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Sr. Director of Software Engineering

BambooHR LLC · Utah | Remote · Remote

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About BambooHR LLC

BambooHR is online HR software for small and medium-sized businesses that have outgrown using spreadsheets to manage their employee information. BambooHR is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company that provides small and medium-sized businesses with... Backed by 8VC.

About the role

At BambooHR, the employee journey begins with hiring and continues through onboarding, performance, compensation, benefits, development and learning, rewards and recognition, and community. As Senior Director of Software Engineering, you will own engineering across this portfolio and transform these experiences into a coherent employee journey powered by applied AI. You will play a central role in realizing the full vision of Bamboo AI while delivering secure, reliable products that help people do great work.

What they're looking for

  • 15+ years of experience in software development and engineering leadership, including 5+ years in a Director-level or comparable leader-of-leaders role across multiple SaaS product teams
  • A demonstrated record of independently spotting important, ambiguous problems and owning measurable outcomes across organizational boundaries
  • Exceptional product and business judgment, including the ability to work backward from customer outcomes, make company-level tradeoffs, and decide what not to pursue
  • Fluency using AI in your own leadership work, with experience guiding engineering teams through an agentic transformation and sound judgment about where human review remains essential
  • Experience leading AI-native products from problem selection through production, with measurable customer value
  • Strong execution discipline, including turning strategy into priorities, owners, operating mechanisms, metrics, and reliable delivery
More about this role

Please Note: This is a Utah-based hybrid position which will require some regular in-office days each week. Additionally, employment with BambooHR is contingent on passing both a background and credit check.

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.

At BambooHR, the employee journey begins with hiring and continues through onboarding, performance, compensation, benefits, development and learning, rewards and recognition, and community. As Senior Director of Software Engineering, you will own engineering across this portfolio and transform these experiences into a coherent employee journey powered by applied AI. You will play a central role in realizing the full vision of Bamboo AI while delivering secure, reliable products that help people do great work. You will model BambooHR’s values and build a culture of ownership, learning, collaboration, and...

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