Director, Software Engineering and Delivery

Chili's • Coppell, TX

5d

About The Position

Brinker is seeking a Director, Software Engineering & Delivery to lead engineering teams supporting its multi-brand Digital Guest Experience (DGE) platform, including Chilis.com and Maggianos.com. The role defines and executes technical vision so platforms remain scalable, secure, and aligned with business objectives. The Director turns prioritized work into achievable commitments based on team capacity, technical feasibility, dependencies, and risk, and leads day-to-day execution with accountability for predictable delivery, engineering quality, and reliable releases.

Requirements

• 7+ years of experience in software development, including experience leading engineers as a technical lead, manager, or in a similar role.
• Strong technical skills and willingness to remain hands-on, including participating in technical discussions, reviewing code and pull requests, troubleshooting issues, and helping engineers resolve blockers.
• Experience with Agile software development and iterative delivery.
• Experience establishing and improving automated testing, observability, CI/CD, deployment automation, and release practices using GitHub, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Experience using engineering delivery and quality metrics to improve predictability, throughput, and software quality.
• Strong leadership and communication skills, including the ability to make tradeoffs, establish accountability, remove blockers, and clearly communicate commitments and delivery risks.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day engineering execution, managing priorities, progress, blockers, dependencies, risks, and tradeoffs.
• Own team capacity and delivery planning, turning prioritized work into achievable commitments based on capacity, estimates, technical feasibility, dependencies, and risk.
• Lead and develop the engineering team by setting clear expectations and providing coaching.
• Stay close to the engineering work by participating in technical discussions, reviewing implementation approaches and code, and helping resolve technical blockers.
• Improve delivery predictability using delivery metrics and retrospectives to strengthen estimation, flow, and follow-through on commitments.
• Own quality, CI/CD, and releases, ensuring teams can build, test, deploy, and release software safely and reliably.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid vacation and holidays
• 401(k) with company match
• Dining discounts
• Annual bonus potential for team members working at the Restaurant Support Center
• Onsite gym
• Onsite yoga and boot camp programs
• Company-wide events and celebrations
• Regular volunteer opportunities through community give-back programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director