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We are seeking an experienced software development director to join our team in designing and developing innovative tools that empower Oracle's SaaS business. As a software development director, you will play a key role in scaling our engineering organization and delivering solutions that empower data-driven decision making across the company, This is an opportunity to shape and expand our engineering function, working alongside a talented team of software and data engineers to build scalable, high-impact solutions. Our data platform is at the heart of our operations, supporting analytical capabilities and providing key business insights through a suite of AI models, APIs, and Applications. We are seeking a hands-on leader who thrives in an agile, fast-paced environment and is passionate about building teams, fostering innovation, and driving technical excellence. The software development director's responsibilities include : Lead the design, and development of one of our key products, ensuring it meets the needs of our business stakeholders. Drive engineering best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing to ensure scalability, reliability, and data accuracy. Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing engineering team, including both software and data engineers to support the evolving needs of the product. Foster a culture of excellence, collaboration, and continuous learning. Driving hiring initiatives, to attract top talent and ensure the team is setup for success as we grow. Collaborate closely with the product manager and business stakeholders to define the technical roadmaps and align engineering efforts with strategic goals. Work with data engineers, architects to optimize data pipelines and infrastructure, supporting the AI models and delivering actionable insights through the applications and APIs. Champion Agile/Lean methodologies to enable iterative development and rapid delivery of value. Establish processes that balance speed, scalability and quality in a dynamic environment. Ensure transparency and alignment across the organization to facilitate collaboration and efficient execution. Contribute to the long-term vision and architecture of the product, and data platform. Job Requirements: Proven experience in building and scaling engineering teams in a high-growth dynamic environment, ideally with a focus on data driven solutions. Strong background in application development, with experience in full-stack or backend development using microservices architecture. Exposure to the ML development lifecycle, including data pipeline and model deployment, monitoring is a plus but not required. Expertise in Agile methodologies and software engineering best practices (CI/CD, branching strategies, system design patterns, cloud technologies). Leadership and mentoring skills, with a proven ability to grow and develop engineering talent. Experience in partnering with product and business teams to align technical roadmaps with the strategic and business objectives. Qualifications: 10+ year's experience managing large engineering teams. Leadership, mentorship and raising the talent bar across the organization Excellent written and verbal communication skills Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to resolve complex technical challenges. Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Career Level - M4
