Director of Software Engineering

Join our team and be part of something truly transformational!

We are different.

Under the name of CareGard Warranty Services, Automotive Financial Group (AFG) was founded in 1994. Within the past 30 years, AFG has become a leader in vehicle service contracts and protection products. Through partnerships with car dealerships, finance companies, and automotive manufacturers (OEM), CareGard has redefined the standards of service in the automotive industry. Driven by a profound mission to enhance the automotive landscape, CareGard has tirelessly worked towards nurturing talent and fostering a culture rooted in values of trust and reliability. Today, it stands as a titan among extended warranty providers, celebrated for its exceptional Google ratings and unwavering commitment to excellence.

Excellence is in our DNA.

At CareGard, we are always looking for the best talent on the planet. Our people have an ownership mentality in everything we do. We exude initiative, accountability, and an unyielding pursuit of excellence. Our culture is built on integrity, innovation, and passion. Together, these values create an atmosphere that allows us to surpass customer expectations and cultivate deep-seated relationships built on trust. As we chart our course through new and existing growth opportunities, we invite those who dare to dream, who are dedicated to becoming the finest versions of themselves, and who approach challenges with a visionary problem-solving mindset to grow with us.

Once in a Lifetime Opportunity.

AFG is growing rapidly, and we are looking for a Director of Software Engineering who can lead our software development strategy and drive the delivery of high-quality, scalable applications and services. This is a role for a leader who sees beyond daily execution, understands how technology intersects with business objectives, and builds systems and teams that truly make an impact.

Summary:
AFG is looking for a skilled and motivated engineer who is ready to take the next step in their career and help shape the future of our software development efforts. This role is ideal for a strong junior, mid?level, or senior engineer who enjoys mentoring others, influencing technical direction, and wants the opportunity to grow into a broader leadership role over time.

In this position, you will contribute directly to building high?quality, scalable applications and services while also supporting team collaboration, improving engineering practices, and helping guide technical decision?making. You'll work closely with cross?functional partners to support project planning, execution, and delivery within a SOC2 security-focused environment.

As you grow in the role, you will gradually take on more responsibility in areas such as roadmap planning, technical oversight, and supporting the development of other engineers.

Responsibilities:

• Partner closely with other organizations in the company on priorities and tradeoffs
• Lead architecture and design decisions; stay hands-on in critical or complex areas
• Own delivery of product and platform commitments across teams
• Manage and develop technical leads and managers who also maintain IC responsibilities
• Set and enforce standards for code quality, testing, security, and reliability
• Oversee CI/CD, releases, QA practices, and operational readiness
• Act as the escalation point for technical and delivery issues
• Drive incident response, postmortems, and continuous improvement
• Stay abreast of industry trends and best practices - research, test, and execute new techniques which could improve software deployment strategies
• Establish and enforce engineering standards for code quality, monitoring and alerting, testing, security, and reliability

Skills & Qualifications:

• Experience leading engineers in a hands-on leadership role
• Strong software engineering background with ability to guide architecture and design decisions
• Ability to balance hands-on technical work with people leadership and delivery ownership
• Experience overseeing DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, and release management
• Working knowledge of QA practices, test automation, and quality standards
• Strong understanding of system reliability, scalability, and operational best practices
• Experience owning production systems and leading incident response and postmortems
• Ability to translate business and product goals into executable engineering plans
• Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally
• Experience hiring, coaching, and developing high-performing engineers
• Must be capable of developing a good rapport with other people in AFG, inspiring trust and confidence from managers, peers, and subordinates
• Must be a self-motived, results-oriented individual capable of multi-tasking, meeting deadlines, managing uncertainty, and working in a highly collaborative environment
• Experience with containerization and orchestration using products like AWS ECS
• Experience working with observability stacks, such as Grafana or ELK
• 1+ years of DevOps specific roles focusing on cloud infrastructure, CI/CD, and automation
• 7+ years of experience software engineering
• Hands-on experience with AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform

Salary Range: $165,000-185,000