Director of Software Engineering- SRE & AUTOMATION
On-site · Palo Alto, California, United States
Job Summary
Director of Software Engineering leads a technical area, drives impact across departments, and serves as a primary decision maker for teams and projects. Responsibilities include governance of coding decisions and portfolio operations, delivering scalable technical solutions, influencing senior stakeholders, and championing diversity and inclusive culture while overseeing technology implementations and product-management-aligned initiatives. Preferred capabilities include cloud-native experience, cross-functional leadership, talent development, and hands-on coding-level work when applicable.
Required Qualifications
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
- 10+ years applied experience
- 5+ years of experience leading technologists
- Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
- Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
- Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
- Practical cloud native experience
- Expertise in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field
- Experience working at code level
Desired Qualifications
- Formal training or certification on software engineering concepts
- 10+ years applied experience
- 5+ years of experience leading technologists
- Experience developing or leading cross-functional teams of technologists
- Experience with hiring, developing, and recognizing talent
- Experience leading a product as a Product Owner or Product Manager
- Practical cloud native experience
- Experience working at code level
- Experience leading technology and process implementations
- Experience influencing senior stakeholders across business, product, and technology teams
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