Dir Software Engineering
Director Of Software EngineeringA Day in the Life:The Director of Software Engineering is a hands-on, strategic technology leader responsible for building and modernizing Hertz's next-generation rental platforms that power all brands (Hertz, Dollar, Thrifty), countries, and franchise partners.This role blends deep technical leadership, people development, and platform ownership. You will lead globally distributed engineering teams while remaining close to the code, architecture decisions, and delivery outcomes. You will partner closely with Product, Operations, and Franchise teams to build scalable, resilient systems that support the full rental lifecycle from reservation to return.You will help define how Hertz builds software: modern architectures, engineering culture, delivery excellence, and platform reliability at global scale.What You Will Do:Lead the design, build, and modernization of global consumer & rental systems supporting multi-brand, multi-country, and franchise operationsOwn the future-state architecture for rental platforms, ensuring scalability, configurability, and regulatory compliance across regionsCollaborate with cross functional leaders on your product teams (product management, design) to develop and execute backlogs & roadmapsRemain hands-on through architecture reviews, technical design, and selective pairing with senior engineersBuild and lead high-performing global engineering teams (onshore, nearshore, offshore)Develop engineering talent; drive career paths, rotations, and learning plansEstablish and evolve engineering standards: cloud-native patterns, APIs, event-driven systems, resiliency, and observabilityDrive a culture of ownership, quality, speed, and empathyEnsure platforms are secure, compliant, highly available, and operationally excellentCollaborate with enterprise architecture and platform teams to align on shared services and technology strategyStay current with new technology trends in the platform, AI, streaming and IoT spaceEnsure high quality, consistent, easy to use and compliance software solutionsWhat We're Looking For:10+ years of Software Engineering experience designing and implementing solutions using cloud native technologies and Agile methodologiesDemonstrated success with modern development practices including RESTful API & microservice development, AWS, containerization techniques (such as DEE and Kubernetes) NoSQL, build systems (Maven, Gradle) and version control (Git).Experience implementing enterprise integration / transformation patterns (abstract, surround, strangle) to integrate cloud native solutions with enterprise data sources & systems / (MQ, SOAP, XML)A pattern of success on teams using Agile MethodologiesStrong communication skills and interest in a pair-programming environmentBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or related field.Starting salary is $175,000. The actual salary will be determined based on years of relevant work experience.What You'll Get:40% off any standard Hertz RentalPaid Time OffMedical, Dental & Vision plan optionsRetirement programs, including 401(k) employer matchingPaid Parental Leave & Adoption AssistanceEmployee Assistance Program for employees & familyEducational Reimbursement & DiscountsVoluntary Insurance Programs - Pet, Legal/Identity Theft, Critical IllnessPerks & Discounts Theme Park Tickets, Gym Discounts & moreAbout UsThe Hertz Corporation operates the Hertz, Dollar Car Rental, Thrifty Car Rental brands in approximately 9,700 corporate and franchisee locations throughout North America, Europe, The Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Australia and New Zealand. The Hertz Corporation is one of the largest worldwide airport general use vehicle rental companies, and the Hertz brand is one of the most recognized in the world. US EEO STATEMENT At Hertz, we champion and celebrate a culture of diversity and inclusion. We take affirmative steps to promote employment and advancement opportunities. The endless variety of perspectives, experiences, skills and talents that our employees invest in their work every day represent a significant part of our culture and our success and reputation as a company. Individuals are encouraged to apply for positions because of the characteristics that make them unique. EOE, including disability/veteranJob InfoJob Identification 41587Job Category TechnologyLocations 8501 Williams Rd, Estero, FL, 33928, USJob Schedule Full timeRemote RemoteNumber of Openings 1Regular or Temporary RegularJob Type Standard