Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 18, 2026. First seen by Alion on Aug 14, 2026. Alldus scores E on the Alion truth index.
Our client, a fast-growing AI technology company is hiring a hands-on Director of Software Engineering to join the team in Cleveland, Ohio. The successful candidate will provide strategic and technical leadership across multiple engineering teams, from building high-performing teams, scaling complex software platforms, strengthening engineering practices, and delivering secure, reliable, enterprise-grade technology.
Responsibilities
Provide strategic and technical leadership across multiple software engineering teams.
Develop engineering roadmaps aligned with business objectives, product strategy and organizational growth.
Lead, mentor and develop Engineering Managers and Senior Engineers while building high-performing teams.
Oversee the delivery of complex software initiatives, ensuring quality, reliability and timely execution.
Establish engineering standards, architectural principles, coding practices and operational best practices.
Guide system architecture, scalability, platform modernisation and long-term technical strategy.
Ensure software solutions meet high standards for performance, security, reliability and availability.
Drive continuous improvement across Agile, DevOps, CI/CD and quality assurance practices.
Partner with Product, Data, Security, Infrastructure and other cross-functional teams to align priorities and delivery.
Communicate engineering strategy, performance, risks and priorities to senior and executive stakeholders.
Skillset
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or similar.
At least 10 years of software engineering experience, including a minimum of 5 years in senior engineering leadership roles.
Proven track record leading large, distributed or multidisciplinary engineering teams.
Strong expertise in modern software development, cloud architecture, DevOps and CI/CD practices.
Experience designing and delivering scalable enterprise software, microservices, APIs and distributed systems.
Demonstrated success delivering complex software products and platforms at scale.
Strong understanding of high-availability, secure, and resilient systems.
Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP, alongside Kubernetes, containers and Infrastructure as Code.
Excellent leadership, communication, stakeholder management and strategic decision-making skills.
Experience managing engineering budgets, workforce planning and operational performance.
Benefits
Salary: $150k - $200k.
Performance Bonus.

