Director, Software Development Engineering

At Jabil we strive to make ANYTHING POSSIBLE and EVERYTHING BETTER. We are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain solutions. With over 50 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe.

 

Title: Director, Software Development EngineeringLocation: Austin, TX or Remote US

Jabil is seeking a Software Development Director who will directly contribute to the transformative growth within our Intelligent Infrastructure division by applying unique and innovative approaches to solving problems within a large-scale software production environment.  

You and your team will be responsible for contributing to the end-to-end architecture, definition, development and production deployment of production software applications and infrastructure spanning multiple customers and manufacturing regions. 

You will also be responsible for interfacing with internal engineering, manufacturing and quality teams and our end customers to ensure your software deliverables meet the rigorous standards of Jabil’s world-class manufacturing environments.
 

What can you expect to do?

• Attract, hire, onboard, lead, coach, mentor and inspire your team to deliver the best in class for our customers and stakeholders.

• Charged with ensuring the right level of execution discipline and engineering rigor is applied to all technical program deliverables – must lead by example.

• Empowered to make key decisions with respect to quality and features that may impact customer experience.

• Capable of influencing individuals, teams and executives to the level necessary to support delivery of programs within schedule, scope and budget boundaries.

• Able to understand how technical decisions impact the broader business, factories and customers and use these insights to lead the broader organization to optimized outcomes.

• Must be extremely detailed oriented while at the same time able to communicate complex issues in simple, actionable terms at all levels within the organization.

• Must possess a strong balance of technical skills, experience-based judgment and business acumen in all execution and decision-making activities.

• Strong ability to develop, grow and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships with peers, team members, executive leadership, customers and external partners at all times.

• Attract, hire, onboard, lead, coach, mentor and inspire your team to deliver the best in class for our customers and stakeholders.

• Charged with ensuring the right level of execution discipline and engineering rigor is applied to all technical program deliverables – must lead by example.

• Empowered to make key decisions with respect to quality and features that may impact customer experience.

• Capable of influencing individuals, teams and executives to the level necessary to support delivery of programs within schedule, scope and budget boundaries.

• Able to understand how technical decisions impact the broader business, factories and customers and use these insights to lead the broader organization to optimized outcomes.

• Must be extremely detailed oriented while at the same time able to communicate complex issues in simple, actionable terms at all levels within the organization.

• Must possess a strong balance of technical skills, experience-based judgment and business acumen in all execution and decision-making activities.

• Strong ability to develop, grow and maintain healthy interpersonal relationships with peers, team members, executive leadership, customers and external partners at all times.

• Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results (i.e. operational metrics, results against project timelines).

• intain healthy interpersonal relationships with peers, team members, executive leadership, customers and external partners at all times.

• Establish clear measurable goals and objectives by which to determine individual and team results (i.e. operational metrics, results against project timelines).

What are other functional management responsibilities?

• Responsible for the operational and development support for the manufacturing test software deployed at production facilities.

• Oversee definition and collaboration on overall test framework, infrastructure and application architectures.

• Create and maintain a multi-year roadmap for all software deliverables, major feature releases and technology inflections.

• Enable a development framework that facilitates the creation of behavioral and high-level software design specifications.

• Establish and maintain best practices for high quality software development and sustaining activities.

• Contribute and improve software build methodology, procedures, and environment.

What is the experience needed to be successful in this role?

• Knowledge of professional software engineering practices for the complete software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build processes, testing, and operations.

• Demonstrated experience implementing and managing Agile, CI/CD, and SDLC processes for software teams.

• Hands-on expertise in building and maintaining DevOps pipelines and tooling, including Azure DevOps, Docker, and Ansible.

• Knowledge/expertise in the following programming/scripting languages:  Python, Ruby, BASH, Expect.  C, C++, Java experience a plus.

• Linux development experience with a solid understanding of its fundamentals and internal architecture.

• Well-versed in the following container/virtualization environments: VMware, Docker, Kubernetes.

• Solid understanding of large-scale distributed systems in practice, including multi-tier architectures, application security, monitoring and storage systems.

• Experience with front-end and back-end Web UI and common web APIs (REST, XML-RPC).

• Experience with application integration using web services.

• Prior experience with code versioning tools (Git preferred).

• Familiarity with Large Language Model (LLM) integration and AI-Ops practices to enhance system automation and business outcomes preferred.

• Working knowledge of AWS cloud services, including but not limited to AWS Bedrock, Identity and Access Management (IAM), and S3.

What are the education & experience requirements?

• BS degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field required.  MS preferred.

• 10-15+ years experience in a software development/test capacity with enterprise server, storage or networking products.

• 4+ years people management experience.

• Prior experience directly managing software development teams.

• Experience managing remote, multi-national and geographically dispersed development teams.

• Domestic and/or International travel, up to 20%, may be required.

Benefits Package with Jabil

Along with growth, stability, and the opportunity to be challenged, Jabil offers a competitive benefits package that includes:

• Competitive Base Salary
• Annual Bonus
• Long Term Incentives
• Medical, Dental, Prescription Drug, and Vision Insurance with HRA and HSA options
• 401K Match
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Life, AD&D, and Disability Insurance
• Commuter Benefits
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance
• Adoption Assistance
• Community Volunteer Opportunities

The pay range for this role is $167,600 - $301,600. Job-related, non-discriminatory factors used to determine the actual offered rate include qualifications and experience, geographic location, education, external market data, and consideration of internal equity. The anticipated close date of this job requisition is: October 31, 2025.

As part of the total rewards package, this position is eligible for a short-term incentive based on performance. In addition, Jabil offers benefits to enhance your health, wealth, and resilient self. These include medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; paid time off accruing at a rate of 3.07 hours during your first year of employment; 4 weeks of paid parental leave; in 2025, 11 company-paid holidays (9 fixed holidays and 2 optional floating holidays), subject to change yearly; 401(k) retirement plan; and employee stock purchase plan.

 

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