Hybrid Director, Integrations & Innovation – Retail Software Engineering

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About the role

  • Lead the evolution of our retail software platform as Director of Integrations & Innovation. Oversee middleware, API ecosystems, and operational backbone for enhanced customer experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the evolution of our retail software platform
  • Oversee middleware, API ecosystems, and operational backbone
  • Champion both innovation and rigorous software hygiene
  • Define and execute the roadmap for next-generation retail integrations
  • Lead Proof of Concepts (POCs) for emerging technologies
  • Oversee the design and governance of external and internal APIs
  • Own the availability, latency, and overall health of critical retail services
  • Lead high-severity incident resolution and conduct blameless post-mortems
  • Establish and enforce strict standards for software quality assurance
  • Aggressively identify and remediate technical debt
  • Ensure all software integrations adhere to rigorous security standards
  • Recruit, mentor, and retain a diverse team of Engineering Managers, Architects, and Principal Engineers
  • Partner with Product Management, Security, and Infrastructure teams

Requirements

  • Deep understanding of modern architecture (Microservices, Event-Driven Architecture)
  • Cloud Platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)
  • DevOps/CI/CD pipelines
  • 10+ years of progressive experience in software engineering
  • At least 5 years in a senior leadership role (Director level or above)
  • Demonstrated success leading large-scale engineering teams in a global, matrixed organization
  • Proven track record of modernizing legacy systems
  • Delivering cloud-native, event-driven architectures at scale
  • Experience implementing Site Reliability Engineering (SRE) practices
  • Managing 24/7 production environments with high transaction volumes
  • Experience leading incident management, root cause analysis, and blameless post-mortems
  • Experience fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Excellent communication and presentation skills

Benefits

  • short-term incentives
  • multiple health insurance options
  • accident and life insurance
  • access to best-in-class development platforms
  • Family First Program
  • Flexible Time off
  • Medical, Dental and Life Insurance
  • Tuition Assistance Program
  • Parental Leave

Job title

Director, Integrations & Innovation – Retail Software Engineering

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$190,000 - $215,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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