This is a hybrid role 3X a week in office in Elk Grove, CA; no remote capabilities Position Summary: The Director of Software Development will manage software development tasks associated with software architecture, development and debugging, in designing software products, maintaining operating systems, designing databases, and developing and enhancing data warehouse and reporting. This role is also responsible for enhancing existing software architecture and leading teams in the cloud digital transformation of products and platform, and developing products based on AI, Gen AI and Machine Learning. The Director of Software Development must have a high-level of accountability and leadership to collaborate across multiple functions and deliver business results. This role reports to the Vice President, Software Development. Position Responsibilities - Other duties may be assigned: · Lead a team of engineers to develop scalable, reliable, and maintainable SaaS solutions, leveraging cloud technologies and components. · Build sophisticated data pipelines for data warehouse with special emphasis on performance optimization data integrity, and data storage. Develop insights and reports both for customer and helping business making data-drive decision. · Lead a team of data scientists in leveraging data manipulation, visualization, data analytic techniques, and statistical modelling to solve complex business problems. · Manage product development lifecycle in an Agile environment, driving architecture decisions that ensure the long-term success of products, mapping out high-level design visions that allow to continually evolve and improve the products, and removing impediments on a timely basis for speed to market. · Leverage deep understanding of technology to make decisions on architecture, development tools, infrastructure, and process optimizations. · Developing and refining engineering processes for better optimization and speed · Cultivate a culture of operational and engineering excellence through enforcing best practices and fostering accountability. Leading recruitment efforts to build and maintain high-performing teams. · Setting clear goals and metrics for software development teams · Conduct regular performance evaluations and provide constructive feedback for professional growth. · Mentoring and developing future leaders withing the technology organization Position Requirements: · Bachelor’s degree in computer science, or related field · 10+ years’ experience in software development and architecture · 7+ years direct management of people and technical resources · Strong organizational and planning skills in an Agile environment · Knowledge of many software development technologies and tools, such as Java, Python, Angular, Jenkins, GitHub, GitLab, Jira, JFrog, Blazemeter, JMeter, SonarQube, Junit, Docker, Confluence, Google Cloud and related tools, and many more. · Strong technical background with business acumen and leadership skills · Executive-level communication and presentation skills · Must be a highly collaborative and accountable leader with excellent people management skills · Strong organizational and planning skills Salary: $131,000 - $229,000 Compensation Range (USD): MIN 131000.0 - MID 180400.0 - MAX 229000.0 AutoZone, and its subsidiary, ALLDATA are equal opportunity employers. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status, or any other legally protected categories.