Director, Software Engineering Hybrid - Boston, MA
Energy SolutionsBoston, Massachusetts
Full Time
Posted February 13, 2026
$145k - $170k
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Job Description
The role involves leading and managing a software engineering department focused on developing reusable software solutions to support energy efficiency and climate initiatives, while aligning technical strategies with business goals in a hybrid work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and manage multiple engineering teams of approximately 35 software developers, fostering a culture of accountability and psychological safety.
- Allocate engineering resources effectively between client projects and internal platform development.
- Provide technical leadership and establish architecture standards for scalable, modular, and high-performance software solutions.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, and small frequent commits.
- Collaborate with data teams and application owners to ensure high-quality data production and seamless system integration.
- Guide the modernization of legacy systems and adoption of new libraries or frameworks.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring quality, security, and compliance standards are met.
- Monitor delivery timelines, mitigate risks, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within scope and budget.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years in software engineering with at least 4 years in a Director or Senior Management role leading teams of 25 or more people.
- Deep roots in the Python ecosystem with experience building complex applications using Django.
- Strong understanding of relational databases and cloud infrastructure including AWS, Azure, and GCP.
- Proven ability to influence partners while mentoring and maturing a software engineering team, including supervisors.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and clients.
- Experience managing remote or distributed engineering teams.
- Experience working in a Professional Services Consultancy environment is highly preferred.
- Experience shipping SaaS or PaaS products.
- Ability to lead organizational strategy, team management, resource allocation, and technical direction.
- Ability to serve as the final authority on software architecture and design patterns, ensuring solutions are scalable, modular, and performant.
- Experience driving the adoption of modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, and small frequent commits.
- Experience overseeing the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), including code quality, testing, documentation, and compliance with security and data protection standards.
- Ability to establish and track engineering metrics to improve processes, increase velocity, and reduce technical debt.
- Experience collaborating with product owners, project managers, business analysts, and stakeholders to ensure on-time, within-budget delivery of client projects.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (preferred but not explicitly required).
- Hands-on experience or theoretical knowledge of Generative AI and Large Language Model (LLM) integration in enterprise software (preferred).
- Salary range of $145,000 to $170,000, with a target compensation of $145,000 to $161,000 based on experience and qualifications.
- Ability to work in a hybrid environment, working onsite at least 1 day per week, with flexibility for the remainder of the week.
Benefits & Perks
Salary range of 145,000 to 170,000 USD, with target compensation of 145,000 to 161,000 USD based on experience and qualifications
Hybrid work schedule, working onsite at least 1 day per week (currently Wednesdays) with flexibility for other days
Generous retirement package
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
Pre-tax contribution plans
Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
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