Modus Create is looking for a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead and grow its global engineering capability, support team development, set the bar for technical excellence, 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.
Responsibilities
- Build and scale a high-performing, distributed engineering team through strong mentorship and inclusive leadership.
- Define what great looks like—through reusable runbooks, technical standards,and nurturing a culture grounded in quality, belonging, and continuous learning.
- Help clients modernize platforms, launch new products, and make better innovation investment decisions.
- Ensure every solution is aligned with client goals and drives measurable value, while remaining empathetic to real-world user needs and impact.
- Own and evolve our delivery frameworks, engineering standards, and team operations.
- 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.
Other
- Lead and grow our global engineering capability—supporting team development, setting the bar for technical excellence, and enabling business-critical outcomes across industries like healthcare, financial services, life sciences, and automotive.
- Strategic, collaborative and hands-on leader who blends technical depth with consultative finesse—someone who can guide clients through transformation, nurture high-performing, inclusive teams, and evolve how software is designed, delivered, and scaled.
- Works cross-functionally with Growth, Operations, and Partnerships.
- Play a key role in creating a culture where people feel seen, supported, and motivated to do their best work.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional and cross-cultural environments.
