Senior Director, Platform Software Engineering - Remote

Experian; United States; Hybrid; USD 181,000 - 326,000; Full time

Job summary

Experian is seeking a senior leader to define the vision and execution direction for engineering platform strategy in a financial services context. The role is remote-friendly with a hybrid setup based in Allen, TX, and oversees platform reliability, scalability, and developer experience across multiple product lines.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record leading large platform teams at the director level, strong cloud and distributed systems expertise, and excels at aligning business

Qualifications

• Experience leading large platform or infrastructure engineering organizations at director or senior director level.
• Built shared platforms consumed by multiple product teams.
• Strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure and modern software practices.
• Experience managing managers in matrixed tech organizations.
• Ability to translate business and regulatory needs into platform requirements.
• Excellent communication with engineering, product and executives.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for the engineering platform that supports multiple product lines.
• Lead and develop multiple engineering managers and senior engineers across platform domains.
• Partner with architecture, product, security, and infrastructure leaders to align platform capabilities with business priorities.
• Own platform reliability, scalability, performance, and developer experience across services, tooling, and shared infrastructure.
• Guide investment decisions on build-versus-buy, modernization, and cloud adoption for the platform layer.
• Represent platform engineering in cross-functional planning, budgeting, and executive-level reviews.

Skills

Platform leadership

Distributed systems

Cloud infrastructure

Executive collaboration

Regulatory alignment

Job description

Role overview

A senior leadership role within a technology organization, accountable for setting the vision, strategy, and execution direction of platform engineering in a financial services context. The position oversees the design, reliability, and evolution of the shared platforms and infrastructure that product and application teams build on. It is a remote-friendly, hybrid position based out of the Allen, TX area.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the long-term technical strategy for the engineering platform that supports multiple product lines
• Lead and develop multiple engineering managers and senior engineers across platform domains
• Partner with architecture, product, security, and infrastructure leaders to align platform capabilities with business priorities
• Own platform reliability, scalability, performance, and developer experience across services, tooling, and shared infrastructure
• Guide investment decisions on build-versus-buy, modernization, and cloud adoption for the platform layer
• Represent platform engineering in cross-functional planning, budgeting, and executive-level reviews

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience leading large platform or infrastructure engineering organizations at the director or senior director level
• Track record of building shared platforms consumed by multiple product or application teams
• Strong background in distributed systems, cloud infrastructure, and modern software development practices
• Experience managing managers and operating within matrixed technology organizations
• Ability to translate business and regulatory needs into platform and engineering requirements
• Excellent communication skills for partnering with engineering, product, and executive stakeholders

Benefits and work setup

• Hybrid remote arrangement with the listed work location in Allen, TX
• Full-time schedule with day-shift hours
• 20 days of flexible time off
• Listed salary range of $181,317 - $326,371