Korn Ferry

Director of Software Engineering, SaaS

Lancaster, Colorado, US

Role snapshot

Korn Ferry is hiring a Director of Software Engineering, SaaS on a full-time basis. This is an on-site role based in Lancaster, Colorado, US.

Company
Korn Ferry
Location
Lancaster, Colorado, US
Work mode
On-site
Job type
Full-time
Posted
Oct 21, 2026

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About the role

About the opportunity

Our client, an established and growing technology-driven organization in Central Pennsylvania, is hiring a Director of Software Engineering to build and lead an engineering team delivering modern digital products.


This is a hands-on leadership role with real ownership. You will lead four feature teams, and shape how engineering is structured, hired and developed. You'll partner closely with Product and a dedicated architecture leader.


What you'll do

  • Own engineering delivery from roadmap through release
  • Lead, coach and grow feature teams
  • Hire and develop talent and set the engineering practices and standards
  • Partner with Product, Architecture and business leaders on priorities and technical direction
  • Drive practical adoption of AI across the product and the engineering lifecycle


What you bring

  • Experience leading product engineering teams within a SaaS environment
  • Proven people leadership: hiring, developing leaders and managing performance
  • Strong technical credibility across cloud-native architecture, APIs and event-driven systems
  • Comfort with a modern stack: Java and Spring Boot, TypeScript and React, Kafka, AWS and Kubernetes (adjacent backends welcome)
  • Clear, concise communication with both technical and executive audiences
  • Senior Engineering Managers ready for their first Director role are encouraged to apply


Details

  • On-site four days per week in Central Pennsylvania
  • Relocation support available
  • Competitive base salary, annual bonus and a full benefits package