Senior Director of Software Engineering

Mindgrub Technologies is a digital agency specializing in digital transformation for established enterprises and growth-stage companies. We build complex, deeply integrated applications that power critical experiences for enterprises and startups alike. Our engineering teams work across web, mobile, and cloud platforms, delivering solutions that range from multi-million dollar platform modernizations to fast-moving, high-impact digital builds.

The Opportunity

Mindgrub is seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead and scale our entire engineering organization. This is a senior leadership role with accountability for engineering delivery, performance, and growth across all client engagements.

This role operates as a Director-of-Directors position. You will lead Directors of Web, Mobile, and Cloud Engineering while partnering closely with peer leaders across Project Management, Quality Assurance, Product Strategy, Design, and Managed Services Operations. You will report to the Vice President of Professional Services and play a critical role in shaping how Mindgrub delivers high-quality software at scale.

You will own engineering delivery from early sales solutioning through successful project launch and execution. As Mindgrub continues to grow, this leader will also help expand our technical solution offerings, particularly in AI-enabled delivery, cloud platforms, and emerging technologies.

This role is ideal for a senior engineering leader with deep experience in agency or consultancy environments who can balance technical excellence, delivery accountability, people leadership, and business partnership.

What Success Looks Like

• A healthy, accountable, and engaged engineering culture characterized by trust, clarity, ownership, and continuous improvement
• Improved client satisfaction driven by consistent execution and technical leadership
• Predictable, high-quality delivery with reduced estimate-to-actual variance
• Healthy utilization and staffing models that support both growth and team sustainability
• Strong Director-level ownership with minimal delivery escalation
• Engineering viewed internally and externally as a trusted partner in growth and delivery

Responsibilities

• Engineering Leadership
  • Accountable for the performance, quality, and scalability of the Mindgrub engineering organization
  • Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary engineering organization of 40+ engineers across web, mobile, and cloud 
  • Manage a blended delivery model including full-time staff, contractors, and delivery partners
  • Embrace, mentor, and grow engineering directors and managers
  • Drive engagement, retention, and career growth within the engineering organization
  • Establish and maintain engineering standards and best practices that scale
    
    
• Engineering Performance & Enablement
  • Own engineering productivity and efficiency outcomes
  • Partner with Product, Design, QA, and Project Management to influence performance across the delivery organization
  • Scale human-centered engineering performance through insights-based action and enablement
  • Improve estimation accuracy and reduce delivery variance on projects
  • Lead the identification and implementation of improvements to tools, processes, and workflows that increase team effectiveness
  • Leverage AI and automation pragmatically to improve delivery quality, velocity, and operational efficiency
  • Establish metrics and feedback loops that drive continuous improvement
    
    
• Solution Development & Client Engagement
  • Partner with sales and account teams from early opportunity identification through project launch
  • Lead technical solutioning for complex enterprise engagements, including strategy, architecture, technical plans, and resource plans
  • Identify opportunities to expand Mindgrub's solution offerings, particularly in AI, cloud, and emerging technologies
  • Serve as a trusted technical advisor to clients, translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions
  • Develop accurate estimates and staffing models for projects of varying size and complexity
    
    
• Delivery Excellence
  • Own accountability for engineering delivery outcomes: high-quality products delivered on time and within budget
  • Set the standard for delivery quality, predictability, and accountability
  • Partner with Product, Design, QA, and Project Management to drive cross-functional alignment and shared accountability
  • Reduce defect rates and rework through proactive quality pr