Senior Director, Software Engineering

This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Director, Software Engineering based in the United States.

This executive engineering leadership role is focused on shaping the future of digital healthcare access through scalable, secure, and seamless technology experiences. You will define the long-term technical vision for critical member onboarding, registration, and access platforms that support millions of users. The role combines strategic leadership, architectural expertise, and operational excellence to drive high-impact engineering outcomes. You will lead multiple engineering teams, mentor senior technical leaders, and build a culture of innovation and accountability. Working closely with product, data, analytics, and business stakeholders, you will translate complex challenges into reliable technology solutions. This is an opportunity to influence the evolution of a large-scale platform while improving how people access essential healthcare services.

Accountabilities:: The Senior Director of Software Engineering will lead the strategy, architecture, and execution of large-scale engineering initiatives focused on improving digital onboarding and access experiences. This role requires a balance of technical depth, organizational leadership, and cross-functional collaboration to deliver secure, scalable, and high-performing platforms.

Lead multiple engineering teams responsible for registration, enrollment, authentication, and member access experiences.

Define and execute a multi-year technical vision for onboarding platforms, incorporating modern engineering practices and emerging technologies.

Build scalable, reliable, and secure systems that support complex user journeys and enterprise-level growth.

Drive exceptional user experiences by ensuring performance, usability, compliance, and platform reliability.

Partner with Product, Data Science, Analytics, Strategy, and business teams to optimize acquisition, conversion, and customer engagement outcomes.

Provide leadership to senior engineering managers while supporting broader engineering teams, including quality assurance, design, and technical delivery functions.

Establish strong operational processes around project execution, risk management, dependencies, and delivery visibility.

Develop engineering leaders through coaching, mentorship, and career development initiatives.

Promote engineering excellence through best practices, innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Build strong relationships across technical and business organizations to ensure effective collaboration and execution.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate is an experienced engineering leader with a strong background in building large-scale platforms, managing complex technical organizations, and delivering secure solutions in highly regulated environments.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Management, or a related discipline.

10+ years of experience in engineering leadership roles, including managing large engineering organizations.

Proven success leading engineering teams of 30+ professionals across multiple functions.

Demonstrated experience managing complex technical domains such as identity, registration, authentication, eligibility, or similar platforms.

Strong architectural expertise with the ability to translate business and product requirements into scalable technology solutions.

Experience leading high-volume, data-intensive, or enterprise-scale systems.

Strong project management skills, including dependency coordination, risk mitigation, and execution tracking.

Exceptional communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships across product, engineering, analytics, and business teams.

Experience operating in regulated industries such as healthcare, finance, enterprise technology, or identity management is preferred.

Familiarity with direct-to-consumer digital products and modern cloud-based architectures is a plus.

Benefits:

Competitive base salary range of $200,000 - $220,000 USD , depending on experience, location, education, skills, and qualifications.

Performance bonus eligibility and equity-based compensation opportunities.

Comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage and family-focused programs.

Flexible vacation policy designed to support work-life balance and personal wellbeing.

Paid sick, safe, and caregiver leave.

Opportunity to work remotely within the United States.

Access to meaningful career growth opportunities within a mission-driven technology environment.

Chance to contribute to innovative solutions improving access to healthcare for millions of people.

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