Director, Software Engineering - Remote

DriveTime•Bentonville, AR

6d•Remote

About The Position

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership. The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock. You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible for hire at this time. In short, as our Director, Software Engineering, you’ll wear a variety of hats throughout the course of a day within the Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock family. This role is well suited for an individual who thrives in a rapidly changing environment and recognizes that change provides opportunity and with opportunity, growth! In long, our Director, Software Engineering will have the opportunity to: Mentor and positively impact a Software Engineering Manager(s) and their team(s) Influence the business on strategic direction Research upcoming initiatives ahead of your teams to assist in setting a technical path forward Empower your teams through self-autonomy Assist in clearing obstacles for your teams as they surface!

Requirements

10+ year’s experience in the Software Engineering discipline with leadership responsibilities
Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or similar field or equivelant work experience
Pragmatic familiarity with industry recognized enterprise software patterns & principals
Previous in depth hands on experience with C# .NET
Working knowledge of the capabilities available amongst a large scale cloud provider (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc...)

Responsibilities

Acting strategic & technical liaison within a given line of business (track) of the Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock family
Leader of leaders within the Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock organizations-- mentorship and growth of your teams is top priority
Navigating innovative and adaptive personalities across the organization -- when to support the change and when to compromise
Identify execution opportunities within the teams of your given track in coordination with your Product counterpart, following that up with the guidance and support needed within your teams to capitalize on those opportunities
Ensure technical decisions taking place within the track are aligned with the larger company roadmap and vision
Foster an environment of collaboration, transparency, accountability, & teamwork amongst your track
Company advocate for your teams and track -- what does your track need to be successful?
Supporting your Software Engineering Managers as they and their teams navigate system design in collaboration with architecture, peers, and other
Working with our recruiting department to build high performing teams through candidate screenings and interviews
Staying connected to your teams; ensuring they feel valued at Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock each and every day!
Continue to advance our engineering practices by driving responsible AI adoption throughout the SDLC
Design and lead implementation of business value aligned software leveraging GraphQL, Segment, Braze, Pega and front-end technologies
Experience leveraging AI for code gen and employing AI throughout the engineering SDLC
Working knowledge of a BPM platform for business rules evaluation, workflows and UI screens
GraphQL design and implementation experience