Director of Software Engineering

Role Description

The Director of Software Engineering owns engineering delivery, technical direction, and team leadership for Safe-Guard's externally facing enrollment, incentives, reporting, contracting, rate configuration user management, and role-based access control platforms. You will lead a team of approximately 20 engineers—including full-time employees and contractors—building and operating the systems that dealers and OEM partners rely on daily. Reporting to the Head of Software Engineering, you will partner with Product Management, Operations, and business stakeholders to align your team's roadmap with company priorities, while championing Safe-Guard's AI-native development vision.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 4+ years leading engineering teams.
• Experience managing a team of roughly 20 engineers, including a mix of full-time employees and contractors.
• Demonstrated success building AI-native engineering practices and embedding AI-assisted development (Claude, Cursor, or similar tools) into daily workflows.
• Track record delivering client-facing, externally facing platforms in a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment.
• Automotive industry experience—dealer networks, OEM brands, or automotive F&I platforms—strongly preferred.
• Experience in insurance or insurance-adjacent domains (rating, quoting, contracting, or similar regulated workflows) is a plus.

Requirements

• Full-stack proficiency across Angular (frontend) and NestJS (backend), with a strong understanding of enterprise architecture and microservices patterns.
• Hands-on experience with AWS cloud infrastructure, including container orchestration (e.g., ECS Fargate).
• Deep understanding of Okta and OIDC/PKCE authentication flows.
• Experience designing and operating user management and role-based access control (RBAC) systems across dealer platforms, including provisioning, permission modeling, and delegated administration for dealer network users.
• Strong command of the full software development lifecycle: CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, code quality standards, and production observability.
• Understanding of the regulatory and compliance landscape relevant to automotive protection products and insurance product administration is a plus.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 401(k) Plan with Company Match
• Company-Paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company-Paid Life Insurance
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Wellness Programs
• Paid Community Service Opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Ongoing Training & Personal Development