Senior Director, Software Engineering (Cloud/AWS)

TL;DR

Senior Director, Software Engineering (Cloud/AWS): Leading major technology initiatives and driving the evolution of hirify.global’s Customer Communications business technology stack with an accent on cloud technologies, event-driven architecture, and composable systems. Focus on modernizing legacy applications, overseeing system migrations, and providing technical and organizational leadership to global teams.

Location: Hybrid with flexible options in Newark, NJ, USA. US work authorization required.

Salary: $200,000–$220,000

Company

hirify.global is building a culture to empower others and deliver a modern, scalable, and agile platform for its Customer Communications business.

What you will do

• Lead major technology initiatives that deliver transformative solutions using cloud technologies, event-driven architecture, and composable systems.
• Develop and execute a strategic technology roadmap that aligns with business goals.
• Collaborate directly with business stakeholders and clients to deliver innovative, scalable engineering solutions.
• Drive client onboarding onto Customer Communications platforms, ensuring seamless integration and adoption.
• Modernize and migrate legacy applications from monolithic environments to scalable, platform-based architectures.
• Provide strong technical and organizational leadership to global teams.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience leading large-scale technology transformation or modernization programs.
• Proven success working with business stakeholders and clients to align technology initiatives with business priorities.
• Deep expertise in AWS cloud technologies, event-driven architectures (Kafka), and composable system design.
• Hands-on experience modernizing and migrating legacy applications to scalable, secure, and resilient platform architectures.
• Strong background in software development and application system design, with the ability to connect technical strategy to business value.
• Proven leadership of high-volume, low-latency, 24x7 transaction processing platforms.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Fostering a collaborative, engaging, and inclusive environment.
• Commitment to providing a workplace that empowers associates to be authentic and bring their best to work.
• Comprehensive benefit offerings are available.
• All Colorado employees receive paid sick leave in compliance with the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act.

Hiring process

• hirify.global may use AI-based tools to help review and evaluate applications.
• All employment decisions include human review to ensure fairness, accuracy, and compliance with applicable laws.
• Honesty and transparency are critical; any attempt to falsify, misrepresent, or disguise information will result in disqualification.