Director Software Engineering

Providence Health & Services

Redmond, WA

JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Best Practices, Business Strategy, Career Development, Cloud Computing, Cloud-Based Hosting, Community and Social Services, Compensation and Benefits, Computer Science, Continuous Improvement, Cost Estimates, Cross-Functional, Customer Relations, Data Analysis, Data Sets, Diversity, Documentation, Ecosystems, Emerging Technology, Enterprise Applications, Establish Priorities, Healthcare, Hospital, Industry/Trade Analysis, Information Technology & Information Systems, Leadership, Machine Tool, Market Trend Analysis, Mathematics, Mentoring, Metrics, Organizational Skills, Patient Care, Performance Metrics, Performance Testing, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Project/Program Management, QoS (Quality of Service), Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Requirements Management, Risk Management, Social Work, Software Architecture, Software Design, Software Development, Software Engineering, Systems Engineering, Talent Management, Team Lead/Manager, Technical Delivery, Technical Leadership, Technical Strategy, Technical Support, Technical/Engineering Design, Test Plan/Schedule, Testing, User Documentation, User Interface/Experience (UI/UX)
LOCATION
Redmond, WA
POSTED
18 days ago

Description

Calling all Esteemed Leaders! Are you a software engineering leader who takes end-to-end ownership of solutions and thrives in delivering high-quality, caregiver-focused technology? Do you excel at shaping architecture, leading teams, and driving engineering excellence at scale? This leadership opportunity invites your expertise.

The Role:

The Director, Software Engineering takes end-to-end ownership for the development and quality of solutions and services that delight caregivers and add strategic value to PSJH.

This role evaluates requirements, estimates costs, and leads the design and implementation of solutions and services. The Director defines and enforces quality criteria, using measurements and insights to validate the caregiver experience and overall system effectiveness.

The Director manages and improves engineering processes, balancing risks, dependencies, and trade-offs, while integrating software solutions into broader enterprise ecosystems. This leader is accountable for ensuring that engineering solutions deliver measurable value, maintain high quality standards, and evolve iteratively to meet changing business and caregiver needs.

What You'll Do:

Technical Strategy & Architecture Leadership

  • Own software solution architecture, technical strategy, software design, and engineering deliverables for supported portfolios

  • Lead teams in designing technical solutions that deliver business value and align with PSJH objectives

  • Ensure technical vision supports iterative delivery and long-term scalability across multiple releases

  • Anticipate market and industry trends and advise business leaders on emerging solutions and technical capabilities

Solution Design & Engineering Execution

  • Guide creation of conceptual models and future solution direction incorporating technology, market, and business trends

  • Lead planning and design of end-to-end solutions, including software, tools, cloud services, dependencies, and documentation

  • Ensure solutions are scalable, performant, resilient, and aligned with defined KPIs

Quality, Testing & Engineering Excellence

  • Promote a culture of quality and ensure standards across engineering teams, including development, test, and program management

  • Lead design for unit, integration, performance, and security testing aligned to quality KPIs

  • Use data and insights to validate solution quality and caregiver experience

Data, Analytics & Insights

  • Demonstrate deep knowledge of required data, identifying missing or incomplete data sets

  • Connect disparate or ambiguous data to support engineering and business decisions

  • Communicate defects, impacts, and findings in a concise, actionable manner

Engineering Process & Continuous Improvement

  • Optimize and transform the engineering lifecycle to enable system-wide improvements

  • Drive innovation in engineering practices, quality, and responsiveness to feedback and evolving priorities

  • Manage risks, dependencies, and trade-offs across solutions and teams

Cross-Team Integration & Delivery

  • Prioritize work across teams and software solutions, adjusting to changing priorities

  • Remove barriers to team agility and enable efficient pivoting without compromising solution quality

  • Partner with service engineering teams to define tooling, integration points, and hand-off processes

Ownership, Accountability & Support

  • Maintain accountability for end-to-end solution quality, completeness, and user experience

  • Engage directly with solutions to identify improvement opportunities

  • Resolve issues across the lifecycle, including beyond direct ownership when needed

Leadership & People Development

  • Build and lead diverse, high-performing engineering teams aligned to business objectives

  • Hire, develop, and manage technical talent and future engineering leaders

  • Create an inclusive work environment that encourages engagement and innovation

  • Align team efforts with business strategy and hold individuals accountable for results

Collaboration & Culture

  • Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders across the organization

  • Leverage diverse perspectives to improve solutions and better serve caregivers

  • Model and reinforce PSJH values and culture through leadership and actions

What You'll Bring

Education & Credentials

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related technical field; or equivalent experience

  • Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field (preferred)

Experience & Expertise

  • 10 or more years of related experience in software engineering and solution development

  • 8 years leading technical teams in a complex and fast-paced environment

  • Strong experience leveraging data and metrics to drive engineering decisions, processes, and priorities

  • Experience working in a healthcare environment (preferred)

  • Proven ability to influence across teams, divisions, and Information Services through technical expertise and leadership

  • Demonstrated ability to build strong relationships with colleagues, customers, and executive leadership

  • Expertise in software engineering best practices, with the ability to be hands-on while developing others

  • Ability to drive consistent engineering methods and processes across the organization

  • Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision while leading and developing technical teams

  • Ability to hire, mentor, and grow technical and management leaders

  • Strong prioritization, organizational, and execution skills in complex environments

  • Demonstrated ability to make effective trade-offs between quality, time, scope, and resources to maximize value

Why Join Us?

