Director - Software Engineering; Charlotte

The Cloud-Build's Software Engineering discipline within Slalom co-creates custom software, data, and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. We're passionate about technology, compelled by its potential as we help create the digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change. We’re thrilled by the opportunity to build the future we want to see, with anyone willing to join us.

The Software Engineering discipline brings our clients’ vision to life! We use modern tools and techniques (including GenAI tools) to build secure, highly scalable software products that handle our clients' most innovative and strategic work. We follow Agile practices when building software components and applications that utilize modern frameworks and cloud scale in order to accelerate our clients' business. Our software engineers are committed to the craft of collaboratively building high-quality and sustainable software products that delight our clients and their customers by taking advantage of emerging tools in an ever-changing technological landscape.

We build full-stack solutions across a range of established and emerging technologies and techniques according to the needs of our clients including:

• Front end applications targeting native mobile and modern web platforms. Examples include React, Angular and Vue.
• APIs and back-end services built using emerging frameworks and architectural patterns. Examples include Node, Typescript, Java and .Net.
• Hosting, Generative AI, and application services provided by industry leading cloud providers. Examples include AWS, Azure and GCP.
• Operational efficiencies leveraging modern ecosystems and automated build and deployment pipelines.
• Collaborative build practices, including Generative AI tooling, that allow our teams to be agile and responsive to our clients’ needs.

You are a respected technical delivery leader with deep and varied expertise in building software engineering teams. You understand how to jump in and get your hands dirty when needed and you also understand how to drive high performing delivery teams. You will be responsible for the development of services and offerings while ensuring we have the right team who can deliver  will manage multi-level reporting structures while managing your capability within the Carolinas market.

You will likely find yourself leading client delivery as the dedicated senior architect on some of our most complex engagements. You will guide teams and clients as a trusted technical leader. Specifically, you will:

• Co-lead discovery and delivery project phases alongside other capability leaders for complex projects and programs as the solution lead.
• Champion a culture of delivery excellence, inclusion, and continuous learning in a team environment.
• Develop and execute implementation plans in alignment with features and functionality designed to delight clients and customers.
• Provide oversight and guidance for other software engineers across multiple work streams on complex projects and programs.
• Lead and grow emerging software engineering leaders.
• Collaborate with other software development capabilities to iteratively design, develop, validate, and operate software at scale using agile techniques.
• Provide solutioning and technical expertise during the sales process to craft solutions that meet our client’s timelines and desired outcomes at cost-effective price points.
• Advance the craft by developing and sharing materials and thought leadership with other builders while providing space for other leaders to do the same.

We are looking for candidates who are interested in working in a hybrid environment. We offer a flexible working environment to balance the need to work independently, with days that may require in-person collaboration at our office. A requirement of this role is to live within commutable distance from our Charlotte office.

You will lean heavily on your depth and breadth of software delivery experience to guide teams through the holistic pursuit and delivery of complex systems. You bring your ability to articulate and plan…