Senior Director of Software Engineering (on-site)

Senior Director of Software Engineering (on-site) - Plano, TX

Welcome to Ziosk, where we empower restaurants to focus on what matters most: the guest experience!

Have you ever used a tablet to pay at a restaurant? We pioneered the pay-at-the-table concept and we’re cooking up a plan to transform the restaurant industry. Our recipe for success has been adapting and growing to exceed the needs of our clients, such as Olive Garden, Texas Roadhouse, Chili’s and more – helping them create an experience that keeps guests coming back. Today we have a full menu of solutions, from hardware to software to cloud-based and AI driven products, all focused on helping them create the best guest experience possible to grow their bottom line. 

Our secret sauce? Our people! Every day, they’re cooking up bold solutions, making Ziosk the leading pay-at-the-table provider in the industry. 

Want a seat at our table? Ziosk is looking for a highly organized Senior Director of Software Engineering to join our team. This role will be responsible for guiding and managing the software engineers with focus on building team continuity and the professional growth of team.  This role will be working closely with engineering leaders to ensure all team members are properly trained and committed to ensuring software development and content management projects are successful.

The Main Course – Responsibilities

• Coach, mentor and grow a team of success-driven engineers and engineering leads as they design and develop new products and features.
• Develop a cohesive engineering strategy in alignment the company’s objectives and market needs
• Provide continuous performance feedback on their objectives, productivity and learnings.
• Inspire the teams and create a culture of excellence, teamwork and positive attitude.
• Collaborate with CTO, project managers, architects and technical leads to ensure the teams are executing with excellence.
• Establish collaborative and teamwork best practices and behaviors throughout the organization.
• Oversee engineering processes and generate new processes to meet needs.
• Administer, monitor and improve the hiring process to ensure proper mix of experience, fresh thinking and skill sets necessary to execute on product strategy.
• Track and measure individual and team performance to assess overall success
• Create a learning culture for teams and promote periodic training of relevant and new technologies.

What You Bring To The Table – Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; a Master’s degree is preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering with a proven track record in a leadership role
• Exceptional managerial skills with experience leading large-scale software projects and teams
• Must be able to professionally interact with Engineers and Executives
• Advanced knowledge of Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Exceptional leadership abilities and strategic management skills with considerable tact, diplomacy and people skills
• Strong sense of personal accountability towards team’s success
• Must have coached, mentored and built strong work culture and high efficiency engineering team.
• Working Knowledge of C++, C#, React Native, .NET, Javascript, Atlassian Tools, MS Project, Smartsheet or other project management systems
• Must be willing to document work effort and track project status on an ongoing basis
• Must be able to motivate the team and lead them to higher performance.

Ziosk is an Equal Opportunity employer offering competitive benefits and compensation. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. and be able to commute daily to Plano, TX.  No agencies or third-party recruiters, please.