  • Technical Impact: Lead development of enterprise software solutions that directly support caregivers

  • Engineering Leadership: Influence architecture, standards, and engineering practices at scale

  • Innovation & Growth: Drive continuous improvement and modern engineering approaches

  • Cross-Functional Influence: Partner across business, clinical, and technical teams

  • Mission‑Driven Work: Enable high-quality, technology-supported patient care

Ready to Shape the Future of Healthcare?

If you are a strategic, hands-on engineering leader passionate about building high-quality software and leading teams to excellence, we encourage you to apply.

The full pay range is listed in accordance with applicable law. Final compensation will be determined based on qualifications, experience, organizational compensation alignment, and the approved hiring department budget for the position. This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation and benefits.

At Providence we believe in the importance of human connection and the impact of in-person collaboration towards team cohesion and caregiver engagement. Further, we want our leaders to live in or near the communities we serve. Therefore, leaders applying for this role will be required to work a hybrid schedule, which consists ofthree days onsite, two days remote and live within a reasonable commuting distance to the ministry or service area they support and lead.

About Providence

At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of "Know me, care for me, ease my way." Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we'll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.

Posted are the minimum and the maximum wage rates on the wage range for this position. The successful candidate's placement on the wage range for this position will be determined based upon relevant job experience and other applicable factors. These amounts are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

Providence offers a comprehensive benefits package including a retirement 401(k) Savings Plan with employer matching, health care benefits (medical, dental, vision), life insurance, disability insurance, time off benefits (paid parental leave, vacations, holidays, health issues), voluntary benefits, well-being resources and much more. Learn more at providence.jobs/benefits.

Applicants in the Unincorporated County of Los Angeles: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the Unincorporated Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

Requsition ID: 437656 Company: Providence Jobs Job Category: Development/Engineering Job Function: Information Technology Job Schedule: Full time Job Shift: Day Career Track: Leadership Department: 4011 SS IS ESI CLOUD HOSTING Address: WA Redmond 17425 NE Union Hill Rd Work Location: Redmond Junction At Bear Creek Workplace Type: Hybrid Pay Range: $92.79 - $148.35 The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.

About the Company

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Providence Health & Services

Our Mission is more than just words.

About Us

As the third largest not-for-profit health system in the United States, we are committed to providing for the needs of our communities – especially for those who are poor and vulnerable – across Alaska, California, Montana, Oregon and Washington.

Our system includes more than 82,000 caregivers (all employees) serving in a diverse range of ministries from birth to end of life, including acute care, physician clinics, long-term and assisted living, palliative and hospice care, home health, supportive housing and education.

Where we serve

We operate 34 hospitals, 600 physician clinics, 22 long-term care facilities, 19 hospice and home health programs and 693 supportive housing units in 14 locations. Our health plan serves our caregivers and other large employer groups covering 513,000 members.

On any given day, we care for more than 1,200 people in our long-term care settings, more than 4,000 in our hospitals and more than 15,000 in our clinic settings. Daily, we serve more than 7,000 people in our many home health and palliative care programs and almost 800 in supportive housing. We touch more than five times as many lives in non-acute settings as we do in the traditional hospital setting.

A tradition of caring for everyone

When the Sisters arrived in the Pacific Northwest in 1856, they came to answer a call for help from a new pioneer community. What they found were many communities in need of service, and so with dedication to the Mission and collaboration with like-minded partners, their ministry grew to what is now a five-state health system.

Providence Health & Services continues a tradition of caring that the Sisters of Providence began more than 158 years ago. The cornerstone of our Mission is to provide compassionate care that is accessible for all – especially those who are poor and vulnerable.

We believe making a difference is one of our greatest rewards.

Caring is what we do.

Our benefits help us care for our employees and their families by supporting their wellness and providing tools that promote financial security and professional growth.*

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental and vision insurance coverage that start on your first day
  • Retirement program that helps you prepare for your future
  • Life and AD&D insurance
  • Health Reimbursement and Savings Accounts (HRA, HSA, FSA)

Well-being:

  • Health assessment and personal coaching to help you meet your goals
  • Incentives for participation in healthy activities
  • Caregiver Assistance Program (for employees) offering work/life services, resources and expertise when you need it
  • Weight management, tobacco cessation and diabetes programs

Work/Life Balance:

  • Volunteers in Partnership program to match you with volunteer opportunities that support our communities
  • Support for life events such as birth, adoption, marriage or other changes to your family
  • Ergonomics and injury prevention to promote safe work environments
  • Paid time off
  • Disability benefits

Career and Development:

  • Tuition reimbursement to support your education as you tackle your career goals

Awards and Recognition

Healthcare Excellence

We are deeply honored that Providence facilities have been distinguished with national awards and certifications. At Providence Health & Services, our dedication to excellence is evident in the service our people demonstrate every day. Here, you’ll find an environment built on the core values of respect, compassion, justice, excellence and stewardship. They are at the heart of everything we do...and others have noticed.

JD Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Award for Service Excellence  '100 Best Companies to Work For' -Oregon Business magazine  Cardiac Surgery Excellence Award

'100 Best Companies for Working Mothers' Award  Magnet Hospital for Excellence in Nursing Services - American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)  Five-Star Hospital Award

'100 Top Hospitals' - Solucient  Award of Excellence in Healthcare Quality - Qualis Health  Thomson Reuters '100 Top Hospitals' Award

'Washington's 100 Best Companies' - CEO magazine  'Distinguished Hospital Clinical Excellence 2017

COMPANY SIZE
500 to 999 employees
INDUSTRY
Healthcare Services
FOUNDED
1859
WEBSITE
http://www.providence.org/