Head of Software Engineering

Magna Legal Services

. Lead Magna's software engineering organization across multiple products and lines of business .

Posted 10/23/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates extensive leadership in software engineering, with a focus on building high-performing teams, delivering complex software solutions, and ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards. Proficient in modern software architecture, cloud technologies, and AI integration within the software development lifecycle.

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Software Engineering LeadershipModern Software ArchitectureCloud PlatformsAI IntegrationRegulatory Compliance

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Hard Skills

Software DevelopmentAPIsDistributed SystemsCI/CDObservabilitySecurityProduction OperationsLegacy System ModernizationPerformance ManagementEngineering Budget Management

Soft Skills

Exceptional Communication SkillsOrganizational JudgmentTeam DevelopmentStakeholder EngagementProblem Solving

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft TechnologiesC#.NETAzureAI-Assisted Development ToolsAutomated TestingInfrastructure as CodeVendor ManagementPerformance MetricsIncident Response

Industry Keywords

HIPAASOC 2Regulatory ComplianceProfessional ServicesAcquisition IntegrationMulti-Business-Line EnvironmentsLegal ServicesPrivate-Equity-BackedClient Security AuditsSoftware Lifecycle Management

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudDistributed Systems.NET

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead Magna's software engineering organization across multiple products and lines of business
Develop and coach engineering managers, senior technical leaders, and individual contributors
Assess and evolve organizational structure, team capacity, role clarity, and leadership coverage
Own workforce planning, hiring, onboarding, performance management, succession planning, career development, engineering budget, and vendor and contractor relationships
Translate company, product, and business-line priorities into engineering roadmaps, staffing plans, and execution commitments
Establish operating cadences for planning, prioritization, estimation, delivery, release management, and executive reporting
Improve predictability, speed, and transparency of software delivery while maintaining quality and risk controls
Identify dependencies, resource constraints, delivery risks, and organizational blockers, and drive them to resolution
Define and monitor engineering measures related to delivery, quality, reliability, security, and team health
Ensure teams own software throughout its lifecycle, from definition and design through deployment, monitoring, support, incident response, and improvement
Guide modernization of legacy applications and integration of acquired businesses and platforms
Raise standards for design, code quality, automated testing, observability, documentation, maintainability, and production readiness
Strengthen practices across APIs, cloud services, distributed systems, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, and secure software development
Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory obligations, including HIPAA, SOC 2, and client security audits
Partner with Product, Design, business, operations, go-to-market, and executive leaders
Communicate plans, tradeoffs, risks, progress, and outcomes to executive and nontechnical stakeholders
Advance responsible use of AI-assisted development tools
Evaluate and deliver AI and large-language-model capabilities such as transcript summarization, deposition indexing, and medical record review
Establish evaluation, security, privacy, reliability, human oversight, and monitoring discipline for AI-enabled features
First-year goals include predictable planning and release cadence, clear organizational design, progress on Recordtrak and Maggie, and at least one AI-enabled capability in production

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of progressive software-engineering experience, including 5+ years leading multiple teams or product areas
Demonstrated success building and leading high performing software engineering organizations, including managing managers
Track record of delivering complex, business-critical software while improving execution discipline, quality, and predictability
Strong understanding of modern software architecture, APIs, cloud platforms, distributed systems, CI/CD, observability, security, and production operations
Experience modernizing legacy systems incrementally while continuing to meet active business and customer commitments
Working knowledge of Microsoft technologies (C#, .NET, Azure), modern web, cloud, and data technologies
Strong organizational judgment regarding team design, capacity, prioritization, and technical investment
Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical, operational, and commercial audiences
Ability to partner effectively with senior architects and principal-level technical experts while maintaining clear decision rights and accountability
Bachelor's degree in computer science, engineering, or related field, or equivalent practical experience
Preferred: experience delivering AI- or machine-learning-enabled products or integrating AI into the software-development lifecycle
Preferred: experience building software subject to HIPAA, SOC 2, or similar regulatory and client security requirements
Preferred: experience in multi-product, multi-business-line, professional service, legal services, private-equity-backed, or acquisition-oriented environments, including integrating acquired technology platforms and teams

Benefits

Comp & perks

Total compensation package includes salary range consideration based on education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, travel requirements, revenue-based metrics, contractual agreements, and business or organizational needs
Remote work arrangement within the United States
Meaningful work and opportunities to grow careers