Director of Software Engineering
On-siteAtlanta, Georgia, United States
Job Summary
Lead a team of approximately 20 engineers in delivering enrollment, incentives, reporting, contracting, and rate configuration platforms for automotive protection products. Own the engineering roadmap and technical architecture strategy across Angular, NestJS, and AWS, while championing AI-native development practices using tools like Claude and Cursor. Manage hiring, onboarding, and retention, conducting regular 1:1s and performance reviews to foster a culture of ownership and continuous learning. Partner with Product, Operations, and external stakeholders to align roadmaps and ensure regulatory compliance in insurance workflows. Drive operational excellence through release cadences, observability, and incident response protocols.
Required Qualifications
- 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience
- 4+ years leading engineering teams
- Experience managing a team of roughly 20 engineers, including a mix of full-time employees and contractors
- Demonstrated success building AI-native engineering practices and embedding AI-assisted development (Claude, Cursor, or similar tools) into daily workflows
- Track record delivering client-facing, externally facing platforms in a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment
- Automotive industry experience—dealer networks, OEM brands, or automotive F&I platforms
- Full-stack proficiency across Angular (frontend) and NestJS (backend), with a strong understanding of enterprise architecture and microservices patterns
- Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, including container orchestration (e.g., ECS Fargate)
- Deep understanding of Okta and OIDC/PKCE authentication flows
- Experience designing and operating user management and role-based access control (RBAC) systems across dealer platforms, including provisioning, permission modeling, and delegated administration for dealer network users
- Strong command of the full software development lifecycle: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality standards, and production observability
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field required; equivalent experience will be considered
Desired Qualifications
- Experience in insurance or insurance-adjacent domains (rating, quoting, contracting, or similar regulated workflows)
- Understanding of the regulatory and compliance landscape relevant to automotive protection products and insurance product administration
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