Dir II, Engineering

Responsibilities

• Own delivery outcomes for assigned product and platform areas, ensuring commitments are realistic, predictable, and aligned with business priorities.
• Lead and manage multiple engineering teams (up to ~7 direct reports, including managers and senior engineers) across onshore, near-shore, and off-shore locations.
• Partner closely with Product leadership and stakeholders to develop and manage 12+ month strategic roadmaps aligned to business goals.
• Manage all aspects of assigned initiatives, from business case development through QA sign-off and release readiness.
• Ensure delivery against schedule and budget while balancing scope, quality, and technical risk.
• Provide effective leadership across global engineering teams, including offshore development organizations.
• Establish clear ownership, communication rhythms, and escalation paths to ensure alignment across time zones.
• Foster a culture of accountability, trust, inclusion, and continuous improvement across distributed teams.
• Oversee the design, development, and implementation of enterprise-scale software products and systems.
• Ensure teams adhere to strong engineering fundamentals, including code quality, testing discipline, observability, operational readiness, and security.
• Lead technical analysis and design reviews to translate business and functional requirements into scalable software solutions.
• Partner with Architecture to align platform direction, system design, and implementation practices.
• Develop, administer, and continuously improve engineering processes and standards within the assigned functional area.
• Identify and drive process improvement initiatives to increase delivery predictability, quality, and efficiency.
• Ensure unit, integration, and system test coverage expectations are met and enforced.
• Conduct in-process reviews and ensure quality gates are consistently applied.
• Support release cycles, including flexibility to work extended hours during critical delivery periods as needed.
• Consult with management and stakeholders to analyze potential projects, determine scope and priorities, and resolve customer or operational issues.
• Manage relationships with internal teams across RealPage to support system design, integration, and delivery.
• Negotiate and coordinate with consultants, vendors, and external partners as needed to support product development and delivery.
• Ensure appropriate documentation, internal enablement, and end-user training materials are delivered as part of releases.
• Build, coach, and retain high-performing engineering leaders and teams.
• Set clear performance expectations and provide ongoing feedback, coaching, and career development.
• Identify skill gaps, succession risks, and capacity constraints and proactively address them through hiring, development, or rebalancing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field—or equivalent industry experience.
• 12+ years of software development experience, with 7+ years in engineering leadership roles, including managing managers and Directors.
• Proven experience leading large, distributed engineering organizations across multiple teams and domains.
• Demonstrated success delivering enterprise-scale, multi-team software platforms in a SaaS environment.
• Strong understanding of modern SDLC practices, Agile methodologies, and large-scale software delivery.
• Experience operating in polyglot environments, with exposure to:
• C#, ASP.NET / MVC
• SQL and relational databases
• Javascript, HTML5, CSS
• Excellent communication, leadership, and influencing skills across technical and executive audiences.

Pay Range

USD $157,600.00 - USD $268,400.00 /Yr.