Director of Software Engineering

$140,000 - $160,000/Yr

Circana - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Hybrid - Chicago, IL

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Software Engineering Director Architect at Circana is responsible for leading a team of engineers in the design, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions. This role emphasizes collaboration with global teams, mentoring engineers, and ensuring compliance with security standards. The position requires a strong focus on client needs and the ability to analyze complex problems while providing innovative solutions. The director will play a crucial role in driving growth through advanced analytics and technology, contributing to the company's mission of helping clients unlock business growth.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with global distributed teams.
• Independently design, code, unit test, and deliver testable user stories.
• Document solutions through diagrams and code comments with optimized code.
• Lead and mentor a team of engineers, including offshore teams.
• Maintain compliance with security standards.
• Engage with key stakeholders, both internal and external.
• Analyze issues in detail and provide multiple solution approaches to problems.
• Develop high-quality applications that meet performance and scalability standards in a multi-distributed platform.

Requirements

• Master's in computer science, Software Engineering, or related field preferred.
• 8+ years of enterprise software development experience.
• 5+ years experience with databases and SQL.
• 3+ years experience with Python.
• 3+ years experience with Linux and bash shell scripting.
• Experience with web scraping is a plus.
• Experience with geospatial data is a plus.
• Experience with Hive and/or Spark is a plus.
• Agile Scrum experience required.
• Large-scale big data experience preferred.
• Retail industry experience is preferred.
• Must have experience working with offshore and global distributed teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with web scraping.
• Experience with geospatial data.
• Experience with Hive and/or Spark.

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• 401(k) plan