Senior Director of Software Engineering

Lakewood, CO, US • Posted 30+ days ago • Updated 3 hours ago

Full Time

On-site

USD $130,000.00 - 160,000.00 per year

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Accountability
Innovation
IT Strategy
Investments
Roadmaps
Operational Excellence
Customer Satisfaction
Productivity
Systems Architecture
Software Architecture
DevOps
Agile
Enterprise Resource Planning
SaaS
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning (ML)
Management
Mergers and Acquisitions
Due Diligence
Communication
Organizational Skills
Computer Science
Software Engineering
Computer Engineering
Soft Skills
Programming Languages
Cloud Computing
Continuous Integration
Continuous Delivery
Orchestration
Quality Assurance
Coaching
Technical Writing
Presentations
Collaboration
Strategic Thinking
Strategic Planning
Leadership
IT Management
Training

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The Senior Director of Technology & Engineering serves as the top technical leader for Tyler's School Admin Solutions business unit, overseeing a portfolio of ERP platforms (School ERP Pro, Profund, SISFIN), Absence & Substitute, and Tyler One integrations. This role is accountable for advancing software engineering, architecture, DevOps, AI enablement, and technical innovation across a global workforce. The position balances long-term technology strategy with operational excellence, ensuring scalable, secure, and client-focused K-12 solutions.

Responsibilities

- Technical Leadership: Set best practices and standards for software engineering, architecture, and DevOps, driving organizational success and technical vision.
- Strategic Planning: Lead technology strategy, aligning investments with business priorities and product roadmaps.
- Operational Excellence: Ensure delivery reliability, product stability, and client satisfaction through robust engineering frameworks and practices.
- Global Impact: Lead and collaborate across distributed teams in the U.S. and the Philippines, influencing productivity, system architecture, and technology direction.
- M&A Integration: Oversee technical due diligence, planning, and post-close integration for M&A initiatives.
Qualifications
- Experience: 10+ years of progressive engineering or technology leadership, including 5+ years in a senior leadership role.
- Technical Expertise: Deep expertise in software architecture, cloud transformation, DevOps, and agile practices.
- ERP/SaaS Leadership: Proven success leading ERP or enterprise SaaS development teams in a matrixed, global environment.
- AI/ML: Strong record of leveraging AI/ML technologies to enhance product capability and delivery efficiency.
- M&A: Demonstrated experience managing M&A technical integration from due diligence through full operational alignment.
- Leadership: Exceptional leadership, communication, and organizational skills, with the ability to influence across executive, product, and technical audiences.
- Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical field, OR equivalent professional experience demonstrating expert-level programming competency and proven technical leadership capability.
Technical & Soft Skills
- Expert-level proficiency in multiple programming languages and cloud-native patterns.
- Advanced CI/CD, containerization, orchestration, and infrastructure as code.
- Deep understanding of secure development practices and quality assurance methodologies.
- Proven ability to influence technical decisions and establish technical vision.
- Strong coaching skills with a track record of developing engineers.
- Exceptional skills for technical documentation, presentations, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Strategic thinking and change leadership.
Work Conditions & Requirements
- Hybrid work environment with significant flexibility for strategic work.
- Strategic planning sessions and technical review leadership.
- On-call technical leadership during critical incidents and emergencies.
- Travel for conferences, team meetings, training, customer engagements (up to 15%).

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Posted 30+ days ago

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