Director, Software Development

BlackBerry • Concord, CA

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About The Position

BlackBerry AtHoc is seeking a highly experienced engineering leader to drive the technical strategy, architecture, and evolution of our mission-critical emergency notification platform. This role requires a seasoned technology leader with deep expertise in enterprise software development, geospatial technologies, government-grade security, and large-scale engineering team leadership.

Requirements

• Extensive, proven experience architecting and delivering large-scale enterprise software platforms, with significant experience leading the technical direction of mission-critical SaaS applications.
• Deep expertise in geospatial technologies and location-based services, including GIS data, mapping platforms, and third-party mapping integrations that support situational awareness and emergency response capabilities.
• Proven leadership of global engineering teams, with experience setting technical direction, mentoring senior engineers, and delivering complex software releases across distributed organizations.
• Strong background in secure software development and regulatory compliance, including experience supporting government, defense, or other highly regulated environments with requirements such as FedRAMP.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with mass notification, critical event management, emergency communications, or public safety solutions.
• Experience supporting U.S. Federal, Defense, Homeland Security, or emergency management customers.
• Expertise in real-time communication systems, large-scale notification delivery, or location-aware alerting technologies.
• Patents, invention disclosures, or a demonstrated track record of technical innovation and product advancement.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical vision and architecture roadmap for BlackBerry AtHoc's mass notification platform, ensuring scalability, reliability, and resilience for government, defense, and enterprise customers.
• Lead and mentor globally distributed engineering teams, including onsite and offshore resources, while driving accountability for delivery, quality, and operational excellence.
• Architect and deliver high-volume geospatial and mapping capabilities, including integrations with third-party mapping platforms and location-based services.
• Champion innovation by evaluating emerging technologies, developing prototypes, and translating customer and market requirements into differentiated product capabilities.
• Ensure products meet stringent security, compliance, and accreditation requirements, including FedRAMP and other regulatory standards critical to public sector customers.
• Drive engineering excellence across the full software development lifecycle, from requirements and architecture through deployment and sustaining engineering.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, life, disability insurance, retirement, employee share purchase program and paid-time-off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Education Level: No Education Listed