Director, Software Engineering & Integration (Exol)

Symbotic

1d•$224,000 - $308,000

About The Position

Exol is seeking a Director – Software Engineering & Integration to lead the development and evolution of its digital platform. This role provides technical and organizational leadership across platform engineering, service architecture, integration frameworks, and application development. The Director is accountable for architecture integrity, engineering standards, and delivery execution across a globally distributed team. This is a hands-on technical leadership role, combining platform architecture expertise with strong delivery governance. Exol is pioneering warehousing-as-a-service, offering outsourced warehousing operations, and specializing in automated warehousing solutions. Our focus is on the efficient movement of goods in cases and pallets across all sectors, such as wholesale, retail, and general merchandising. Exol is an independently managed joint venture between Symbotic and Softbank. This role ensures that Exol’s digital platform: Delivers cohesive, scalable full-stack solutions and setting the engineering tone Aligning leaders on approach Maintains disciplined engineering practices across geographies and enabling scaling without chaos. Supports complex integrations typical of supply chain environments Evolves without architectural rework as the organization scales This position is central to building a robust, integration-ready digital platform that supports EXOL’s long-term growth.

Requirements

Minimum 12 years in software engineering, with 6+ years in leadership roles
Experience scaling enterprise-grade digital platforms
Strong expertise in: Microservices and API-first design Event-driven architectures Messaging systems (Pub/Sub, Kafka, or equivalent) Modern Java-based backend frameworks (Spring preferred) Modern web application development frameworks
Experience leading distributed engineering organizations (US + offshore/GCC)
Strong balance of architectural depth and delivery accountability
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive structured decisions in evolving environments
Collaborative mindset with the confidence to challenge assumptions constructively
Bias toward scalable, long-term solutions over short-term fixes
Comfortable operating across time zones and cultures (US + GCC)
High accountability for outcomes, not just activity
Strong written and verbal communication skills

Nice To Haves

Background in supply chain, logistics, or operational platforms
Experience working with or building around Order Management Systems (OMS)
Exposure to warehouse, transportation, or fulfillment systems
Experience in cloud-native environments (GCP preferred)

Responsibilities

Platform & Application Engineering Leadership Lead the development of scalable digital applications, including: Backend microservices and APIs Event-driven service components User-facing web applications and operational interfaces Ensure cohesive design between service layers and application layers Promote clean API contracts and separation of concerns between systems Drive consistent engineering standards across application and service codebases
Architecture & Event-Driven Systems Guide architecture for: Microservices and API-first platforms Event-driven systems and asynchronous workflows Multi-tenant, scalable service environments Provide technical leadership for messaging and middleware solutions, including: Google Pub/Sub (preferred) Kafka and related ecosystems JMS-based messaging platforms Define standards for event contracts, schema versioning, retry logic, and failure handling
Integration Engineering Own engineering direction for: Internal service integrations External partner APIs EDI and system-to-system exchanges Establish reusable integration frameworks and shared service components Ensure secure, monitored, and version-controlled integration endpoints
Application & Interface Development Oversee development of modern web applications and platform interfaces Ensure applications are: Role-based and multi-tenant aware Performance-optimized and scalable Consistent in user interaction patterns Encourage engineering best practices around frontend architecture, testing, and maintainability
Performance, Quality & Observability Drive performance engineering practices across service and application layers Promote profiling, diagnostics, and runtime monitoring standards Partner with Cloud and DevOps teams to ensure observability is embedded into the software lifecycle
Delivery & Engineering Governance Translate product roadmaps into structured engineering plans Ensure sprint discipline, backlog alignment, and predictable release cycles Conduct architecture and production-readiness reviews Maintain strong coordination between US leadership and GCC execution teams Manage contractor and partner engineering performance