Modus Create is looking for a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead and grow its global engineering capability, support team development, set technical excellence standards, and enable business-critical outcomes for clients across various industries.
Requirements
- 15+ years in software/product development, with 7+ in senior engineering leadership—ideally in consulting or high-growth tech environments.
- A clear point of view on modern architecture, engineering best-practices, and agile delivery.
- Proven experience scaling distributed global teams and engineering operations.
- Strong pre-sales and delivery experience—able to shape winning proposals and roadmaps.
- A customer-first mindset and passion for solving complex problems with elegant, scalable solutions.
- A history of growing leaders and fostering high-trust, high-performance teams—while supporting a culture of empathy, accountability, and shared success.
Responsibilities
- Define what great looks like—through reusable run books, technical standards, and nurturing a culture grounded in quality, belonging, and continuous learning.
- Champion cloud-native development, Agile/Lean methodologies, and scalable architecture, balancing technical vision with affinity with both the people building and the people using the product.
- Translate client needs into technical solutions, delivery plans, and estimates.
- Lead development of proposals, estimation, and pre-sales architecture discussions.
- Develop reusable solution assets and case studies for future engagements.
- Act as a connector between technical teams, sales teams, and client stakeholders, ensuring clarity, collaboration, and a shared sense of purpose.
- Create clear, equitable career paths and performance frameworks for Engineering Directors and their teams.
Other
- Lead and grow our global engineering capability
- Support team development
- Setting the bar for technical excellence
- Enabling business-critical outcomes across industries
- Guide clients through transformation, nurture high-performing, inclusive teams, and evolve how software is designed, delivered, and scaled.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional and cross-cultural environments.
- Travel according to client or team needs
