Taxwell is looking for a Director of Software Engineering to lead two critical teams responsible for their flagship Desktop platform and growing Practice Management suite. The goal is to ensure high-quality delivery, strong engineering practices, and steady growth of these teams, balancing legacy systems with new technology and driving modernization.
Requirements
- Strong technical background in .NET and C-Sharp.
- Experience with legacy desktop systems (e.g., PowerBasic) and willingness to engage deeply in them.
- Familiarity with modern web frameworks (e.g., Angular, .NET).
- Strong understanding of architecture, enterprise integrations, and SaaS operations.
- Skilled in CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and secure development practices.
- Experience managing across both legacy systems and modern platforms.
- Background in modernizing legacy systems or leading technical Transformation.
Responsibilities
- Provide trusted technical leadership across both legacy desktop systems (PowerBasic, .NET) and modern web platforms (Angular, .NET).
- Guide architectural decisions that balance modernization with reliability.
- Encourage thoughtful adoption of AI-powered tools where they improve developer productivity, quality, or confidence.
- Own the delivery of high-impact features and platform improvements with predictable execution and high quality.
- Establish and improve practices around planning, estimation, testing, deployment, and monitoring.
- Proactively identify and resolve risks, bottlenecks, and technical debt.
- Drive continuous improvement and establish clear visibility into engineering health.
Other
- Lead and support two engineering managers and their teams (~15 engineers).
- Assess, develop, and strengthen the team—creating growth opportunities for high performers while addressing gaps in accountability and execution.
- Mentor managers and senior ICs to help them grow in leadership, ownership, and technical depth.
- Foster a culture of clarity, accountability, and inclusion, grounded in technical excellence.
- Partner with Product, Design, and business leaders to define roadmaps for both existing revenue-critical systems and emerging SaaS offerings.
