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Valsoft Corporation · 4 months ago

Director of Research and Development

Ashburn, Virginia, United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Lead/Staff, Director/Executive

5+ years exp

Valsoft Corporation is seeking a Director of Research & Development to lead the modernization and expansion of their software products in the alternative financial services industry. This hands-on leadership role involves managing an engineering team, integrating AI technologies, and driving product innovation to deliver scalable software solutions.

Business DevelopmentSoftware

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Take technical ownership across the entire stack: APIs, databases, cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, frontend apps, and internal tools

Promote best practices in testing, observability, documentation, and code quality

Ensure platform reliability and performance across services, products, and AI components

Lead and grow a cross-functional engineering team with a strong culture of innovation, delivery, and continuous learning

Mentor developers in AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) and encourage experimentation to increase team productivity

Support individual and team performance through feedback, pairing, code reviews, and professional development

Design, build, and deploy AI-powered features across the platform—including agent-based workflows, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), predictive tools, and automated decision systems

Drive the rapid prototyping of new features, turning ideas into working proof-of-concepts in days and production-ready tools in weeks

Apply LLMs and AI orchestration frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex) to real-world problems like compliance automation, document analysis, and fraud prevention

Lead platform modernization by refactoring legacy components and building scalable cloud-native services

Work in close partnership with Product Management and Operations to align development work with customer needs and business priorities

Communicate technical vision and architectural decisions across departments

Bring a pragmatic approach to balancing innovation, speed, and technical debt

Qualification

AI integrationCloud platformsFull-stack developmentTeam leadershipDevOps workflowsAI-powered featuresRapid prototypingCommunicationProject managementMentorship

Required

5+ years of experience leading software engineering or R&D teams, ideally in SaaS or fintech environments

Proven success delivering production-ready, customer-facing software across the full stack—from backend services to web frontends

Strong architectural skills and comfort with modern cloud platforms (AWS, Azure) and DevOps workflows

Experience applying AI or automation tools to enhance product features or streamline development workflows

Familiarity with emerging AI/LLM frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LlamaIndex) and enthusiasm for exploring how they can support product innovation

A track record of rapid iteration: launching prototypes quickly, gathering feedback, and refining based on real-world use

A leadership style grounded in mentorship, collaboration, and elevating team performance

Strong communication and project management skills—able to align cross-functional stakeholders and keep teams focused

Preferred

Experience revamping or re-platforming legacy systems into modern microservice or serverless architectures

Understanding of compliance and regulatory demands in financial software or MSBs

Background in intelligent automation, ML ops, or AI infrastructure

Company

Valsoft Corporation

As a leading player in vertical market software (VMS), Valsoft combines industry expertise with a unique buy-and-hold investment philosophy, managing a growing portfolio of companies that benefit from decentralized leadership and operational autonomy.

Founded in 2015

Montréal, Quebec, CAN

1001-5000 employees