Description

We provide technology that community financial institutions use to manage risk and drive growth. Our solutions automate key processes – from anti-money laundering to fraud detection to CECL readiness to lending workflows - empowering our customers by addressing their Enterprise Risk Management needs.

This is an exciting opportunity for someone who is not only a master of their craft, but also shares our commitment to driving a strong company culture by putting their heart and soul into their work every day.

Abrigo is looking for a Director of Engineering who will be responsible for leading the design, development, and implementation of our Financial Crimes software solutions. We are looking for a hands-on engineering leader who embraces ownership and entrepreneurship while collaborating seamlessly across engineering, product and implementation teams.

Primary responsibilities include providing expertise and guidance on cloud-native architecture (AWS), SAAS/PAAS application development, and large-scale data platforms. This leadership role will combine technical expertise with people management, ensuring our teams deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure solutions that meet our business needs. This position will be based out of our office in Raleigh, NC or Austin, TX or remote.

What You'll Do

Lead Engineering Teams: Provide leadership and direction for multiple engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.
Architectural Leadership: Drive the architecture and design of AWS cloud-native solutions, with a focus on scalable and secure multi-tenant SAAS applications.
Application Modernization: Lead the modernization of legacy applications, transforming them into cloud-native platforms that leverage the latest tools and technologies.
Data Platforms & AI/ML: Partner with internal teams for the development of data ingestion platforms, AI/ML solutions and vendor integrations, and data pipeline automation.
Hands-on Development: Provide technical guidance to engineering teams, including hands-on coding and code review when necessary.
Agile Development Practices: Champion agile methodologies and practices to ensure incremental, high-quality and timely delivery of projects.
People Management: Manage, mentor, and coach engineering staff, fostering professional growth, engineering culture and career development.
Vendor and Partner Resources: Manage efficiently third-party vendor relationship, ranging from software components to engineering resource augmentation.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and business stakeholders to define technical strategies and validate product roadmaps.
Stakeholder Communication: Clearly communicate technical decisions, strategies, project progress, and financials to senior leadership and other stakeholders.

What You'll Need

12+ years of software development experience, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role.
Extensive experience building with AWS cloud-native architecture, including services like EC2, EKS, S3, Lambda, RDS, DynamoDB, Aurora, Kafka, Messaging services
Solid knowledge of microservices architecture, containerization (Docker, Kubernetes), and serverless computing
Hands-on experience in software development with tech stack like .net, C#, Postgres, SQL Server, Vue JS, APIs, RESTful Services
Proven experience in modernizing legacy software platforms - Refactoring, Patterns for legacy displacement, Testing strategies.
Exposure to building data ingestion platforms and integrating AI/ML solutions - OpenAI, AWS Bedrock, Amazon SageMaker
Demonstrated success in leading, mentoring, and developing high-performing engineering teams.
Preferred experience with DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, and infrastructure-as-code tools like Terraform or CloudFormation.
Familiarity with security best practices for cloud-based solutions.
Strong communication skills and a proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams.

What You’ll Get

Market competitive total rewards package
To be part of the Heart & SOUL of a winning company with an inspiring mission
The opportunity to Make Big Things Happen and have a real impact on customers and the company
Competitive salary along with full health benefits with an HSA option
Flexible PTO and bank holidays
401(k) plan and company match

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, age, genetic trait, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Abrigo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may contact us at [email protected] with the subject line accommodation.

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