Senior Director - Product Engineering - CDH - Remote

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City:
Rochester
State: MN
Remote:
Yes
Department:
Digital

• Medical:
  Multiple plan options.
• Dental:
  Delta Dental or reimbursement account for flexible coverage.
• Vision:
  Affordable plan with national network.
• Pre-Tax Savings: HSA and FSAs for eligible expenses.
• Retirement:
  Competitive retirement package to secure your future.

The Senior Director of Application Engineering is a strategic technology leader responsible for driving the design, development, and delivery of enterprise-grade applications that align with business objectives. This role oversees multiple engineering teams, ensuring high-quality software solutions through modern development practices, scalability, and security standards. They collaborate closely with product management, architecture, and infrastructure teams to define technical roadmaps and prioritize initiatives.

A key responsibility is fostering innovation by introducing emerging technologies and optimizing engineering processes for efficiency and agility. The Senior Director provides technical leadership and mentorship, empowering managers and engineers to grow and excel. They are accountable for resource planning, budget management, and ensuring projects meet timelines and performance benchmarks. Strong stakeholder engagement is essential, as the role bridges technical execution with business strategy to deliver measurable outcomes.

The position also emphasizes compliance with regulatory requirements and adherence to best practices in software development. Ultimately, the Senior Director of Application Engineering ensures that applications deliver exceptional user experiences, support organizational goals, and enable digital transformation.

This role will lead a team of approximately 40+ engineers and manage engineering delivery of several products.

• This role is expected to combine deep technical expertise with strategic vision to deliver seamless digital experiences across web, mobile, and multiple application ecosystems. This role requires mastery of modern software engineering principles, including object-oriented and functional programming, microservices architecture, and scalable system design. The leader should be adept at API development and integration, ensuring interoperability across diverse platforms and channels.
• Web and Mobile Engineering are central to this position. The director must have experience building responsive, high-performance web applications using modern frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue, and mobile solutions leveraging native (Swift, Kotlin) and cross‑platform technologies (Flutter, React Native). Understanding progressive web apps (PWAs) and mobile‑first design principles is critical to delivering consistent user experiences across devices.
• The role also demands expertise in multi‑app ecosystems, where multiple products and services interact seamlessly. This includes designing and consuming shared services, single sign‑on (SSO), and API gateways to enable unified experiences across web, mobile, and emerging channels like voice assistants or IoT devices. Knowledge of headless architecture and composable platforms is increasingly important for flexibility and scalability.
• Cloud proficiency is non‑negotiable. The leader must have hands‑on experience with major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or GCP, and be comfortable with serverless architectures, containerization using Docker, and orchestration through Kubernetes or similar technologies.
• Equally important is a strong foundation in Dev Ops and CI/CD. The director must champion automation in development that encompasses functional, performance, ADA, vulnerability, etc.…