Director of Software Engineering

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RSC-Knoxville time type:
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Posted 4 Days Agojob requisition :
JR100922
** Job Type
** Full time
* Pet Safe Brands, formerly known as Radio Systems Corporation, is headquartered in Knoxville, TN. It has been named “The Marble City” and "Scruffy City", names we have embraced for our unique charm. We are the home of 1982 World’s Fair and we boast of 21 craft breweries around the city ( for the* *). If you like to hike or camp, visit the Great Smokey Mountain National Park.

Take your pick of outdoor activities from walking, tubing, running, or biking in our**. Knox County has an amazing public-school system, no state income tax, low property taxes and cost of living. We host Music and Shakespeare on the Square as well as Family Movie Nights on the Square during the summer months in downtown Knoxville.
* *** Our Company:
** Pet Safe Brands is the world leader in pet products through our family of brands:

Pet Safe(R) Brand, Sport DOG(R) Brand, Invisible Fence(R) Brand, Kurgo and Premier Pet. Pet Safe(R) Brand makes every product from leashes and harnesses to water fountains and and litter boxes. We have an ambitious goal of touching over 21 million pets, people, and communities around the world each year. We serve a broad range of pet owners from providing the hunter the best gear for a successful hunt to accommodating the “Not-So-Crazy Cat Lady” with all the entertaining toys and effective solutions she could ever imagine.

We do this by creating a culture of enthusiasm, resilience, adaptability, and teamwork every day in the office. We work hard to be our community’s employer of choice as we all live our purpose:
We exist to unleash freedom for pet parents by keeping their pets happy, healthy and safe.
*** Summary of Position:
*** The Director of Software Engineering will lead software, firmware, and quality engineering execution across Pet Safe’s connected product ecosystem and digital experiences, including cloud backend services, mobile applications, DTC web/e-commerce, and embedded/firmware. This leader will drive engineering excellence, delivery predictability, and product quality through disciplined engineering practices, scalable architecture, and a modern quality strategy.
** The Director will manage a team of engineering managers and will be accountable for building an operating model and organization structure that balances internal development capacity with external extensions to achieve speed, quality, and cost effectiveness.
*** Responsibilities:
** Engineering Execution & Velocity
* Lead and manage engineering managers and teams across cloud backend, mobile, web/e-commerce, firmware/embedded, and QA.
* Drive consistent execution through modern software development lifecycle practices, including Agile delivery, CI/CD, automation, and telemetry-driven insights.
* Deliver product increments and releases that meet functional, schedule, reliability, and customer experience targets across digital and device domains.

Firmware, IoT, and Full-Stack Systems Leadership
* Ensure scalable, secure, and modular architecture across device-to-cloud-to-app experiences, enabling efficient feature development and lifecycle management.
* Establish engineering standards and practices for embedded/firmware development, release discipline, and maintainability across connected and non-connected product lines (RF/RTK/GPS).
* Partner with Hardware Engineering, Product, and Operations to ensure integrated system performance across electronics, firmware, apps, and cloud services.

Quality Engineering Strategy & QA Leadership
* Lead the QA/Quality Engineering function across software and firmware; establish robust validation frameworks and release readiness expectations.
* Revamp quality strategy, including test architecture (automation strategy and tooling), environments, and quality gates aligned to consumer products and IoT ecosystems.
* Improve quality outcomes through prevention-oriented practices (clear acceptance criteria, shift-left testing, telemetry/observability, defect escape reduction).Organization Design, Capacity…