑offs.
• Ensure consistent engineering standards across React applications, Node.js services, and MongoDB data layers.
• Partner with the Chief Architect to ensure architectural intent is executed correctly.
• Collaborate with DevSecOps and SDET leadership to ensure security, quality, and reliability are built into delivery.
• Coach engineering managers and senior engineers on technical decision‑making and execution discipline.
• Establish and track engineering metrics for delivery predictability, quality, and team health.
• Drive continuous improvement in engineering processes, tooling, and execution rigor.

Skills

MERN stack

Engineering leadership

SaaS delivery

Architecture review

Agile/SAFe

Communication

Tools

MongoDB

React

Node.js

Job description

PK Companies Group, LLC is hiring a Director of Software Engineering for IntelliSPEC in The Woodlands, TX. This senior role leads multiple teams delivering a SaaS platform, with heavy emphasis on MERN stack, architectural reviews, and delivery discipline.

You will be hands-on in reviews and decisions while coaching managers and engineers to maintain quality, security, and scalable growth across frontend, backend, and data layers. This hybrid role balances leadership with technical contributions.