Director of Software Development

We are looking for a Director of Software Development to join our team and experience what being "The Best Virtual Care Solution" means.
Some of the perks that our employees enjoy include:

• Growth possibilities
• Competitive Health & Welfare Benefits
• Company paid Basic Life insurance: $50,000 for each employee
• Company paid Long-Term Disability benefits
• 401k plan with company match
• Employee Appreciation Days
• Employee Wellness Events
• Competitive pay

Other benefit offering includes:

• Dental insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Job Summary:

The Director of Software Development is responsible for overseeing all software development for the company while mentoring and managing a skilled development team. The Director is expected to lead the development and product teams in designing and implementing innovative, and cutting-edge healthcare software while adhering to budgetary guidelines. The Director also works closely with the sales, product management, marketing, and operations teams to set the architectural direction for our products. In addition, the Direct is responsible for disseminating the status of projects across departments and maintaining a detailed roadmap with fixed timelines. This executive leadership role should be a beacon reflecting our cultural values.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Lead, mentor, and support a highly effective team of passionate software engineers fostering a high-performance culture.
• Responsible for ensuring that the product vision is realized through excellence in execution.
• Provide technical leadership across functional teams, including product management, UX/UI design, QA, and DevOps.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, implementing processes and tools to enhance engineering efficiency.
• Recruit world‐class engineering talent and participate in the process, including attracting, screening, and closing high-caliber candidates.
• Participate in strategic planning meetings with product management, architecture, and design.
• Conduct in-depth technical reviews, providing feedback on architecture, design, and code quality.
• Solve complex software engineering tasks while maintaining coding standards and practices.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to define and execute the technology roadmap.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous learning, and best practices.
• Assure that assigned departments achieve objectives and project completion within budget and time frame.
• Ensure proper QA on all development prior to release.
• Prepare and optimize development budgets.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned, contributing to the overall success of the company.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years of experience as a Senior Manager or Director of Engineering or similar role.
• Bachelor’s degree in software engineering or similar degree preferred. Experience accepted in lieu of degree.
• Experienced in the following tech stacks, languages, and frameworks:
  • Languages: SWA, PHP, Python, Kotlin (Android apps), Swift (IOS apps), JAVA, C#...
  • Frameworks: .NET, React(Next.JS), Django, Odoo, Chromium, WebRTC
• An extensive understanding of the Chromium framework, WebRTC and RTSP communications stack.
• Expert in DevOps and Agile process, QA and SWA.
• Expert in DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure as code.
• Champion Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) for efficient software development.
• Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Gov Cloud.
• Ability to design, deploy, and manage cloud-based software.
• Experience in both front-end and back-end development.
• Proven track record of leading and delivering complex projects from conception to production.
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Google, Gov Cloud).
• Passion for staying up-to-date with industry trends and emerging technologies.

Skills & Competencies:

• Excellent communication skills.
• Complex problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable communicating with executive leadership as well as direct reports.
• Ability to effectively lead teams of developers, contractors, and project managers.
• Previous working experience in healthcare software design and developing customer-orientated platforms.
• Must be knowledgeable about industry trends, best practices, and change management.
• Ability to understand and adhere to budgetary requirements.
• Highly professional demeanor.
• Organized with great attention to detail.
• Extensive technical knowledge.
• Understanding of medical workflows.

Physical Demands & Work Environment:

• Ability to work at least 40 hours per week.
• Ability to utilize keyboard, mouse, and computer for up to 8 hours per day.
• Ability to lift and/or move at least 25 pounds.
• Ability to perform simple grasping, including handwriting, paper manipulation, sorting, folding, etc. periodically throughout the entire workday.
• Occasionally remain in a stationary position throughout day.
• Occasionally move about inside and outside the premises.
• Occasionally work near moving mechanical parts.
• Occasionally travel using a motor vehicle or utilize air travel.
• Occasionally work around fumes, airborne particles, or chemicals.

GlobalMed is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a workplace that is free from discrimination of any kind and to promoting an environment that fosters inclusion, diversity, and mutual respect among our employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected status under applicable law. GlobalMed is dedicated to ensuring the fulfillment of this policy with respect to hiring, placement, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, termination, recruitment, compensation, and any other terms and conditions of employment. We actively seek diversity in our workplace and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply. Reasonable accommodations will be made for qualified individuals with disabilities.