Software Engineering Director

U.S. Bank • Cincinnati, OH

1d • $143,905 - $169,300 • Hybrid

About The Position

Software Engineering Director exhibits a mix of technical acumen, strategy and vision, along with the ability to cultivate and grow technical talent. Responsible for designing, developing, implementing and testing a set of technical products in response to an external or internal need. Manager is an advanced technologist enabling strong coding practices and solid design decisions. Builds meaningful relationships with relevant stakeholders and effectively partners to remove organizational obstacles and guide cross-team strategic efforts. Acts as agile/product champion by enabling product teams and partnering with other leaders to drive empowerment, autonomy, engineering momentum, and business value. Fosters a culture of empowerment, engineering excellence, and growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree, or equivalent work experience
• Eight or more years of relevant software engineering experience
• Five or more years of experience leading a software engineering team
• Strong understanding of information systems, software development lifecycles, and modern engineering practices
• Proven experience modernizing legacy enterprise platforms into scalable, resilient architectures
• Robust engineering foundation with the ability to design and deliver scalable product solutions
• Demonstrated leadership experience with strong interpersonal skills and the ability to collaborate effectively across teams
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex technical concepts for diverse audiences
• Strong decision-making capabilities with a track record of building consensus and influencing stakeholders
• Hands-on experience with distributed systems, middleware platforms, and transaction processing systems
• Expertise in system design, scalability, and resiliency engineering
• Experience integrating and extending vendor-based platforms within enterprise ecosystems

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within banking, payments, or financial services technology environments
• Exposure to branch banking systems, ATM transaction processing, and digital banking integrations
• Deep business domain knowledge with the ability to evaluate and communicate technology impact on organizational outcomes

Responsibilities

• Designing, developing, implementing and testing a set of technical products in response to an external or internal need.
• Enabling strong coding practices and solid design decisions.
• Building meaningful relationships with relevant stakeholders and effectively partnering to remove organizational obstacles and guide cross-team strategic efforts.
• Acting as agile/product champion by enabling product teams and partnering with other leaders to drive empowerment, autonomy, engineering momentum, and business value.
• Fostering a culture of empowerment, engineering excellence, and growth.

Benefits

• Healthcare (medical, dental, vision)
• Basic term and optional term life insurance
• Short-term and long-term disability
• Pregnancy disability and parental leave
• 401(k) and employer-funded retirement plan
• Paid vacation (from two to five weeks depending on salary grade and tenure)
• Up to 11 paid holiday opportunities
• Adoption assistance
• Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 80 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director