Senior Director of Software Engineering

Confidential; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead a scaling, multi-product SaaS organization from Austin, TX. You will own the vision for mission-critical, high-volume customer-facing products, modernizing legacy systems while establishing rigorous operating discipline.

You will steer strategy and execution, ask sharp technical questions, set engineering standards, and lead a globally distributed team of managers and engineers to deliver at scale.

Qualifications

• Experience leading engineering for complex, high-volume transactional products.
• Proven success modernizing legacy systems.
• Expertise in cloud-native architectures and scalable platforms.
• Experience managing globally distributed teams of managers and engineers.

Responsibilities

• Own the vision and strategy for the software organization.
• Drive execution, architecture, and engineering standards at scale.
• Lead and grow a globally distributed team of managers and engineers.
• Champion high-velocity delivery of multi-product SaaS platforms.

Skills

Leadership

Strategy

Cloud architecture

People management

High-volume systems

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

Microservices

Job description

We're conducting a confidential search for a Senior Director of Software Engineering to join a scaling, multi-product SaaS organization.

This is a high-impact role for someone who wants to do more than keep the lights on. We're looking for a true engineering leader who can own the vision for a mission-critical, high-volume customer-facing product — modernizing a complex legacy system while building the operating rigor a platform at this scale demands.

The right leader will be comfortable moving between strategy and execution. You can ask sharp technical questions, challenge architectural decisions, hold the bar on engineering standards, and lead and scale a high-performing, globally distributed team of managers and engineers.

Experience leading engineering for complex, high-volume transactional products, modernizing legacy systems, cloud-native architecture, and managing globally distributed teams will be especially relevant.