Director, Software Engineering (Remote)
Overview
HungerRush is seeking a Director, Software Engineering to lead and scale our engineering teams in delivering high-quality software solutions for the restaurant technology industry. Reporting directly to the CTO, this leader will drive engineering strategy, execution, and culture across multiple teams.
Essential Responsibilities and Duties
Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing organization of software engineers across multiple teams, including managers and senior individual contributors
Manage hiring, performance, and career development for direct reports; build a strong bench of engineering talent through effective recruiting and retention
Develop engineering managers with a focus on accountability, goal-setting, and career pathing build leaders who can operate independently and drive outcomes
Champion a culture of accountability, innovation, urgency, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization
Own the maturation of engineering practices establish and track meaningful engineering metrics and use data to drive decisions and demonstrate progress
Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, standards, and best practices to accelerate delivery velocity while maintaining quality and reliability
Be pragmatic and action-oriented: identify bottlenecks, make calls with incomplete information, and keep teams moving avoid analysis paralysis
Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle for assigned product areas, from architecture and design through delivery, quality, and ongoing operations
Partner with Engineering leaders to define and execute the engineering roadmap, ensuring alignment with HungerRush's business strategy and product priorities
Stay close to the code actively participate in design reviews, architecture decisions, and code-level discussions; be credible and respected by the engineers you lead
Champion HungerRush's AI-driven SDLC: drive adoption of AI-assisted development tooling and workflows, and help set best practices for how AI accelerates engineering throughput and quality
Upskill engineers at all levels identify skill gaps, invest in growth, and create opportunities to take on more complex technical challenges
Ensure adherence to security, compliance, and data privacy standards across all engineering deliverables
Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, Design, DevOps, QA, and business stakeholders to drive effective planning, prioritization, and execution
Translate technical concepts for executive and non-technical audiences without losing the technical truth
Manage resource allocation, and vendor relationships as needed
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (Master's degree preferred)
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership or management roles
Demonstrated success leading teams of 10+ engineers in a SaaS or cloud-native product environment
Proven track record of maturing an engineering organization implementing engineering metrics, improving process, and measurably raising the bar on delivery and quality
Strong technical background with hands-on experience in modern software development, including cloud platforms, distributed systems, and RESTful API design (preferably on the Microsoft stack)
Experience building and scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms serving high transaction volumes
Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience driving continuous delivery practices
Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions using engineering metrics
Experience managing and developing engineering managers, including performance management, goal-setting, and career pathing
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to translate technical concepts for executive and non-technical audiences
Proven ability to build and maintain a healthy engineering culture in a distributed, remote-first organization
Preferred Qualifications
Experience in eCommerce, digital ordering, restaurant technology, point-of-sale, payments, or adjacent hospitality/retail technology sectors
Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development practices and tooling either adopting or leading the adoption of AI-driven SDLC workflows
Familiarity with AI/ML integration in consumer or operator-facing products
Experience with front-end frameworks including Angular, React, Vue.js, and Bootstrap
Prior experience in a high-growth, fast-moving, or post-acquisition integration environment