Director, Software Engineering Hybrid - Orange, CA
Energy SolutionsOrange, California
Full Time
Posted January 9, 2026
$145k - $170k
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Job Description
The role involves leading and managing a software engineering team to develop scalable, secure, and high-quality software solutions supporting energy efficiency and environmental initiatives, while aligning technical strategies with business goals in a hybrid work environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and manage multiple software engineering teams to foster a culture of accountability and psychological safety.
- Allocate engineering resources effectively between client projects and internal platform development.
- Establish and enforce software architecture standards ensuring scalability, modularity, and performance.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices such as CI/CD, automated testing, and small frequent commits.
- Collaborate with data teams and downstream application owners to ensure high-quality, well-structured data and seamless integration.
- Guide the migration of legacy systems and adoption of new technologies to modernize software ecosystems.
- Oversee the full software development lifecycle, ensuring quality, security, and compliance standards are met.
- Manage stakeholder expectations and ensure timely, within-budget delivery of client projects.
Requirements
- Minimum of 10 years in software engineering experience, with at least 4 years in a Director or Senior Management role leading teams of 25 or more engineers.
- 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, with effective delegation and communication skills.
- Exceptional 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.
- Dual-Focus experience in both technical development and client-facing or business strategy roles.
- Ability to oversee the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), ensuring standards for code quality, testing, and documentation.
- Ability to establish and enforce security controls, compliance standards, and data protection protocols across all client projects.
- Establishing and tracking engineering metrics to drive process improvements, increase velocity, and reduce technical debt.
- Monitoring delivery timelines, mitigating risks, and ensuring alignment with client expectations and contractual obligations.
- Collaborating with product owners, project managers, business systems analysts, and business partners to ensure timely and within-budget delivery of client projects while managing stakeholder expectations.
- Experience in building and leading a team of approximately 35 software developers across multiple platforms.
- Ability to serve as the final authority on software architecture and design patterns, ensuring solutions are scalable, modular, and performant.
- Drive adoption of modern engineering practices such as small frequent commits, CI/CD, and automated testing methodologies.
- Strong understanding of data integration, working with data engineering, analytics teams, and downstream application owners to produce high-quality, well-structured data.
- Guiding the migration of legacy systems and adoption of new libraries or frameworks where appropriate.
- Ability to oversee compliance with security, data protection, and standards across all projects.
- Possession of an advanced degree in Computer Science or Engineering is preferred.
- Salary expectations between $145,000 and $170,000, with target compensation of $145,000 to $161,000 based on experience and qualifications.
- Ability and willingness to work in a hybrid environment, working onsite at least 1 day per week, with flexibility as needed.
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 with at least 1 day per week onsite (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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