Software Engineering Director – Platform Engineering

Jobtailor; Illinois; On-site; USD 180,000 - 270,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior engineering leader to guide a team delivering underwriting and ACAPS capabilities in a cloud-native environment. You will drive modernization roadmaps, align engineering with business priorities, and partner with product, architecture, security, and operations to deliver scalable solutions.

This role requires deep expertise in banking/fintech platforms, microservices, REST APIs, and secure architecture, with strong executive communication for cross-functional

Qualifications

• Eight+ years of relevant software engineering experience.
• Five+ years leading a software engineering team.
• Experience in banking/fintech/payments/digital platforms.
• Strong experience building large-scale digital banking platforms.
• Cloud technologies and cloud-native architectures.
• Experience delivering microservices, REST APIs, event-driven architectures, and high-volume processing.
• Deep knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, IaC, SRE, and observability.
• Knowledge of security, OAuth/OIDC, API governance, regulatory compliance.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or product-centric delivery.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management.
• Experience building AI-driven decision automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of software engineers delivering underwriting/ACAPS capabilities.
• Drive execution of modernization roadmaps aligned with business priorities and outcomes.
• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Security, and Operations to deliver scalable, cloud-native solutions.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices including Agile, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, observability, and SRE.
• Oversee API platform development, integration services, microservices architecture, and partner ecosystem connectivity.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, reliability, and drive continuous improvement.
• Manage hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and career development.
• Lead technology modernization focused on cloud adoption, digital transformation, automation, and efficiency.

Skills

Cloud Technologies

Microservices Architecture

DevOps & CI/CD

Agile Leadership

Executive Communication

Stakeholder Management

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Azure

Kubernetes

Docker

Terraform

Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

Observability Tools

Job description

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of software engineers delivering Underwriting/ACAPS capabilities.
• Drive execution of engineering modernization roadmaps, ensuring alignment with business priorities, customer needs, and enterprise technology strategies with clear business outcomes.
• Partner with Product Management, Architecture, Security, and Operations teams to deliver scalable, resilient, and secure cloud‑native solutions.
• Establish and enforce engineering best practices including Agile delivery, CI/CD, DevSecOps, automated testing, observability, and SRE principles.
• Oversee API platform development, integration services, microservices architecture, and partner ecosystem connectivity.
• Monitor platform performance, availability, reliability, and operational excellence while driving continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage hiring, coaching, performance management, succession planning, and career development for engineering talent.
• Lead technology modernization efforts focused on cloud adoption, digital transformation, automation, and engineering efficiency.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight or more years of relevant software engineering experience
• Five or more years of experience leading a software engineering team
• Strong software engineering experience with 5+ years leading engineering teams in banking, fintech, payments, or digital platforms.
• Strong experience building and managing large-scale Digital Banking platforms.
• Hands‑on expertise with cloud technologies such as AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, and cloud‑native architectures.
• Proven experience delivering microservices, REST APIs, event‑driven architectures, and high‑volume transaction processing systems.
• Deep knowledge of DevOps, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), Site Reliability Engineering (SRE), and platform observability tools.
• Strong understanding of financial services security, authentication, OAuth/OIDC, API governance, risk controls, and regulatory compliance.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams using Agile, Scrum, SAFe, or product‑centric delivery models.
• Excellent executive communication, stakeholder management, and leadership skills with the ability to influence technical and business decisions.
• Experience building AI driven decision automation while delivering efficiencies with a clear business outcome.

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in leading software engineering teams to deliver scalable, secure cloud‑native solutions while driving modernization efforts in digital banking and fintech. Proficient in implementing engineering best practices, including Agile methodologies and DevSecOps, to ensure operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Highest‑signal resume keywords

• Cloud Technologies (AWS, Azure, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform)
• Microservices Architecture
• DevOps and CI/CD
• Financial Services Security and Compliance
• Agile Leadership

Hard Skills

• Software Engineering
• Digital Banking Platforms
• API Development
• Event‑Driven Architectures
• Infrastructure as Code (IaC)
• Site Reliability Engineering (SRE)
• Automated Testing
• Performance Monitoring
• Risk Controls
• Decision Automation

Soft Skills

• Executive Communication
• Stakeholder Management
• Leadership
• Influencing Technical Decisions
• Coaching and Mentoring

Industry Keywords

• Banking
• Fintech
• Payments
• Digital Transformation
• Cloud Adoption

Tools & Technologies

• CI/CD Tools
• Observability Tools
• Agile Methodologies
• Scrum
• SAFe