InterSystems
Director of Development
$222K–$272K
Boston, MA · Director · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2026
- Experience
- 15+ years of software engineering experience; significant experience leading large-scale platform or infrastructure teams.
- Education
- College degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or similar.
About the job
Leads the Data Models engineering team and platform architecture initiatives, improving the IRIS data platform’s capabilities, scalability, and engineering execution.
What you'll do
- Set technical direction and lead platform and organizational improvements from concept through implementation and operational ownership.
- Drive architectural modernization and engineering quality across performance, scalability, concurrency, and maintainability.
- Develop engineering leaders and collaborate across engineering, product, infrastructure, and platform teams.
What they ask for
- 15+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience leading large-scale platform or infrastructure teams.
- Strong background in database systems, distributed systems, storage engines, query optimization, or platform architecture.
- Experience leading architectural modernization and large technical transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated strategic leadership and technical engagement, with success building accountable, high-performing engineering cultures.
Nice to have
- Experience with cloud-native systems, scalability models, and modern software delivery practices.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted software development workflows and automation frameworks.
Pay
$222,000 — $272,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
IRIS, SQL, ANN
AI focus
Evaluate and integrate AI-driven development workflows and agentic coding approaches; the team’s platform work includes vector embedding and query support.
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