FIS · 1 week ago

Director, Software Development

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director

$223K/yr - $374K/yr

7+ years exp

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Responsibilities

Invest in Brilliance~ You'll champion a culture of learning and growth, attracting the industry's best minds with unparalleled benefits, career development programs, and a relentless pursuit of innovation

Grow Leaders, not Followers~ Empower your team to own their decisions, embrace autonomy, and challenge the status quo. Guide them, not control them, and watch them flourish into the next generation of tech titans

Influence, not Dictate~ Your vision will be your compass, not your whip. Earn trust through collaboration, transparency, and a deep understanding of each engineer's strengths. Lead by example, inspire through dialogue, and watch your ideas take flight

Drive technical decisions through architectural reviews, design reviews, code reviews, post-mortems, and detailed software specifications

Manage a team of 10 to 40 software engineers and technical leads, unblocking maximum productivity for them, and growing their careers to the next level

Drive software quality, implement observability, and comply with best practices for builds and deployment to ensure the quality and reliability of our platform

Provide live on-call support by participating in the team on-call rotation and owning production issues from root cause analysis to resolution to future prevention

Partner with cross-functional teams (product, program management, design, security, compliance, etc.) to bring ideas to life

Qualification

SupervisionLeadershipEngineering Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementData StructuresAlgorithmsAsynchronous ArchitecturesDistributed AlgorithmsMentoringCollaborationInnovationProblem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsComputer Science FundamentalsPerformance OptimizationCloud PlatformsProject ManagementArchitectural DesignTechnical ExcellenceFintechDistributed SystemsDatabasesSecurityFront-EndCommunication SkillsStakeholder InfluenceSecurity Best Practices

Required

At a minimum, a Bachelor's in CS or equivalent education, and a total of 7+ years of relevant professional experience or a combination of experience and advanced education

3+ years of supervising technical employees, with experience in performance management

Strong knowledge of data structures, algorithms, asynchronous architectures, and distributed algorithms

A demonstrable ability to lead and mentor engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation

Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Solid computer science fundamentals including data structures, algorithms, design patterns, and performance optimization

Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Typical qualifications for the role are 5+ years of experience leading engineering teams

A history of leading significant technical initiatives and delivering impactful results

Experience in building and scaling high-performance engineering teams

Experience with live on-call and 24/7 operation of production services

Experience leading projects from architectural design to production, while setting and maintaining high standards of technical excellence across your team

Expertise in at least one area relevant to our cloud-based financial platform (e.g., fintech, distributed systems, databases, security, or front-end)

Excellent communication and collaboration skills to influence both technical and non-technical stakeholders

A strong understanding of security best practices for building enterprise applications