Technical Director

Salt Digital Recruitment; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Salt Digital Recruitment is seeking a Technical Director to provide technical leadership across multiple projects, supporting delivery teams and advising senior stakeholders in New York. You will define technical direction, oversee architecture and design, balance delivery with business needs, and mentor engineers while promoting rigorous engineering standards in a fast-paced environment.

You will also contribute to pre-sales and solution planning, stay current on cloud, data, and AI

Qualifications

• Extensive software engineering leadership experience.
• Proven ability to lead senior engineering teams.
• Experience with pre-sales or solution design.

Responsibilities

• Define technical direction across complex projects.
• Oversee architecture, design, and technology decisions.
• Lead and mentor technical teams while promoting engineering standards.
• Support project planning, staffing, budgeting, and resources.
• Contribute to client proposals, discovery sessions, and solution planning.
• Stay informed on developments across software engineering, cloud technology, data, and AI.

Skills

Technical leadership

Software architecture

Cloud platforms

Stakeholder management

Mentoring teams

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Job description

Technical Director

The Technical Director will provide technical leadership across multiple projects, supporting delivery teams, advising senior stakeholders, and ensuring technology solutions align with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

Define technical direction and provide oversight across complex projects. Support architecture, design, and technology decisions. Work with senior stakeholders to understand business needs and recommend appropriate technical solutions. Oversee project delivery, quality, risk, scalability, and long-term maintainability. Lead and mentor technical teams while promoting strong engineering standards. Support project planning, staffing, budgeting, and resource allocation. Contribute to client proposals, discovery sessions, and solution planning. Identify opportunities to improve delivery, expand existing work, and introduce new technologies. Stay informed on developments across software engineering, cloud technology, data, and AI.

Required Experience

Extensive experience in software engineering and technical leadership. Strong knowledge of software architecture, cloud platforms, databases, and distributed systems. Experience overseeing multiple technical projects or workstreams. Proven ability to lead senior engineering teams and guide complex technical decisions. Experience working with senior business and technology stakeholders. Strong communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills. Experience supporting technical discovery, solution design, or pre-sales activities. Understanding of modern engineering practices and emerging technologies. Ability to balance technical quality, delivery timelines, and commercial requirements.

Preferred Experience

Experience in consulting, professional services, SaaS, or digital transformation environments. Experience working with distributed or remote teams. Exposure to project budgets, forecasting, and resource planning. Experience with AI-enabled products or solutions. Involvement in technical communities, mentoring, or knowledge-sharing initiatives.

Working Environment

Flexible working arrangements. Collaborative, distributed teams. Performance-related compensation. Opportunities for continued professional development and technical leadership. Salt is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.