Senior Director R&D - Cloud & SAAS (.net, Azure) - BitTitan

Embarcadero Technologies, Austin, TX, United States

Overview

We are seeking an experienced and driven Senior Director R&D to guide a distributed engineering team and oversee multiple project streams for our cloud-based SaaS platform. This leader will ensure high-quality, on-time delivery across complex initiatives involving cross-functional developers, DevOps engineers, and product stakeholders. The ideal candidate is both a strong technologist and a clear, proactive communicator who thrives in a dynamic environment with multiple dependencies.

In this role, you will partner closely with the VP of Product and VP of Engineering, anticipating the information and insights they need while ensuring your team is aligned, coordinated, and fully supported. You will bring a blend of hands-on technical depth, team leadership, and project orchestration skills to steer the team toward predictable, repeatable success.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management: Lead and mentor a geographically distributed development team, promoting highperformance, accountability, and collaboration.
Coordinate the day-to-day work of developers and DevOps engineers, ensuring clarity ofpriorities, ownership, and responsibilities.
Manage multiple concurrent project streams, including complex roll-outs involvingcross-team dependencies.
Conduct regular stand-ups, retrospectives, and planning sessions, optimizing processesto increase speed and quality.
Identify resource gaps or friction points early and make micro-adjustments to keepdeliverables on track.

Project & Delivery Ownership

Own technical delivery from concept through execution, ensuring deadlines and qualitystandards are met.
Map technical dependencies, risks, and integration points across teams and services,proactively mitigating delivery risks.
Collaborate with Product Management to transform business requirements intoactionable technical specifications.
Provide clear, consistent updates to executive stakeholders—anticipating questions andpresenting information with confidence and precision.
Establish development standards, deployment processes, and best practices inpartnership with Engineering leadership.

Technical Expertise

Serve as a hands-on technical leader capable of guiding design decisions, reviewingcode, and supporting architectural direction.
Work extensively with Azure cloud services, including compute, storage, networking,identity, integration, and security components.
Contribute to and oversee development in C# and .NET, ensuring modern codingstandards, maintainability, and high reliability.
Design and guide implementation of distributed systems that interact with remoteresources and data pipelines.
Collaborate closely with DevOps for CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure-as-code, andcloud-based deployment automation.
Troubleshoot complex production issues, leveraging logs, telemetry, and cloud-basedmonitoring tools.

Qualifications

7+ years of professional software development experience, including at least 3 years ina technical leadership or team lead role.
Proven track record leading distributed development teams across multiple geographiesor time zones.
Strong project coordination abilities — capable of managing numerous streams,dependencies, and milestones simultaneously.
Excellent communication skills with experience presenting to senior leadership.
Deep expertise in Azure cloud services, including hands-on experience implementingscalable cloud-native solutions.
Strong proficiency in C#, .NET, RESTful APIs, asynchronous programming, and relatedmodern development patterns.
Working knowledge of DevOps practices, CI/CD pipelines, Git-based workflows, andcloud deployment automation.
Experience designing, troubleshooting, and maintaining distributed systems or SaaSapplications.

Preferred

Experience in high-throughput or data movement systems (ETL, data pipelines, or cloudresource synchronization).
Familiarity with security best practices in cloud environments (identity, secretsmanagement, network boundaries).
Background in Agile/Scrum leadership, including backlog refinement and sprint planning.
Prior experience in environments with mixed onshore/offshore team composition.

Soft Skills & Leadership Traits

Proactive communicator who anticipates questions before they arise and provides clear,concise updates.
Talent for simplifying complexity—translating technical details into business-friendlylanguage.
High emotional intelligence with a collaborative leadership style.
Strong situational awareness: knows when to dive into details and when to elevate theteam.
Bias toward action and ownership; consistently drives initiatives forward without waitingfor direction.

What We Offer

Opportunity to lead a modern, cloud-forward engineering team building a meaningfulSaaS product.
A culture that values ownership, transparency, and professional growth.
Competitive compensation and benefits package.

An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

By submitting your application, you acknowledge that Idera, Inc. will process and retain your resume and related personal information solely for recruitment and hiring purposes. Resumes of unsuccessful candidates will be securely deleted within twelve (12) months of the hiring decision, unless a longer period is required by law or you provide explicit consent for continued retention (e.g., for consideration for future opportunities).

In compliance with applicable privacy laws, including the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), you have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information at any time by contacting Idera, Inc. does not sell candidate data and will ensure that all personal information is processed securely and in accordance with relevant data protection regulations.

#J-18808-Ljbffr