Senior Director, Engineering

1000 Bentley Systems, Incorporated; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 210,000 - 290,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bentley Impact Day

Colleague recognition programs

Inclusion and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Bentley Systems is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering in a hybrid Philadelphia-based role. You will lead a global engineering organization responsible for the open platform powering digital twin technologies and infrastructure software.

The role requires 15+ years of software leadership, deep API/platform experience, and a track record of building high-performing teams across regions. Expect collaboration with product, executives, and open-source communities to accelerate growth and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field; 15+ years of software leadership.
• Proven API, library, or platform development experience at scale.
• Experience leading global engineering teams across regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead a global engineering organization of 120+ staff across multiple regions.
• Drive outcomes aligned with business strategy and market opportunities.
• Promote modern software engineering practices and open collaboration.
• Recruit and develop engineering leaders and contributors.
• Collaborate with Product Management to execute the roadmap.

Skills

Global leadership

Platform strategy

Open-source culture

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

TypeScript

JavaScript

C++

SQL

AWS

Azure

Job description

Senior Director, Engineering Location: Philadelphia, PA | Hybrid, 3 days per week in the office Position Summary: Are you ready to lead a global engineering organization building the open platform that powers digital twin experiences for the built and natural environment? Bentley Systems is seeking a Head of Platform Engineering, reporting directly to the Chief Platform Officer, to lead the engineering execution of our unified platform spanning geospatial, reality data, and digital twin technologies. This role sits at the intersection of open-source innovation, cloud services, and infrastructure engineering, supporting a rapidly growing ecosystem that includes millions of developers and users worldwide. Success in this role means building a high-performing global engineering organization, fostering an open and collaborative culture, and delivering platform capabilities that accelerate adoption, business growth, and ecosystem success.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a global engineering organization of 120+ colleagues across the United States, Canada, Lithuania, India, and France.
• Drive engineering outcomes aligned with strategic business objectives and market opportunities.
• Establish and champion a business-focused engineering culture rooted in accountability, collaboration, innovation, and execution.
• Facilitate the adoption, documentation, and continuous improvement of modern software engineering best practices.
• Foster a culture of openness, transparency, and collaboration across engineering teams and the open-source communities we serve.
• Build systems and processes that enable teams to continuously deliver high-quality software and platform capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management and cross-functional stakeholders to execute the product roadmap.
• Recruit, onboard, coach, develop, and manage the performance of engineering leaders and individual contributors.
• Support organizational growth by developing leaders, strengthening team capabilities, and creating an environment where teams can do their best work.
• Contribute to investment decisions and organizational planning aligned with business strategy and market demand.
• Lead global engineering leaders and teams in a people leadership role.
• Work full-time, 40 hours per week, following a hybrid model that requires attendance in the Philadelphia office three days per week.
• Travel approximately 25% globally for purpose-based engagements at Bentley office locations, customer sites, partner engagements, and industry events.
• Requires sitting or standing at will while performing work on a computer.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or relevant training and/or experience.
• 15+ years of software development experience, including significant and sustained experience leading global engineering organizations at scale to enduring business success.
• Proven leadership experience developing successful APIs, libraries, platforms, or specifications for software developers.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing engineering teams and leaders across multiple regions.
• Experience establishing engineering systems and processes that support continuous, high-quality software delivery and transparent stakeholder engagement.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences, from individual contributors to executives.
• Strong emotional intelligence, transparency, and an ability to build trust and operate without politics.
• Demonstrated business acumen with the ability to align engineering investments with market opportunities and business objectives.
• Ability to create space for teams to do their best work, champion culture, and run effective systems and processes.
• Engineering background with the ability to go deep with teams and individuals as needed, while operating primarily as an organizational and people leader.
• Knowledge of TypeScript, JavaScript, C++, SQL, MCP, AWS, or Azure preferred.
• Leadership experience at a late-stage venture-backed technology company or large technology company preferred.
• Post-merger integration experience preferred.
• Knowledge of geospatial, AECO, infrastructure, defense, intelligence, or computer graphics industries preferred.

This is a Hybrid role.

What We Offer:

An attractive salary and benefits package.

Bentley Impact Day: take a day off from work to volunteer with an organization of your choice.

Celebrate milestone achievements and moments that matter through our colleague recognition award programs and our Bentley Achievers platform.

A commitment to inclusion, belonging and colleague wellbeing through global initiatives and resource groups.

Be part of a company committed to making a real difference by advancing the world’s infrastructure for better quality of life, where your contributions help build a more sustainable, connected, and resilient world.

Discover our latest user success stories for an insight into our global impact.

Who We Are:

Bentley Systems (Nasdaq: BSY) is the infrastructure engineering software company. We provide innovative software to advance the world’s infrastructure – sustaining both the global economy and environment. Our industry-leading software solutions are used by professionals, and organizations of every size, for the design, construction, and operations of roads and bridges, rail and transit, water and wastewater, public works and utilities, buildings and campuses, mining, and industrial facilities. Our offerings, powered by the iTwin Platform for infrastructure digital twins, include MicroStation and Bentley Open applications for modeling and simulation, Seequent’s software for geoprofessionals, and Bentley Infrastructure Cloud encompassing ProjectWise for project delivery, SYNCHRO for construction management, and AssetWise for asset operations. Bentley Systems’ 5,200 colleagues generate annual revenues of more than $1 billion in 194 countries.

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Bentley is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, pregnancy, protected veteran status, religion, national origin, age, genetic information or any other protected characteristic. This commitment extends to all aspects of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, compensation, and training.

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At Bentley, you'll help shape the future of infrastructure with innovative solutions, a global impact, and a culture that values growth, collaboration, and sustainability. Built by engineers for engineers, Bentley has been the leading global provider of infrastructure engineering software for 40 years. Join us on our continued journey leading industry change.