Senior Director of Software Engineering & Platform

OpenTalent; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenTalent staff in Bethesda, MD is seeking a senior leader to oversee day-to-day application development projects and engineering, while driving continuous improvement on process definition and compliance. You will directly manage software engineers and project managers, collaborate with architects on major digital initiatives across channels, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Bring 10+ years in development leadership, strong cloud-native and microservices experience, and a proven ability

Qualifications

• 10+ years of application development leadership experience.
• 7+ years of architecture development, backend integration, and development.
• Deep knowledge of cloud-native solutions and microservices architectures.
• Experience with AI tools to automate development tasks.
• Backend tech: Node.js, Java, SQL, NoSQL, Spring Boot, Kafka, Spark.
• Adobe AEM or other CMS, Marketing Cloud, Analytics, DTM, Target, Search & Promote.
• Frontend: React, Next.js, TypeScript and CSS for large scale web apps.
• API platforms, backend services, databases and networking in full-stack infra.
• Experience in agile product/software delivery teams regionally.
• Automation, CI/CD, Release Management for Adobe Cloud.
• Bridge between technology and business.

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day application development projects and engineering.
• Lead continuous improvement on process definition and compliance.
• Directly manage software engineers and project managers.
• Deliver on commitments to discipline partners and architects.
• Promote project quality and client satisfaction through standard tools/processes.
• Manage Web Platform KPIs.

Skills

Leadership

Architecture & integration

Cloud-native / microservices

API orchestration

React / Next.js / TypeScript

Back-end technologies (Node.js, Java,

Kafka / Spark

Adobe AEM / Marketing Cloud

CI/CD / Release management

Agile cross-functional teams

Job description

OpenTalent staff in Bethesda, MD is seeking a senior leader to oversee day-to-day application development projects and engineering, while driving continuous improvement on process definition and compliance. You will directly manage software engineers and project managers, collaborate with architects on major digital initiatives across channels, and ensure on-time, on-budget delivery.

Bring 10+ years in development leadership, strong cloud-native and microservices experience, and a proven ability