AMH · 9 hours ago
Director, Software Engineering
Draper, UT
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
10+ years expAmerican Homes 4 Rent is one of the leading single-family rental companies and homebuilders in the country, recognized as a top employer. The Director of Software Engineering provides strategic and operational leadership for multiple Agile engineering teams, ensuring software development aligns with business objectives and architectural standards while driving innovation and delivering scalable software solutions.
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Responsibilities
Leads, mentors, and develops a team of engineers, fostering a high-performance culture. Oversees recruitment, hiring, and retention of top engineering talent. Guides career development, performance management, and succession planning
Manages software development performance by establishing and enforcing engineering standards, processes, and deployment controls; tracks KPIs, ensures effective execution across the software development life cycle, and reports outcomes to senior leadership
Manages engineering operations by overseeing resource allocation, capacity planning, and prioritization, while providing technical leadership and decision-making support during incidents, outages, and complex problem scenarios
Provides strategic direction for the software development team by maintaining documentation, policies, and procedures, while contributing innovative solutions to drive software as a key product differentiator
Qualification
Required
High school diploma/GED required
Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, engineering and/or related preferred
Minimum ten (10) years of experience front-end and back-end development, development management, solutions architect, in software field
Minimum five (5) years of managerial/leadership experience with direct reports
Proven experience managing large, distributed engineering teams and delivering complex software projects
Experience with cloud infrastructure, software architecture, and budget management
Experience with development productivity metrics, like DORA, measurement and improvement
Experience using JIRA and other Agile management systems
Experience using AI to improve productivity within the SDLC
Strong knowledge of software development methodologies (Agile, Scrum, DevOps, etc.)
Business acumen to drive improvements using ROI and Impact analysis
Experience with a variety of programming languages and modern technology stacks
Excellent verbal and written communication, problem-solving and analysis skills
Excellent team-building, and interpersonal skills
Exceptional troubleshooting and solutioning skills
Benefits
Medical, dental and vision insurance
Flexible spending accounts and/or health savings accounts
Dependent savings accounts
401(k) with company matching contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement program
9 paid holidays per year
Paid time off (PTO) at a rate of 0.0577 hours of PTO per hour worked, up to a maximum of 120 hours per year
Company
AMH
At AMH, we’re redefining what it means to make a home yours. And we’re doing it with care.
1001-5000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.15B2025-05-06Post Ipo Debt· $650M
2024-12-02Post Ipo Debt· $500M
2024-06-18Post Ipo Debt· $500M
Leadership Team
Philip Irby
Chief Technology Officer
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