Director, Software Engineering - Remote

What’s Under the Hood

DriveTime Family of Brands is the largest privately owned used car sales finance & servicing company in the nation. Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and Dallas, Texas, we create opportunities and improve the lives of our customers and our employees by placing a focus on putting the right customer, in the right vehicle, on the right terms and on their path to ownership.

The DriveTime Family of Brands spans across DriveTime, Bridgecrest and SilverRock.  You can find us at the intersection of technology and innovation as we use our proprietary tools and over two decades of industry knowledge to redefine the process of purchasing, financing, and protecting your vehicle. 

That’s Nice, But What’s the Job?

This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas or who need sponsorship now or in the future are not eligible for hire at this time.

In short, as our Director, Software Engineering, you’ll wear a variety of hats throughout the course of a day within the Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock family. This role is well suited for an individual who thrives in a rapidly changing environment and recognizes that change provides opportunity and with opportunity, growth!

In long, our Director, Software Engineering will have the opportunity to:

• Mentor and positively impact a Software Engineering Manager(s) and their team(s)
• Influence the business on strategic direction
• Research upcoming initiatives ahead of your teams to assist in setting a technical path forward
• Empower your teams through self-autonomy
• Assist in clearing obstacles for your teams as they surface!

Responsibilities

• Acting strategic & technical liaison within a given line of business (track) of the Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock family
• Leader of leaders within the Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock organizations-- mentorship and growth of your teams is top priority
• Navigating innovative and adaptive personalities across the organization -- when to support the change and when to compromise
• Identify execution opportunities within the teams of your given track in coordination with your Product counterpart, following that up with the guidance and support needed within your teams to capitalize on those opportunities
• Ensure technical decisions taking place within the track are aligned with the larger company roadmap and vision
• Foster an environment of collaboration, transparency, accountability, & teamwork amongst your track
• Company advocate for your teams and track -- what does your track need to be successful?
• Supporting your Software Engineering Managers as they and their teams navigate system design in collaboration with architecture, peers, and other
• Working with our recruiting department to build high performing teams through candidate screenings and interviews
• Staying connected to your teams; ensuring they feel valued at Bridgecrest/DriveTime/SilverRock each and every day!

So What Kind of Folks Are We Looking for?

• 10+ year’s experience in the Software Engineering discipline with leadership responsibilities
• Bachelors Degree in Information Technology or similar field or equivelant work experience
• Pragmatic familiarity with industry recognized enterprise software patterns & principals
• Previous in depth hands on experience with C# .NET
• Working knowledge of the capabilities available amongst a large scale cloud provider (Azure, AWS, GCP, etc...)

The Specifics.

• Continue to advance our engineering practices by driving responsible AI adoption throughout the SDLC
• Build a positive and transparent relationship with your Product peers
• Design and lead implementation of business value aligned software leveraging GraphQL, Segment, Braze, Pega and front-end technologies
• Responsible for creating high-level technical designs, and ensuring low-level designs and implementation are aligned to it
• While you won't be coding on a regular basis, this is a technical role where you will be in code on a daily basis, researching our codebase to create designs, reviewing PRs, assisting engineers and assisting responding to issues
• Strategically identify what you want to change and improve in your teams' execution and work towards it
• Experience leveraging AI for code gen and employing AI throughout the engineering SDLC
• Working knowledge of a BPM platform for business rules evaluation, workflows and UI screens
• GraphQL design and implementation experience

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So What About the Perks? Perks matter

• Work From Home. Feel free to rock the casual wear while still being camera ready.  You will be working from your home office (in an approved city & state) and make sure you have a conducive and quiet workspace with no distractions and reliable and secure internet.
• Medical, dental, and vision, oh my! DriveTime Family of Brands covers a sizable amount of insurance premiums to ensure our employees receive top-tier healthcare coverage. 
• But Wait, There’s More. 401(K), Company paid life insurance policy, short and long-term disability coverage to name a few.
• Growth Opportunities. You grow, I grow, we all grow!  But seriously, DriveTime Family of Brands is committed to providing its employees with every opportunity to grow professionally with roughly over 1,000 employees promoted year over year.
• Tuition Reimbursement. We’re as passionate about your professional development as you are. With that, we’ll put our money where our mouth is.
• Wellness Program. Health is wealth! This program includes self-guided coaching and journeys, cash incentives and discounts on your medical premiums through engaging in fun activities!
• Gratitude is Green.  We offer competitive pay across the organization, because, well… money matters!

• Paid Time Off. Not just lip service: we work hard, to play hard!  Paid time off includes (for all full-time roles) wellness days, holidays, and good ole' fashioned YOU time!  For our Part-timers, don't fear you get some time too...vacation time is available - the more you work, the more you earn!

Anything Else?  Absolutely.

DriveTime Family of Brands is Great Place to Work Certified! And get this: 90% of our rockstar employees say they feel right at home here.  We could spend a lot of time having you read about ALL our awards, but we’ll save time (and practice some humility) just naming a few others; Comparably Awards: Best Company for Diversity, Best Company Culture and Best Company Leadership, oh and don’t forget Phoenix Business Journal Healthiest Employers (okay, we’ll stop there)!

Hiring is contingent upon successful completion of our background and drug screening process. DriveTime is a drug-free, tobacco-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer.

And when it comes to hiring, we don't just look for the right person for the job, we seek out the right person for DriveTime. Buckle up for plenty of opportunities to grow in a professional, fun, and high-energy environment!