Verint is seeking an experienced engineering leader to join our team as Associate Director, Software Engineering. This role requires deep experience in cloud-native product development, strong delivery ownership, and the ability to lead globally distributed teams building scalable, high-quality enterprise applications. The role partners across Engineering, Product, Architecture, QA, and other cross-functional teams to deliver products with strong reliability, availability, and serviceability (RAS).
- Translate strategic goals into executable roadmaps with clear priorities, milestones, dependencies, and resource plans.
- Own end-to-end delivery, ensuring commitments are met with quality, predictability, and operational rigor.
- Drive execution discipline, clear accountability, and proactive risk management across teams.
- Communicate status, risks, trade-offs, and decisions clearly to stakeholders.
- Measure delivery performance, identify improvement opportunities, and optimize engineering processes.
- Build and lead high-performing teams across microservices, UI/UX, and large-scale data platforms.
- Translate product strategy and requirements into scalable technical solutions aligned to business objectives.
- Partner with Product Managers and Product Owners to understand user needs and deliver customer value.
- Balance delivery commitments, engineering quality, and long-term maintainability.
- Influence prioritization and scope decisions to maximize business impact.
- Drive alignment across globally distributed cross-functional teams.
- Provide technical leadership for cloud-native applications and platforms.
- Guide teams building distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and data-intensive services.
- Champion engineering excellence in architecture, automation, testing, observability, security, and operational readiness.
- Drive adoption of CI/CD, DevOps, and AI-enabled development practices to improve productivity and quality.
- Build, develop, and retain high-performing engineering teams.
- Establish a culture of accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
- Hire top talent and support growth through coaching, mentorship, and career development.
- Lead teams using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban.
- 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering
- 7+ years in engineering leadership and people management roles.
- Experience leading teams delivering enterprise-grade software products.
- Strong experience in cloud-native development on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
- Experience with cloud security, monitoring, observability, and production operations.
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms.
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL data models, distributed data systems, and query performance.
- Exposure to at least one modern language such as Python or Java.
- Exposure to large-scale databases and data platforms, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, StarRocks, ClickHouse, and distributed data engines.
- Exposure to AI-assisted engineering practices.
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and solve real-world challenges.
- Collaborative and supportive work environment.
- Competitive salary and benefits package.
Skills Required
- 15+ years of progressive experience in software engineering
- 7+ years in engineering leadership and people management roles
- Experience leading teams delivering enterprise-grade software products
- Strong experience in cloud-native development on AWS, Azure, or GCP
- Experience with cloud security, monitoring, observability, and production operations
- Familiarity with Kubernetes and container orchestration platforms
- Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL data models, distributed data systems, and query performance
- Exposure to at least one modern language such as Python or Java
- Exposure to large-scale databases and data platforms, including PostgreSQL, MySQL, StarRocks, ClickHouse
- Exposure to AI-assisted engineering practices
- Ability to lead teams using Agile methodologies such as Scrum or Kanban
- Experience translating strategy into roadmaps, owning end-to-end delivery, and managing cross-functional stakeholders
Verint Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Verint and has not been reviewed or approved by Verint.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Feedback suggests incentive compensation for go-to-market roles is structured competitively, with attractive on-target earnings cited in sales. Variable or bonus pay appears to be part of the package in several tracks.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Feedback suggests paid time off and holidays are a strength, with generous PTO and personal holidays frequently highlighted. Flexible work schedules and remote/hybrid options further support time away and balance.
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Parental & Family Support — Employer materials highlight company-paid parental leave, adoption assistance, and fertility support. Feedback suggests these family-oriented programs are part of a comprehensive global offering.
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