The Talent Co-op ยท 7 hours ago
Director of Software Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
$175K/yr - $193K/yr
10+ years expThe Talent Co-op is seeking an experienced Director of Software Engineering to lead their growing engineering team. In this leadership role, you will manage engineering operations and team development while ensuring high-quality engineering delivery processes and collaboration with product and architecture teams.
Professional Training & Coaching
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and manage a growing, distributed team of developers and QA engineers
Build a culture of ownership, accountability, trust, and continuous learning
Support hiring, onboarding, and ongoing professional development, ensuring team members have clear goals and growth pathways
Provide mentorship and guidance to engineers on problem-solving, communication, and collaboration
Partner with the Architect to align engineering execution with long-term technical direction
Own the end-to-end engineering delivery process โ from sprint planning through QA, release, and post-release monitoring
Manage and partner with the Scrum Master to ensure consistent agile practices and clear sprint goals
Ensure predictable, high-quality releases by managing timelines, resolving blockers, and maintaining visibility into progress
Partner with Product to align roadmap priorities with engineering capacity and ensure commitments are realistic and well-sequenced
Establish and track key delivery metrics (velocity, predictability, quality) to drive continuous process improvement
Collaborate closely with the Architect on system design, scalability, and long-term technical evolution
Ensure engineering implementation aligns with architectural vision and security best practices
Support technical reviews, guide decision-making, and help maintain high coding standards
Partner with QA and DevOps to ensure smooth deployments and continuous integration practices
Develop engineering resourcing plans aligned to roadmap and growth objectives
Identify and fill skill gaps to support platform evolution and scaling
Support annual planning, prioritization, and cross-functional alignment with Product, Programs, and other internal teams
Implement and refine engineering KPIs to measure productivity, quality, and team health
Help shape the organizational structure as we expand both our onsite and offshore sprint teams
Qualification
Required
10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3โ5 years leading engineering teams
Strong background as a software engineer earlier in career (hands-on experience with modern web technologies)
Experience with AWS cloud environments, modern software architectures, and scalable system design
Proven success scaling SaaS engineering teams from small (5โ10) to mid-size (20+)
Demonstrated ability to implement Agile processes and deliver predictable releases
Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
Experience managing engineers across multiple functional areas (frontend, backend, QA, DevOps)
Experience leveraging AI-enabled development tools and helping engineering teams adopt them effectively
Experience working with offshore or distributed engineering teams
Strong analytical and organizational skills with a focus on execution
Empathy-driven leadership style with commitment to developing people and culture
Preferred
Hands-on coding experience with web development technologies (e.g., AWS services, React, Node.js)
Exposure to user-centered design and product development practices
Comfortable operating in fast-paced, high-growth environments
Experience in mission-driven or social-impact SaaS environments
Benefits
Medical and dental coverage
403(b) with up to 5% match
Generous leave policy
Company
The Talent Co-op
๐๐บ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ณ๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ด๐ At The Talent Co-op, we transform job seekers into standout candidates ready to secure their dream roles.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase