Director of Software Engineering - Payroll Services

Please Note: This is a Utah-based hybrid position that will require some regular in-office days each week. Additionally, employment with BambooHR is contingent on passing both a background and credit check. AI at BambooHR At BambooHR, we’re all about setting people free to do great work, and we believe AI is a powerful partner in that mission. We’re leaning into intelligent tools to streamline our workflows, giving us more time for high-impact innovation. We look for curious, forward-thinking people who are ready to explore how AI can elevate their work and help us reimagine the future of HR. Essential Job Duties Our ideal Director of Software Engineering will be an integral contributor to the current and next generation of our app. You'll be working on multiple projects with multiple teams to continue making us the #1 HR Software for SMB businesses. You will be focused on the Payroll Services components within our Product. If you get a kick out of solving problems and building beautiful, world-class software, you will love BambooHR. You will: Lead a division of our product's software engineering team with a specialization in the Payroll Services domain. Oversee multiple teams and manage engineering managers reporting directly to you Demonstrate leadership and patience through regular coaching and mentoring in individual and team settings. You’ll need to love coaching and mentoring Leaders. Consult with leaders across Product Development (Product Design, Product Management, QA, and IT) to help your managers and tech leads explore and deliver software solutions. Continually embrace accountability in team and individual performance (yours and others) in sprint goals and quarterly Objectives and Key Results (OKRs). Embrace and lead out in AI engineering practices, including how to build with AI and how to build AI into our products. Work closely with architects and platform teams to understand technical/architectural hurdles in your team's scope and prioritize solutions and direction. Participate in Engineering department’s hiring efforts. Contribute to the ongoing improvement of our systems and processes. Be a great value addition and advocate for our company valu es. Come to work, do great things, then go home! What You Need to Get the Job Done 5+ years of heavy experience focused in payroll or financial operations. 15+ years of experience in software development. 10 + years of experience in SaaS and SMB. 5+ years of demonstrated real-world Director-level / technical leadership experience. Demonstrated experience applying AI and ML in a product development context, with a sound judgement about where and how these technologies create value.