About the role

Director of Software Engineering at Progyny managing backend development for business initiatives. Leading a team with technical strategy and process improvements.

Responsibilities

Lead, mentor, and develop the Software Engineering team, fostering professional growth and technical excellence.
Provide career development, coaching, and regular feedback for direct reports.
Evaluate existing solutions, projects, and infrastructure; recommend and implement enhancements for scalability, reliability, and efficiency.
Collaborate with Program/Product Management and business stakeholders to deliver on key business initiatives.
Engage with end-users, operational leaders, and subject matter experts to understand and translate operational goals into technical solutions.
Oversee the execution, maintenance, and optimization of projects, applications, and pipelines to ensure continuous improvement and operational excellence.
Guide the team in debugging, tracing, and profiling code to maximize uptime and maintainability.
Develop, document, and implement engineering processes and best practices.
Contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle, including design, development, documentation, testing, and operations.
Serve as a technical leader and escalation point for complex challenges and urgent issues.

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
5+ years of Software and Quality engineering leadership experience.
3+ years of prior experience with Java and/or Python.
Proven ability to develop and implement technical processes and long-term vision for engineering teams.
Experience with large-scale data pipelines.
Expertise in developing, troubleshooting, and optimizing RESTful API systems for performance, scalability, and security.
Strong prioritization, communication, and ownership skills; ability to design for repeatability and scalability.
Demonstrated flexibility to improve existing systems and innovate new capabilities.
Experience working in an agile Scrum environment.
Proficiency with PHP, shell scripting, Git, and remote version control services (e.g., GitHub).
5+ years with MySQL or similar relational databases.
3+ years with Docker and AWS (or similar cloud services).
Experience with CI/CD pipelines (e.g. CodePipeline, CircleCI, Jenkins, GitLab CI).

Paid family and parental leave
Preconception, fertility, and family building benefits (including egg freezing, IVF, and adoption support)
Family and pet care fund
Menopause and midlife care
Health, dental, vision and life insurance options for employees and family
Free in-person, virtual and text-based mental health and wellness support
Paid time off, including vacation, sick leave, personal days and summer flex time
Company equity
Bonus program
401(k) plan with company match
Access to on-demand legal and financial advice
Learning and development programs to help you grow professionally and a mentorship program
Company social events to include annual volunteer day and donation matching
Flex days (3 days a week in the office) and onsite meals and snacks for employees reporting into our NY office