Senior Director of Software Engineering

Description

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%).