Director, Software Engineering

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Job Title: Director, Software Engineering

Location: Remote – Must reside in USA
Candidates within commutable distance to our Oregon, Indiana, New York, or Virginia office locations will need to work a hybrid schedule and report onsite 2x a week.

About This Role:

We are seeking a highly responsible and detail-oriented Director, Software Engineer with strong expertise in front-end development and a solid understanding of modern web application architecture. This role combines hands-on development with technical leadership and team management responsibilities.

The position focuses on maintaining and enhancing an established codebase, prioritizing stability, reliability, and thoughtful evolution over rapid adoption of new frameworks or patterns.

The ideal candidate is comfortable working within existing technical constraints, values clean and maintainable code, and proactively identifies potential issues before they impact users.

What You'll Do:

• Develop, maintain, and enhance web applications using established front‑end patterns and best practices.
• Work primarily within existing React‑based architectures, focusing on stability and thoughtful evolution rather than unnecessary refactoring.
• Provide technical leadership and direct management to developers and QA team members, including task guidance, code reviews, and mentorship.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to implement features, resolve defects, and improve system stability.
• Support authentication workflows and participate in build, release, and deployment processes.
• Diagnose and resolve production issues while contributing to technical discussions centered on long‑term maintainability.
• Conduct R&D assignments to support product and architectural improvements.
• Lead strategic initiatives across assigned verticals, owning major platforms or processes and influencing product direction.
• Drive operational and financial success for the assigned area by ensuring efficient resource utilization and supporting core business objectives.
• Build and develop world‑class systems and organizational capability, ensuring redundancy, continuity, and long‑term resilience.
• Cultivate strong internal and external relationships, including vendor or strategic partnerships.
• Oversee resource management, budgeting, and staffing decisions to build and retain high‑performing teams.
• Attract, engage, and grow talent while developing leadership capability within the organization.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field with 7+ years of experience; or a Master’s degree with 5+ years of experience.
• Proven experience managing or leading developers and/or QA team members.
• Strong sense of ownership with a high level of reliability.
• Demonstrated ability to anticipate problems and address them proactively.
• Comfortable working within technical and dependency constraints.
• Strong understanding of build and deployment considerations, including platform targets and build configurations.
• Clear and effective communicator who collaborates well with cross‑functional teams.
• Salary: $153,000-$173,800; Commensurate with experience.

Technical Skills

• Front-End & Application Development
  • Expert-level React (preference for Class Components)
  • Redux
  • JavaScript and/or TypeScript
  • CSS
  • NPM / Node
  • Webpack
• Backend & Database
  • C# and ASP.NET Core APIs
  • SQL Server 2016 or later
• Version Control
  • Git

Authentication

• Experience implementing authentication with MSAL and/or Okta.

DevOps & Deployment

• Hands-on experience with DevOps and Azure, including:
  • Build and release pipelines
  • YAML-based pipeline configuration
  • Variable management and replacements
  • Release triggers and approval workflows
  • Diagnosing failed builds or deployments
  • Deployments to cloud environments

Microsoft Azure

• App Services
• App Registrations
• File Storage, including mounted storage configurations

About Comscore

At Comscore, we’re pioneering the future of cross-platform media measurement, arming organizations with the insights they need to make decisions with confidence. Central to this aim are our people who work together to simplify the complex on behalf of our clients & partners. Though our roles and skills are varied, we’re united by our commitment to five underlying values: Integrity, Velocity, Accountability, Teamwork, and Servant Leadership. If you’re motivated by big challenges and interested in helping some of the largest and most important media properties and brands navigate the future of media, we’d love to hear from you.

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