Software Engineering Director – Digital Delivery

Reliance Matrix•Philadelphia, PA

2d•$142,740 - $190,560•Hybrid

About The Position

Recognized authority who provides enterprise-level technical and delivery direction for a complex portfolio of customer-facing digital capabilities, including web and mobile experiences, portals, digital onboarding, APIs, integrations, and related technology services. The role applies exceptional software engineering and digital delivery expertise to shape long-term roadmaps, evaluate major technical and investment choices, solve novel cross-platform problems, and guide architects, technical leads, internal contributors, and external partners through influence rather than formal people-management authority. Working closely with Product, business leaders, brokers, external partners, architecture, security, quality engineering, and operations, the role translates business and product direction into sustainable engineering and delivery approaches. The role remains capable of reviewing, validating, and troubleshooting the portfolio’s most critical solutions while influencing executive decisions, production health, vendor performance, responsible AI adoption, and long-term modernization direction.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience gained through education, training, certifications, and work experience.
Typically 12+ years of progressive experience in software engineering, digital product development, or technology delivery. Experience is supporting guidance; sustained scope, technical depth, complexity, influence, judgment, and accountability determine level.
Recognized expert-level knowledge of modern software engineering and digital delivery, including web and application architecture, APIs and integration, cloud services, secure development, DevOps/CI/CD, automated testing, observability, reliability, production support, and AI-enabled delivery practices.
Demonstrated ability to design, validate, and troubleshoot highly complex customer-facing digital solutions and solve novel, enterprise-impact problems for which no established pattern or precedent exists.
Experience providing technical or delivery direction across architects, technical leads, matrixed teams, and external partners through influence rather than formal reporting authority.
Ability to evaluate complex technical, operational, financial, security, vendor, customer, and business information; assess alternatives and trade-offs; and make or recommend high-impact decisions in ambiguous situations.
Demonstrated experience influencing major technology investments, modernization roadmaps, platform direction, vendor strategies, and enterprise priorities.
Strong executive communication, facilitation, negotiation, and collaboration skills, including the ability to partner with Product, business leaders, brokers, external partners, and technical teams and communicate complex risks and options clearly.
Ability to mentor senior technical professionals and strengthen engineering and delivery practices across multiple teams or initiatives without direct people-management authority.
Ability to perform sustained computer-based work involving review and analysis of technical designs, roadmaps, delivery and operational metrics, financial and vendor information, risk documentation, written communications, and virtual collaboration.
Ability to Travel: Up to 10%

Responsibilities

Serve as the senior technical and delivery authority for the digital portfolio, shaping long-term engineering direction, modernization priorities, reference approaches, and target-state capabilities across customer-facing solutions.
Translate business and product direction into technically sound delivery roadmaps, solution approaches, sequencing recommendations, and measurable engineering outcomes while partnering with Product on what capabilities should be built.
Design, review, and validate the most complex or high-risk digital solutions, remaining sufficiently hands-on to challenge architecture, assess implementation approaches, and troubleshoot critical cross-platform and production problems.
Solve novel technical and delivery problems for which established patterns or precedent are insufficient, and convert successful approaches into reusable guidance for architects, technical leads, internal teams, and external partners.
Provide technical and delivery direction across architects, leads, matrixed contributors, and vendor teams through expertise and influence; clarify outcomes, resolve cross-team dependencies, and escalate material risks without assuming formal people-management accountability.
Evaluate major platform, vendor, sourcing, investment, sequencing, scope, and risk alternatives and provide recommendations to senior and executive leaders based on technical sustainability, delivery feasibility, customer impact, cost, and business value.
Shape digital engineering and delivery practices for secure development, architecture and design review, Agile delivery, coding and testing, automation, release readiness, documentation, deployment controls, observability, reliability, and operational support.
Set direction for responsible use of AI-assisted engineering, testing, automation, and documentation practices, ensuring appropriate human oversight, security, privacy, quality, governance, and measurable value across internal and partner teams.
Partner across Product, business analysis, enterprise and solution architecture, information security, quality engineering, infrastructure, cloud, data, and operations to align technical approaches and remove barriers to delivery.
Advise on partner and vendor strategy, statements of work, technical deliverables, service expectations, solution quality, and performance; identify gaps and recommend corrective actions to accountable leaders and contract owners.
Define and interpret engineering, delivery, quality, operational, customer, and financial measures—including release performance, cycle time, defect trends, service health, adoption, and return on investment—to identify risk and guide continuous improvement.
Serve as a technical and delivery advisor to senior and executive stakeholders, communicating roadmaps, options, risks, investment implications, production concerns, and recommended decisions in clear business terms.
Mentor architects, technical leads, and senior engineers; strengthen technical judgment, engineering practices, and delivery capability across teams without formal performance-management responsibility.
Proactively identify and help resolve material technical, delivery, operational, vendor, security, regulatory, and compliance risks affecting the digital portfolio.
Other duties as assigned.

Benefits

An annual performance bonus for all team members
Generous 401(k) company match that is immediately vested
A choice of three medical plans (that include prescription drug coverage) to suit your unique needs. For High Deductible Health Plan enrollees, a company contribution to your Health Savings Account
Multiple options for dental and vision coverage
Company provided Life & Disability Insurance to ensure financial protection when you need it most
Family friendly benefits including Paid Parental Leave & Adoption Assistance
Hybrid work arrangements for eligible roles
Tuition Reimbursement and Continuing Professional Education
Paid Time Off – new hires start with at least 20 days of PTO per year in addition to nine company paid holidays. As you grow with us, your PTO may increase based on your level within the company and years of service.
Volunteer days, community partnerships, and Employee Assistance Program
Ability to connect with colleagues around the country through our Employee Resource Group program