Senior Director of Software Engineering at Tyler Technologies

DescriptionThe Senior Director of Technology & Engineering serves as the top technical leader for Tylers School Admin Solutions business unit overseeing a portfolio of ERP platforms (School ERP Pro Profund SISFIN) Absence & Substitute and Tyler One integrations. This role is accountable for advancing software engineering architecture DevOps AI enablement and technical innovation across a global workforce. The position balances long-term technology strategy with operational excellence ensuring scalable secure and client-focused K-12 solutions.ResponsibilitiesTechnical Leadership: Set best practices and standards for software engineering architecture and DevOps driving organizational success and technical vision.Strategic Planning: Lead technology strategy aligning investments with business priorities and product roadmaps.Operational Excellence: Ensure delivery reliability product stability and client satisfaction through robust engineering frameworks and practices.Global Impact: Lead and collaborate across distributed teams in the U.S. and the Philippines influencing productivity system architecture and technology direction.M&A Integration: Oversee technical due diligence planning and post-close integration for M&A initiatives.QualificationsExperience: 10 years of progressive engineering or technology leadership including 5 years in a senior leadership role.Technical Expertise: Deep expertise in software architecture cloud transformation DevOps and agile practices.ERP/SaaS Leadership: Proven success leading ERP or enterprise SaaS development teams in a matrixed global environment.AI/ML: Strong record of leveraging AI/ML technologies to enhance product capability and delivery efficiency.M&A: Demonstrated experience managing M&A technical integration from due diligence through full operational alignment.Leadership: Exceptional leadership communication and organizational skills with the ability to influence across executive product and technical audiences.Education: Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Computer Engineering or related technical field OR equivalent professional experience demonstrating expert-level programming competency and proven technical leadership capability.Technical & Soft SkillsExpert-level proficiency in multiple programming languages and cloud-native patterns.Advanced CI/CD containerization orchestration and infrastructure as code.Deep understanding of secure development practices and quality assurance methodologies.Proven ability to influence technical decisions and establish technical vision.Strong coaching skills with a track record of developing engineers.Exceptional skills for technical documentation presentations and cross-functional collaboration.Strategic thinking and change leadership.Work Conditions & RequirementsHybrid work environment with significant flexibility for strategic work.Strategic planning sessions and technical review leadership.On-call technical leadership during critical incidents and emergencies.Travel for conferences team meetings training customer engagements (up to 15%).Required Experience:Exec Key Skills Go,Lean,Management Experience,React,Node.js,Operations Management,Project Management,Research & Development,Software Development,Team Management,GraphQL,Leadership Experience Employment Type : Full Time Department / Functional Area: Software Engineering Experience: years Vacancy: 1