Sr. Director

At Xplor we help businesses succeed by giving them the software, payments, and commerce-accelerating technologies they need to thrive. 

We know our clients and partners because we once were our clients. We understand their industry, customers, and unique goals so that we can help them overcome obstacles and leave a lasting legacy.

Job Description

This position directly supervises assigned Software Engineers at various levels, and is responsible for the direction, coordination, and evaluation of these employees. The associate will carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable law. Such responsibilities will include interviewing, hiring, and training associates; planning, assigning, and directing work; setting goals; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining associates; addressing complaints and resolving problems. The Sr. Director, Engineering will be expected to:

• Contribute to the development and execution of a technology roadmap to support our strategy and objectives, responsible for the execution of that roadmap
• Be a change agent willing to mentor and show the value of best practices in process and technology
• Establish, track, and publish Software Delivery KPIs driving desired behaviors and best practices
• Cultivate an Engineering culture of Continuous Improvement
• Work closely with architecture and team to execute the strategic product and technology roadmap to develop the new generation field service application 
• Lead the engineering team to follow strong development practices to ensure quality and continuous improvements to process 
• Promote quality within all aspects of development by actively participating in requirements gathering, technical design reviews, etc. 
• Become a subject matter expert in the application 
• Assist and support production releases

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, systems analysis or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience 
• 10+ years of progressive experience in leading software engineering teams 
• 6+ years’ full stack engineering experience, ideally as a Senior developer and/or technical lead within a start-up or high-growth setting 
• 6+ years’ experience in PHP, SQL Server, Postgres DB, .NET, HTML, CSS and one or more front-end Javascript frameworks (i.e.., Vue JS, Angular, React) 
• Proven record of implementing Agile software development lifecycles, automation in quality assurance, continuous integration, and continuous delivery (CI/CD) pipeline
• Experience with Microsoft Azure & AWS is a plus 
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills 
• Strong verbal and clear written communication skills.

At Xplor, we believe that the best innovation and ideas happen at the intersection of differences - people of different cultures, generations, disciplines, and lived experiences. So even if you think you don’t quite tick all the boxes, we still encourage you to apply.

Life at Xplor

You’ll be part of a global network of talented colleagues who support your success. We look for commonalities and shared passions and give people the tools they need to deliver great work and grow at speed.

We understand that diverse candidates have diverse needs. We welcome you to inform us of any additional needs related to completing your job application or participating in the interview process, via [email protected]. 

More about us 

We are the first global platform combining SaaS with embedded payments and tools to help businesses grow and succeed. We offer software solutions in fast-growing “everyday life” verticals: Education, Fitness & Wellbeing, Field Services and Personal Services – and a global, cloud-based payment processing platform. With operations in North America, Australasia, Asia, Europe, and the UK, we serve over 106,000 customers that processed over $38 billion in payments across 20 markets in 2024.

Good to know

To be considered for employment, you must be legally authorised to work in the location (country) you're applying for. Xplor does not sponsor visas, either at the time of hire or at any later time. 

We kindly ask you to apply through our careers portal or external job boards only. Please don't send your application via email. 

To learn more about us and our products, please visit www.xplortechnologies.com/careers. 

We also invite you to check out our Candidate FAQs for more information about our recruitment process www.xplortechnologies.com/recruitment-faqs.

Please note that we do not exclusively rely on artificial intelligence (AI) when making hiring, promotion or any other employment decisions. We don’t have any AI tools in place that are capable of making these kinds of hiring decisions for us.

Xplor is dedicated to attracting, retaining and developing our people regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability and age. Applications are encouraged from all sectors of the community and we strongly encourage applications from the Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander community.

We make it a priority to respond to each person who applies.

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