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BambooHR ยท 5 hours ago

Director of Software Engineering - Applications

BambooHR is a market leader in HR software, seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead their software engineering team specializing in applications. The role involves overseeing multiple teams, mentoring leaders, and collaborating with product development to deliver innovative software solutions.

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Responsibilities

Lead a division of our product's software engineering team with a specialization in add-on applications. Oversee multiple teams and manage engineering managers reporting directly to you
Demonstrate leadership and patience through regular coaching and mentoring in individual and team settings. You'll need to love coaching and mentoring Leaders
Consult with leaders across Product Development (Product Design, Product Management, QA, and IT) to help your managers and tech leads explore and deliver software solutions
Continually embrace accountability in team and individual performance (yours and others) in sprint goals and quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs)
Embrace and lead out in AI engineering practices, including how to build with AI and how to build AI into our products
Work closely with architects and platform teams to understand technical/architectural hurdles in your team's scope and prioritize solutions and direction
Participate in Engineering department's hiring efforts
Contribute to ongoing improvements in our systems and processes
Be a great value addition and advocate for our company values
Come to work, do great things, then go home!

Qualification

Application software productsSaaS experienceTechnical leadershipMySQL/MSSQLAPI first developmentDomain Driven DesignVersion control (Git)Data WarehousingPHPPythonJavaC#ReactHTMLXMLJavaScriptCSSSoftware-as-a-ServiceBachelor's in Computer ScienceDocumenting processesInterpersonal skillsCommunication skills

Required

2+ years of heavy experience focused on application software products
15+ years of experience in software development
10 + years of experience in SaaS and SMB
5+ years of demonstrated real-world Director-level / technical leadership experience
MySQL/MSSQL - both query language and database structure/design
Demonstrated leadership and directing experience in building applications, API first development, and Domain Driven Design
Version control software, preferably Git
Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills

Preferred

Proficiency in documenting processes and monitoring performance metrics
Knowledge and experience of internal business tools and how that affects how the software works
Architectural, hands-on experience in Data Warehousing
Architectural experience and expertise
Services development in a language like PHP, Python, Java, or C#, and a desire to work in PHP (7.4+)
Experience in React, HTML, XML, JavaScript, CSS
Experience in developing Software-as-a-Service (fast release cycles that still support an existing user base)
A bachelor's degree in Computer Science, a related degree or formal training in a related field

Benefits

Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance
Generous leave policies that include 4 weeks of vacation, 12 company holidays, parental leave, and volunteer time off so you can enjoy quality of life
401k plans with up to 6% company match
$2000 Paid-Paid Vacation bonus
EAP through Headspace

Company

BambooHR

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BambooHR is a SaaS-based company providing subscription-based HR software for SMEs.

H1B Sponsorship

BambooHR has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (2)

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
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Key Investors
Sorenson Capital
2016-08-01Series Unknown
2012-01-01Series Unknown

Leadership Team

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Bradley Rencher
Chief Executive Officer
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Ben Peterson
Co-founder and Co-chairman
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