Senior Director, Software Engineering

AccuWeather Careers • State College, PA

2d • Onsite

About The Position

In this role, you will lead a high-performing engineering team responsible for designing, building, and operating the middleware foundation that powers AccuWeather’s digital experiences across web, mobile, and partner channels. We're looking for a collaborative, energetic leader with deep architectural knowledge, engineering discipline, and a passion for resilient, scalable software systems. This position is required to be located onsite at AccuWeather's State College, PA Headquarters

Requirements

• BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MS or equivalent experience preferred.
• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with 7+ years in technical leadership or management roles.
• Proven ability to lead engineering teams building and operating large-scale, distributed platforms and middleware architectures.
• Deep experience with enterprise integration patterns, RESTful APIs, asynchronous messaging, mapping, and middleware platforms.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), microservices, containerization, and distributed systems design.
• Expertise in CDNs, caching strategies, and performance optimization techniques (e.g., Akamai).
• Expertise in modern scripting languages such as JavaScript/TypeScript (Node.js), especially for backend and service-layer development.
• Experience with programming languages such as C#, Java, or similar, and familiarity with infrastructure-as-code and modern deployment frameworks.
• Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability tooling, and Agile development methodologies.
• Demonstrated success leading engineering teams of 20+, including mentoring, performance management, and career development.
• Skilled in managing contracting vendors and consultants.
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills; able to influence across organizational boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of AccuWeather’s core middleware platform, including APIs, microservices, orchestration layers, authentication, rules engines, and system integrations.
• Define and execute the middleware technology roadmap in collaboration with Product and Engineering aligning technical initiatives with strategic business needs.
• Drive system-wide performance, scalability, and reliability, ensuring middleware services meet SLAs and enable exceptional customer experiences across all touchpoints.
• Guide middleware integration for critical enterprise systems such as billing, login, entitlements, and product catalog services, enabling seamless interactions across the digital ecosystem.
• Oversee the development and optimization of push notification infrastructure, enhancing real-time communication capabilities for global audiences.
• Champion modern engineering practices including DevOps, CI/CD, test automation, observability, and cloud-native design, fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• Lead, coach, and grow a geographically distributed engineering team, attracting and retaining top talent, and creating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors and partners to ensure successful third-party integrations and maximize ROI on technology investments.
• Contribute to Technology strategy, budget planning, and organizational alignment, ensuring middleware initiatives are effectively scoped, prioritized, and resourced.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees