Director, Software Engineering – Security and Alarm

EverCommerce

. Lead, coach, and hold Engineering Managers accountable for team outcomes .

Posted 10/13/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive experience in leading engineering teams, managing delivery health, and executing technology modernization strategies. Proficient in aligning engineering priorities with business objectives while fostering a culture of accountability and psychological safety.

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10+ Years Software Engineering Experience5+ Years Leading Engineering ManagersProven Record of Owning Delivery and QualityExperience with C#, .NET, and Microsoft SQL ServerStrong Executive Communication Skills

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Hard Skills

Delivery Health ManagementTeam Health Metrics TrackingCapacity PlanningBudget ManagementTechnology Modernization StrategyScrum PracticesArchitectural CoherenceTechnical Debt ManagementPerformance Trade-offs AssessmentLegacy-to-Modern Platform Transitions

Soft Skills

Coaching and MentoringBuilding AlignmentProactive Problem SolvingFacilitation SkillsPsychological Safety Advocacy

Tools & Technologies

C#.NETMicrosoft SQL ServerAI-Assisted Development ToolsEnterprise Software for Alarm Monitoring

Industry Keywords

Mission-Critical IndustriesEngineering ExcellenceSuccession PlanningDistributed Teams ManagementContract Partner Collaboration

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

MS SQL ServerSQL.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, coach, and hold Engineering Managers accountable for team outcomes
Build a management bench and succession pipeline through development plans
Hire and retain engineering managers and senior individual contributors
Address senior performance issues proactively
Build a culture of psychological safety, accountability, and engineering excellence
Own delivery health across multiple teams and sprints
Identify systemic delivery risks and remove structural, process, and personnel impediments
Define and track engineering health metrics
Own capacity planning, budget, and headcount forecasting
Ensure healthy Scrum practices across the organization
Coach managers on team facilitation and delivery habits
Partner with Architects and Staff Engineers on architectural coherence and technical quality
Own technical debt and modernization decisions at the portfolio level
Translate business strategy into engineering priorities and roadmap with Product
Communicate engineering status and strategy to executive audiences
Build alignment across engineering, product, and business leadership
Represent engineering in budget, headcount, and planning discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years leading engineering managers or multiple teams
Proven record of owning delivery, quality, and team health across multiple Scrum teams
Experience hiring, developing, and retaining engineering managers and senior engineers
Experience building and executing a technology modernization or platform migration strategy for established products
Working knowledge of C#, .NET, and Microsoft SQL Server sufficient to assess architecture, quality, and performance trade-offs
Strong executive communication skills and ability to build alignment across engineering, product, and business leaders
Experience managing engineering budgets, headcount, and capacity planning
B.S. degree in a technical discipline or equivalent experience preferred
Experience with enterprise software for alarm monitoring, security, or other mission-critical industries preferred
Experience with legacy-to-modern platform transitions, such as moving Visual Basic or other older codebases to .NET preferred
Experience leading distributed teams across time zones and including contract partners preferred
Experience applying AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering throughput preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equal opportunity employer valuing diversity
Authorized AI tools available to improve efficiency, quality, and innovation, subject to company policies
Remote work arrangement