Director, Software Engineering

HungerRush

Director of Software Engineering leading and scaling engineering teams at HungerRush. Focused on delivering high-quality software solutions for the restaurant technology industry.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

CloudDistributed Systems

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing organization of software engineers across multiple teams, including managers and senior individual contributors
Manage hiring, performance, and career development for direct reports; build a strong bench of engineering talent through effective recruiting and retention
Develop engineering managers with a focus on accountability, goal-setting, and career pathing — build leaders who can operate independently and drive outcomes
Champion a culture of accountability, innovation, urgency, and continuous improvement across the engineering organization
Own the maturation of engineering practices — establish and track meaningful engineering metrics and use data to drive decisions and demonstrate progress
Establish and continuously improve engineering processes, standards, and best practices to accelerate delivery velocity while maintaining quality and reliability
Own the end-to-end software development lifecycle for assigned product areas, from architecture and design through delivery, quality, and ongoing operations
Partner with Engineering leaders to define and execute the engineering roadmap, ensuring alignment with HungerRush’s business strategy and product priorities

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)
10+ years of progressive software engineering experience, including 5+ years in engineering leadership or management roles
Demonstrated success leading teams of 10+ engineers in a SaaS or cloud-native product environment
Proven track record of maturing an engineering organization — implementing engineering metrics, improving process, and measurably raising the bar on delivery and quality
Strong technical background with hands-on experience in modern software development, including cloud platforms, distributed systems, and RESTful API design (preferably on the Microsoft stack)
Experience building and scaling multi-tenant SaaS platforms serving high transaction volumes
Proficiency in Agile/Scrum methodologies and experience driving continuous delivery practices
Demonstrated ability to make data-driven decisions using engineering metrics
Experience managing and developing engineering managers, including performance management, goal-setting, and career pathing
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills; ability to translate technical concepts for executive and non-technical audiences
Proven ability to build and maintain a healthy engineering culture in a distributed, remote-first organization.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Retirement plans
Paid time off
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

software engineeringcloud platformsdistributed systemsRESTful API designAgile methodologiesScrumengineering metricsSaaS platformscontinuous deliverysoftware development lifecycle

Soft Skills

leadershipmentoringcommunicationstakeholder managementaccountabilitygoal-settingcareer developmentinnovationcontinuous improvementteam building

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceBachelor’s degree in Software EngineeringMaster’s degree in related field