Director, Software Engineering

🕒 December 26, 2025

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Accurate Background

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1001 - 5000 employees

📋 Compliance

👥 HR Tech

☁️ SaaS

💰 Private Equity Round on 2020-02

Compliance • HR Tech • SaaS

Accurate Background is a leading provider of employment background screening services, offering a wide range of solutions that include employee screening, criminal background checks, credit checks, driving history, drug and health screening, global searches, and identity management. The company aims to streamline the background check process for organizations, both large and small, enhancing efficiency and compliance. With over 25 years of experience, Accurate Background provides enterprise-level screening solutions tailored to various industries such as healthcare, retail, finance, and gig marketplaces. The company utilizes advanced technology and an API for seamless integration, ensuring compliance with local data and privacy regulations around the globe. Accurate Background is privately owned and operates with a global presence, serving more than 16,000 customers worldwide and conducting over 60 million searches annually.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with multiple teams across the Technology organization. • Provide domain expertise and oversee process enhancements. • Ensure successful delivery of team projects. • Report directly to the Vice President of Software Engineering. • Partner closely with senior product leaders to shape product roadmaps. • Assess and estimate the required level of effort for high-level requests from business stakeholders. • Work with software architects to come up with solution designs on highly visible projects. • Provide leadership and guidance to several engineering managers and their respective teams across multiple regions. • Lead recruitment initiatives to expand and strengthen software development teams. • Develop comprehensive domain expertise and promote best practices throughout all scrum teams. • Monitor and manage data measurements related to objectives and key results.

🎯 Requirements

• BE/BTECH/MS in Computer Science or equivalent education. • 15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 5 years of experience in technology leadership and management roles. • Proven technical experience in building and scaling SaaS or B2B platforms involving high-volume data processing and third-party integrations. • Hands-on experience working with modern full-stack development consisting of micro-frontend web applications, microservices, event-driven architecture and cloud-native solutions such as AWS. • Backend: Java / Spring Boot, Node.js, Go or Python • Frontend: Angular, React, or Vue.js • Databases: SQLServer, MySQL, MongoDB, DynamoDB, Redis, etc. • Strong understanding of data privacy, secure data at-rest and in-transit solutions. • Familiarity with DevSecOps practices (vulnerability scanning, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code). • Strong foundation in observability and system reliability (metrics, tracing, logging, monitoring, alerting, and incident response). • Preferred experience collaborating with legal, compliance, and data privacy teams to ensure solutions meet all regulatory requirements. • Proven track record of leading multiple distributed engineering teams in fast-paced environments. • Skilled in mentoring engineering managers and senior engineers to scale / develop leadership capabilities. • Experienced in OKR or KPI-driven management with focuses on productivity, quality, and reliability. • Solid understanding of the agile development process and software release processes. • Must be a self-starter who is highly organized, strategic, and team-oriented. • Demonstrated ability to excel in dynamic and fast-evolving environments through modernizing legacy systems while ensuring continuity of regulated operations. • Detail oriented, with strong written and verbal communication skills targeting both technical and non-technical audiences. • Passionate in engineering excellence, including automation and continuous improvements.

🏖️ Benefits

• Committed to diversity and inclusion • Professional development opportunities