Join Our Team as Senior Director of Software Engineering at Modus Create!
About us:
Founded in 2011, Modus is a global, fully remote team of world-class technologists who thrive in a collaborative, innovative environment. We're a digital product engineering partner for forward-thinking businesses. Our global teams work side-by-side with clients to design, build, and scale custom solutions that achieve real results and lasting change, partnering with industry leaders including AWS, GitHub, and Atlassian.
We were fully remote before it was cool! Recognized as one of the Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Private Companies for nine years and a top remote work company by FlexJobs, we have helped some of the world's largest brands deliver powerful digital experiences.
As an award-winning Atlassian partner with a world-class team, we help organizations innovate and solve complex challenges for Fortune 500 companies and beyond, we want to hear from you.
Opportunity!
We are seeking a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead and scale our global engineering organization. In this strategic leadership role, you will grow distributed engineering teams, elevate technical excellence, and ensure delivery of business-critical digital solutions across industries.
Reporting to the VP of Product Engineering Services, you will combine deep technical expertise with a consulting mindset—guiding client transformation initiatives, strengthening engineering practices, and shaping how software is designed, delivered, and scaled at Modus Create.
Requirements:
15+ years of experience in software or product development, with 7+ years in senior engineering leadership roles
Proven experience scaling distributed, global engineering teams
Strong point of view on modern architecture, engineering best practices, and agile delivery
Experience modernizing platforms and delivering scalable, cloud-native solutions
Deep understanding of Agile/Lean methodologies and scalable system design
Strong pre-sales, proposal development, and technical solutioning experience
Experience partnering cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Design, Data, and AI teams
Demonstrated ability to create career paths, performance frameworks, and learning cultures
Excellent communication skills across executive, technical, and cross-cultural environments
Strong customer-first mindset with a passion for delivering measurable business outcomes
Bonus points:
Experience in global consulting or high-growth technology environments
Background in industries such as healthcare, financial services, life sciences, or automotive
Experience developing reusable delivery frameworks, technical standards, and engineering playbooks
Demonstrated success growing engineering leaders and fostering inclusive, high-trust teams
You'll Love:
Leading a global engineering organization focused on excellence and impact
Shaping modern digital platforms and transformative client solutions
Mentoring and growing the next generation of engineering leaders
Collaborating across product, design, data, AI, and growth teams to deliver integrated solutions
Operating in a fully remote culture grounded in autonomy, mastery, inclusion, and continuous learning
By joining our team, you'll be part of a winning squad that plays to each other's strengths and celebrates every success together. Apply now and show us you've got what it takes to take your consulting skills to the next level with Modus Create!