Director of Software Engineering

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Civix

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Government • SaaS • Compliance

Civix is a company specializing in technology solutions and services tailored for the public sector. They provide software platforms and expertise to help government organizations manage various functions, including election administration, community planning, grants management, and ethics administration. Civix's tools are designed to enhance transparency, improve efficiency, and support local and state government initiatives, ensuring that public sector organizations can deliver on their missions effectively.

201 - 500 employees

🏛️ Government

☁️ SaaS

📋 Compliance

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and scale multiple development teams across several product lines. • Oversee development managers, QA managers, and technical leads, establishing clear engineering, quality, and performance expectations. • Drive modernization initiatives across both .NET Core and Java Spring Boot services, moving legacy systems toward modular, API-driven architectures. • Collaborate with Product, CloudOps, and Program Management to deliver feature sets, customer commitments, and platform improvements. • Maintain ongoing technical competency with hands-on coding, architecture reviews, or proof-of-concept work within the last five years. • Standardize and mature SDLC processes across teams, including Agile execution, DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing strategies. • Introduce and scale engineering metrics such as velocity, escaped defects, cycle time, test coverage, and deployment frequency. • Improve engineering analytics and dashboards using Azure DevOps and related reporting methodologies. • Partner with the CTO to evolve the architectural strategy, emphasizing microservices, API-first design, and scalable cloud-native solutions. • Oversee containerization, orchestration, and automated deployment strategies using Docker, Kubernetes, Helm , and Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC).

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience. • 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience , with at least 5+ years managing engineering teams or multi-squad organizations . • Hands-on development or architecture experience within the last 5 years. • Modern backend engineering experience using .NET Core/.NET 8 and/or Java Spring Boot . • Strong front-end experience with React, Angular , or similar modern frameworks. • Expertise with relational databases, including SQL Server and PostgreSQL . • Proven ability to modernize legacy platforms into microservices, cloud-hosted, highly scalable architectures. • Proficiency with AWS cloud services (EKS/ECS, Lambda, CloudFormation, S3, Parameter Store, RDS). • Experience with containerization, Kubernetes orchestration, Helm charts , and high-scale deployment models. • Strong understanding of CI/CD, DevOps, IaC, automated testing, and observability stacks.

🏖️ Benefits

• Strong mission-focused culture • Competitive salary • Advancement opportunities