Top Director of Software Engineering Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead the global SAP General Ledger engineering team to define strategy, deliver S/4HANA builds, manage production support, drive SAP cloud and BTP initiatives, integrate SAP AI, oversee BW/BPC, manage vendor relationships, and influence senior stakeholders across the firm.

Lead multiple engineering teams to deliver scalable customer-facing product solutions, improve reliability and observability, drive CI/CD and cloud modernization, partner with Product, Architecture, Data and ML, and develop engineering leaders while ensuring operational excellence and aligned domain outcomes.

Lead and grow multiple product-focused software engineering teams; mentor engineers; collaborate with product managers; improve engineering practices; design, develop, test, deploy and support full‑stack and microservice solutions on AWS; ensure availability, resilience, and scalability; migrate monoliths to microservices and drive adoption of modern technologies and Agile practices.

Lead multiple global engineering teams to deliver cloud-native SaaS products. Set technical strategy, drive DevOps/CI/CD practices, recruit and mentor leaders, align engineering with product and business goals, and manage budgets and KPIs.

Lead engineering and architecture for Snowflake-based data platforms and ingestion services supporting audience and measurement. Define strategy, SLAs/SLOs, scalability, cost optimization, cloud-native modernization, CI/CD and IaC adoption. Oversee high-volume data onboarding, normalization, hygiene, and activation workflows. Build and manage a high-performing engineering organization and budgets, partnering with product, privacy, revenue science, and partnerships.

The Director of Software Engineering will lead the development of a comprehensive software system for the construction industry, ensuring successful technology delivery and communication with various stakeholders.

Lead a team of 10 engineers to architect and develop Node.js and Salesforce solutions, improving delivery schedules and performance metrics.

Lead and scale software engineering teams building SaaS platforms. Set technical strategy, ensure best practices (architecture, CI/CD, security), drive delivery and KPIs, partner with Product and cross-functional leaders, and develop engineering talent while introducing AI/data capabilities to improve platform scalability, reliability, and business outcomes.

Lead engineering for CHEMCAD, Flow Simulation, and GoldSim product lines. Drive modernization, CI/CD, automated testing, AI adoption in engineering and product features, improve delivery metrics, manage and mentor engineering leaders, define long-term architecture, reduce technical debt, and build repeatable onboarding and integration playbooks for acquisitions.

Leads software engineering strategy and modernization for Specialty Pharmacy, overseeing product design, development, testing, delivery, and operational efficiency. Manages distributed engineering and change management teams, including hiring, coaching, performance management, and career development. Partners with business, product, and technology leaders to execute roadmaps, drive innovation, improve quality and time to market, and develop scalable cloud-based solutions using microservices, containerization, and AI technologies.

Lead and manage multiple engineering teams, design agentic LLM-driven development workflows, set technical strategy and standards, ensure delivery quality, mentor engineers, oversee onboarding and performance reviews, and coordinate cross-team efforts to mitigate risks and maintain system ownership, testing, logging, and monitoring.

Lead multiple engineering teams owning foundational services (identity, documents, payments, vehicle data). Grow managers and engineers, define strategy and roadmaps, ensure technical quality, compliance, operational readiness, cross-team collaboration, and financial sustainability of services.

Lead multiple engineering teams supporting onboarding and timekeeping products, including rapidly growing mobile applications. Develop engineering managers and senior technical leaders, guide architecture and delivery, improve quality and delivery speed, and coordinate with Product, QA, architects, and peer engineering teams. Establish scalable mobile practices, observability, incident response, and AI-assisted software development. Operate across distributed teams using the Spotify model of Squads, Tribes, Chapters, and Guilds while driving technical and cultural transformation.

Lead multiple engineering teams across the Onboarding and Timekeeping product line. Develop engineering managers and technical leaders, align Squads and Chapters, guide mobile application strategy, improve delivery speed and quality, collaborate with Product and QA, manage cross-team integrations, and drive AI adoption throughout the software development lifecycle. The role also provides technical direction on architecture, observability, incident response, coding standards, and post-mortems while supporting globally distributed teams.

You will lead engineering teams, develop managers, hire staff, drive quality, and ensure disciplined processes while representing products to stakeholders.

Lead delivery for the Nebula SaaS platform: run planning, sprint execution, release management, and reliability at scale. Drive cloud platform and architecture modernization, move AI features from prototype to production, hire and develop engineering leaders, and own budget, headcount, and cross-functional partnerships.

Lead delivery for a cloud-based eDiscovery SaaS platform, owning roadmap execution, platform scalability, reliability, AI feature productionization, org design, hiring and development of engineering managers, budget and vendor management, and cross-functional partnership with Product and senior leadership.

Lead and manage cloud-native software engineering teams to design, build, deploy, and operate scalable, secure cloud applications. Define cloud strategy, CI/CD, architecture standards, modernization initiatives, and engineering KPIs. Recruit and mentor engineers, collaborate with product, security, DevOps, QA, and stakeholders, and ensure compliance, reliability, and performance across public, private, and hybrid cloud environments.

Lead engineering for Partner Experience across Partner Acquisition & Delivery and Partner Reporting & Insights. Own team health, technical strategy, delivery velocity, and AI-native engineering adoption. Partner with product leadership on roadmap, coach engineering managers, drive architecture and resourcing decisions, and measure AI-augmented velocity while delivering partner onboarding, quoting, lead delivery, and reporting systems.

Lead engineering teams building governance solutions for the Delinea Platform and Fastpath Assure. Oversee development strategy, ensure scalable, high-quality implementations, mitigate technical risks, mentor and hire engineers, collaborate with product and engineering leaders, and drive continuous process and security improvements.

Lead platform engineering teams to design, build, operate, and run OCI-native services for IoT and Connected Devices. Own service reliability, architecture, releases, incident response, KPIs, talent development, and cross-functional delivery of scalable, production-grade cloud services.

Lead and scale a ~50-engineer organization for Transitions of Care. Define engineering strategy and architecture, partner with product and stakeholders, coach managers, drive hiring and operational excellence, and support AI-driven, cloud-based platform delivery.

Lead and scale Integrations, Workflows/Orchestration, and Data Management engineering teams (~40 engineers) to deliver connectors, orchestration, and data quality at scale. Set roadmap, architecture, and SLAs; drive platform modernization, observability, compliance (GDPR/CCPA), vendor strategy, and cross-functional enablement to ensure reliable data delivery into customer systems.

Lead Cloud Platform to build scalable, secure, and cost-efficient AWS infrastructure (EKS-focused), align stakeholders, automate shard buildout, reduce incidents via hardened ingress and Terraform guardrails, manage distributed senior teams and AWS spend, and deliver a cloud roadmap tied to AI and enterprise goals.

Lead global engineering teams for S365 and SmartShopper, partner with Product and Architecture to deliver scalable cloud solutions, drive modernization and operational excellence, mentor managers and senior engineers, and establish engineering standards, roadmaps, and metrics to improve delivery, reliability, and performance.