Director, Software Engineering

Company: Alignment Healthcare
Location: Orange
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

Alignment Health is breaking the mold in conventional health care, committed to serving seniors and those who need it most: the chronically ill and frail. It takes an entire team of passionate and caring people, united in our mission to put the senior first. We have built a team of talented and experienced people who are passionate about transforming the lives of the seniors we serve. In this fast-growing company, you will find ample room for growth and innovation alongside the Alignment Health community. Working at Alignment Health provides an opportunity to do work that really matters, not only changing lives but saving them. Together. The Director of Software Engineering will lead the design, development, and delivery of scalable, high performance healthcare applications. This is a hands-on technical leadership role for someone who thrives in an agile environment and is passionate about building modern cloud-based solutions that make a meaningful impact on patient outcomes. Job Duties/Responsibilities: Lead and mentor multiple agile software engineering teams, fostering a culture of ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Drive full software development lifecycle (SDLC) — from architecture and design through development, deployment, and performance monitoring. Provide strong technical leadership in .NET Core, React.js, and Azure-based applications, balancing innovation with operational stability. Work closely with Product, Design, and QA teams to deliver reliable, secure, and user-centric software solutions. Champion the adoption of GitHub Copilot, AI-assisted development tools, and modern engineering best practices. Guide architectural decisions across microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures to ensure scalability and fault tolerance. Manage Scrum and Kanban ceremonies (sprint planning, retrospectives, backlog refinement) and enforce agile discipline across teams. Partner with DevOps to improve CI/CD pipelines, observability, deployment reliability, and release management using Azure DevOps. Utilize Azure Insights and monitoring tools to detect, analyze, and prevent production issues proactively. Stay hands-on with development, code reviews, and architectural proof-of-concepts for critical projects. Collaborate with senior leadership to align engineering strategy with organizational goals and growth plans. Supervisory Requirements: Fulfill supervisory responsibilities in accordance with organization policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems. Job Requirements: Experience: 10 years of progressive software engineering experience, with at least 3 years in a leadership or director-level role managing agile development teams. Deep, hands-on expertise in .NET Core, C#, and React.js. Proven experience developing and maintaining cloud-native applications using Microsoft Azure (Azure App Services, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB, etc.). Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Azure Insights, and event-driven architecture (e.g., Kafka, Service Bus, or Event Grid) is a strong plus. Experience with AI/ML integration and use of GitHub Copilot for developer productivity. Solid understanding of software architecture patterns, distributed systems, APIs, and secure cloud design. Strong background in production troubleshooting, performance tuning, and optimizing application scalability. Demonstrated ability to lead Scrum teams and implement agile best practices across multiple projects. Education: Required: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field Preferred: Master’s Degree Training: Preferred: Healthcare technology experience and knowledge of providers and payers. Specialized Skills: Required: Ability to communicate positively, professionally and effectively with others; provide leadership, teach and collaborate with others. Effective written and oral communication skills; ability to establish and maintain a constructive relationship with diverse members, management, employees and vendors; Mathematical Skills: Ability to perform mathematical calculations and calculate simple statistics correctly Reasoning Skills: Ability to prioritize multiple tasks; advanced problem-solving; ability to use advanced reasoning to define problems, collect data, establish facts, draw valid conclusions, and design, implement and manage appropriate resolution. Problem-Solving Skills: Effective problem solving, organizational and time management skills and ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Report Analysis Skills: Comprehend and analyze statistical reports. Essential Physical Functions: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 1. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee regularly is required to stand, walk, sit, use hand to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. 2. The employee frequently lifts and/or moves up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Pay Range: $172,364.00 - $258,547.00 Pay range may be based on a number of factors including market location, education, responsibilities, experience, etc. Alignment Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, gender identity, or sexual orientation. *DISCLAIMER: Please beware of recruitment phishing scams affecting Alignment Health and other employers where individuals receive fraudulent employment-related offers in exchange for money or other sensitive personal information. Please be advised that Alignment Health and its subsidiaries will never ask you for a credit card, send you a check, or ask you for any type of payment as part of consideration for employment with our company. If you feel that you have been the victim of a scam such as this, please report the incident to the Federal Trade Commission at https://reportfraud.ftc.gov// . If you would like to verify the legitimacy of an email sent by or on behalf of Alignment Health’s talent acquisition team, please email careers@ahcusa.com .

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