Senior Director of Software Engineering
Tyler Technologies, Denver, CO, United States
Overview
Senior Director of Technology & Engineering serves as the top technical leader for Tyler's 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.
Work with integrated district management solutions that help school districts bridge information gaps across all departments. From school ERP to student information and transportation, you can help districts of all sizes achieve more by improving transparency between parents and schools, advancing operations, and enabling data‑driven decisions.
Location Lakewood, Colorado | Tempe, Arizona | Billings, Montana | Latham, New York | Lubbock, Texas | Plano, Texas | Olympia, Washington | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Travel 10‑25%
Responsibilities
Technical 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.
Qualifications
Experience: 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: Bachelor's 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 Skills
Expert‑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 & Requirements
Hybrid 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 and customer engagements (up to 15%).
Salary Salary will generally fall between $117,345 and $160,000 before adjustment for geographic differences. Recruiter can confirm if the position is incentive eligible.
Equal Opportunity Employer Tyler Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing jobs@tylertech.com or by calling 800.646.2633 ext. 791008.
Tyler is subject to regulations, guidelines and/or client requirements relating to the qualifications of Tyler personnel performing certain client work. Because of the nature of this position, it is a requirement that the candidate can successfully pass a federal background check at the time an offer is extended and over the course of employment with Tyler.
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Work with integrated district management solutions that help school districts bridge information gaps across all departments. From school ERP to student information and transportation, you can help districts of all sizes achieve more by improving transparency between parents and schools, advancing operations, and enabling data‑driven decisions.
Location Lakewood, Colorado | Tempe, Arizona | Billings, Montana | Latham, New York | Lubbock, Texas | Plano, Texas | Olympia, Washington | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Travel 10‑25%
Responsibilities
Technical 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.
Qualifications
Experience: 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: Bachelor's 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 Skills
Expert‑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 & Requirements
Hybrid 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 and customer engagements (up to 15%).
Salary Salary will generally fall between $117,345 and $160,000 before adjustment for geographic differences. Recruiter can confirm if the position is incentive eligible.
Equal Opportunity Employer Tyler Technologies is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, creed, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship status, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or any other status protected under local, state or federal laws. If you require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process due to a disability, please submit your request by emailing jobs@tylertech.com or by calling 800.646.2633 ext. 791008.
Tyler is subject to regulations, guidelines and/or client requirements relating to the qualifications of Tyler personnel performing certain client work. Because of the nature of this position, it is a requirement that the candidate can successfully pass a federal background check at the time an offer is extended and over the course of employment with Tyler.
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