Director, Software Engineering - Supply Chain

Varsity Brands•Farmers Branch, TX

4d•Onsite

About The Position

Varsity Brands is building a modern, unified technology ecosystem to support sport and spirit through scalable applications, cloud-native platforms, and modern engineering practices. Backend software engineering enables enterprise applications, digital products, operational workflows, and shared platform capabilities that support business growth, customer experience, and operational excellence. The Director, Software Engineering leads the organization responsible for designing, building, delivering, and supporting scalable backend software solutions for enterprise applications and digital products. The role oversees engineering managers, Lead Software Engineers, and multiple engineering teams, and partners with Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Quality Engineering, and business stakeholders. It translates technology strategy into execution through engineering roadmaps, organizational development, and disciplined software delivery. The director balances delivery commitments with modernization, while improving software quality, platform reliability, developer productivity, and operational performance. The role develops engineering talent and promotes accountability, continuous improvement, technical excellence, and collaboration to advance platform modernization and deliver business outcomes. The position is onsite five days per week in Farmers Branch, Texas.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including demonstrated experience leading software engineering teams and delivering complex, business-critical technology solutions.
Demonstrated success leading software engineering organizations responsible for complex, business-critical applications and technology solutions.
Experience developing and executing engineering roadmaps aligned with technology strategy, business priorities, and product objectives.
Ability to build, lead, develop, and retain high-performing software engineering teams and foster accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Experience leading software delivery across multiple concurrent initiatives while balancing feature development, modernization, operational support, and technical debt reduction.
Strong understanding of modern software engineering practices, including cloud-native development, distributed systems, APIs, DevOps, CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and software quality.
Experience partnering with Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Quality Engineering, and business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure, and reliable technology solutions.
Ability to evaluate complex technical and organizational challenges, make sound decisions, and drive measurable engineering and business outcomes.
Leadership capability to align engineering teams, talent, and resources with priorities; translate strategy into roadmaps and outcomes; guide engineering standards and modernization in partnership with technical leaders; and build organizational capability through hiring, workforce planning, succession planning, performance management, and leadership development.
Ability to communicate technical concepts, priorities, risks, tradeoffs, and organizational needs clearly and effectively to engineers, business leaders, and executive stakeholders.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
Experience leading backend software engineering organizations supporting enterprise applications, digital commerce platforms, or other large-scale customer-facing technology environments.
Experience modernizing legacy applications and implementing cloud-native architectures, microservices, and API-first engineering practices.
Experience working in Agile product development environments with cross-functional Product and Engineering organizations.
Experience leading geographically distributed or remote engineering teams.
Experience supporting technology transformation initiatives involving platform modernization, engineering process improvement, or organizational capability building.
Experience with AWS or other modern cloud platforms and related engineering technologies.

Responsibilities

Develop and refine engineering strategy for assigned applications, services, and backend platforms in alignment with the broader Specialized Applications & Platforms vision and Technology & Product objectives.
Translate technology strategy into engineering roadmaps, organizational priorities, workforce plans, investment recommendations, and measurable delivery objectives.
Build, lead, and develop high-performing engineering teams; establish operating models, governance, and performance expectations; assess organizational capabilities and capacity needs.
Lead delivery of backend software solutions for enterprise applications, digital products, and shared platform capabilities, aligning priorities with Product Management and business objectives.
Ensure disciplined planning, execution, risk management, and delivery governance; balance feature development, modernization, technical debt reduction, and operational support.
Partner with Architecture and Lead Software Engineers on technology roadmaps and ensure teams follow enterprise architecture standards, engineering best practices, and modern development methodologies.
Lead engineering efforts in cloud-native development, API-first design, distributed systems, automation, and platform modernization; simplify legacy systems and reduce technical debt.
Promote software quality, automation, observability, security, resiliency, and operational discipline; drive adoption of CI/CD, automated testing, infrastructure automation, and modern DevOps practices.
Establish quality standards through design reviews, code reviews, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement; lead operational readiness, incident response, root cause analysis, and service reliability efforts.
Use engineering metrics and operational insights to improve delivery, team effectiveness, and customer outcomes.
Recruit, coach, mentor, develop, and retain engineering talent; set performance expectations and provide feedback and career-development opportunities.
Develop Lead Software Engineers and future engineering leaders through succession planning, workforce planning, organizational design, and capability-building initiatives.
Build partnerships across Product Management, Architecture, Infrastructure, Security, Quality Engineering, Data, business functions, and other stakeholders; communicate engineering plans, risks, dependencies, tradeoffs, and delivery impacts.
Represent Software Engineering in cross-functional planning, governance, and strategic initiatives, supporting alignment and effective decision-making.
Establish delivery plans and operational objectives; manage prioritization, resources, and delivery governance to achieve predictable execution and balance near-term demands with long-term technology strategy.
Evaluate emerging technologies, engineering methodologies, and development tools that can improve organizational capability, software delivery, and business performance.
Foster a culture of ownership, collaboration, innovation, quality, accountability, and continuous learning; make data-informed decisions and communicate consistently through change and growth.