Director of Software Engineering

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Full-time - Senior

Remote - Alpharetta, GA

About the position

The Director of Software Engineering at Stonebranch will oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of software products within the IT automation sector. This role involves leading a distributed team of software engineers, ensuring high performance and engagement while managing the software development life cycle from planning to deployment. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical background and experience in managing teams, with a focus on delivering high-quality enterprise software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a distributed software engineering team, ensuring high performance, engagement, and development.
• Oversee the design, development, and deployment of high-quality enterprise software solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new features.
• Optimize application performance for maximum speed and scalability.
• Maintain a high level of code quality and drive improvements in the development process.
• Set clear goals and expectations for the team, conduct regular performance reviews, and provide constructive feedback.
• Manage project timelines, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality software.
• Manage the artifacts to capture software design and implementation, internal processes, and operations.
• Manage user-facing documentation to capture and explain application features, configuration options, and behavior.
• Support continuous improvement by investigating alternatives and technologies and presenting these for architectural review.
• Support agent development work for various platforms including Linux, Windows, z/OS, IBM iSeries and others.

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 10+ years of software development experience, with a strong focus on C, Java, and Python.
• 5+ years of experience in a leadership role managing software engineering teams.
• Proven track record of delivering large-scale, high-quality software products.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think critically.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Strong understanding of software architecture and design principles.
• Experience using project management tools such as VersionOne, Jira, or Redmine.
• Experience with Git and Gitlab.
• Experience with test-driven development.
• Experience with core technologies: Java, C, and Python, Tomcat Application Server, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Postgres databases, Robot, Selenium automated testing frameworks.
• Experience with cloud-based services and infrastructure (AWS, Azure, etc.).

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Workforce fitness program / gym reimbursement
• Excellent health benefits
• 401k to help you save for your future
• Regular social events
• Paid holidays and generous time off policy to rest and recharge
• Convenient North-Atlanta location