Director, Software Engineering

RaySecur•Westwood, MA

8d•$190,000 - $250,000

About The Position

RaySecur is redefining threat detection through advanced terahertz imaging technology that helps organizations identify hidden threats safely and efficiently. Our solutions support customers across corrections, government, critical infrastructure, and commercial environments. As we scale commercially and expand into highly regulated federal environments, we are evolving our software organization to support secure, operationally mature, and highly reliable product delivery across hardware, firmware, software, and cloud-connected systems. We are seeking a hands-on Director of Software Engineering to lead the evolution of our software engineering organization from an innovation-driven product development environment into a scalable, secure, operationally mature engineering function. This role combines: engineering leadership, software architecture governance, DevSecOps and release management oversight, cross-functional product execution, and organizational development. The Director will lead the software engineering organization while remaining technically engaged in architectural reviews and decisions, guiding implementation decisions, evaluating code quality, and mentoring engineers. This is not a purely managerial role. The ideal candidate brings strong technical credibility, enjoys being in-the-mix and mentoring less tenured engineers, and is comfortable leading engineering organizations that support complex hardware/software systems operating in both commercial and government regulated environments. The role will partner closely with cross-functional teams including R&D, Product, Manufacturing, Compliance/Cybersecurity, AI, and Customer Success teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years of software engineering experience in complex product environments
5+ years of engineering leadership and people management experience
Strong experience leading software teams supporting integrated hardware/software systems
Demonstrated experience with organizational scaling and operational maturity
Strong hands-on technical background with ability to review code, evaluate architecture, and guide engineering implementation decisions
Experience with modern SDLC, DevOps, CI/CD, testing automation, and release management practices
Experience implementing secure engineering practices and supporting cybersecurity compliance initiatives
Experience operating in regulated, security-sensitive, or operationally constrained customer environments
C++ / C
JavaScript
Electron
Python
AWS/Cloud
Windows and Linux
Edge/appliance software architectures
CI/CD and DevOps tools

Nice To Haves

Experience with IoT, industrial, robotics, medical device, defense, or security technology environments
Experience supporting federal or regulated customer deployments
Experience with security frameworks such as CMMC, NIST, SOC 2, FedRAMP, or similar
Experience leading engineering organizations through operational maturity transformations
Experience supporting hybrid cloud/on-prem or disconnected deployment models

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop software engineers, and test engineers across front-end, back-end, systems, and platform engineering functions
Establish scalable engineering organization, processes, and operations
Drive accountability, execution rigor, and delivery predictability across multiple concurrent initiatives
Lead workforce planning, hiring strategy, budgeting, and organizational roadmap development for the software function
Develop engineering career paths, performance expectations, and technical leadership capabilities across the team
Foster a high-collaboration, high-accountability engineering culture aligned with RaySecur’s values
Establish and govern software architecture standards
Lead technical decision-making related to scalability, maintainability, reliability, observability, and security
Review system designs, architecture proposals, and critical code paths to ensure long-term sustainability
Remain technically engaged through architecture reviews, code reviews, technical mentorship, and engineering guidance
Drive reduction of technical debt and transition of R&D-stage capabilities into production software
Partner with firmware, hardware, and R&D teams to ensure cohesive system-level design
Own software development lifecycle (SDLC), release process, deployment standards, and software configuration management practices
Lead DevOps and Cybersecurity maturity initiatives, CI/CD, automated testing and vulnerability management
Ensure software quality, traceability, and documentation standards support commercial scale and regulated customer environments
Establish lifecycle management processes for deployed systems
Partner with cybersecurity and compliance leadership to integrate secure engineering practices into the product lifecycle
Ensure software engineering practices support NIST, SOC 2, state and federal customer expectations where applicable
Support implementation of secure update mechanisms, access control models, logging, auditability, and vulnerability remediation processes
Lead engineering participation in treat modeling and penetration testing, remediation planning, and secure architecture reviews
Partner with Product, R&D, Production, and Customer Success teams to align software delivery with business priorities
Help bridge early-stage innovation efforts into scalable production-ready systems
Improve coordination, prioritization, and execution consistency across multidisciplinary teams
Support field deployment realities including edge deployments, constrained networking environments, and customer operational requirements
Evaluate and implement modern software engineering tools, automation frameworks, and AI-assisted development workflows to improve engineering efficiency, testing rigor, and product quality
Drive engineering metrics and operational visibility across development cycle