Director of Software Engineering (London)

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At TRG Screen, we're not just redefining how organizations manage their subscription expenses – we're shaping the future of the industry. With cutting-edge solutions and a commitment to excellence, we empower businesses around the globe to optimize their subscription investments and drive sustainable growth.

Join us in our mission to revolutionize subscription management and make a meaningful impact on the way businesses access and utilize critical information. At TRG Screen, your talent and ambition will find a home, where opportunities for growth and advancement abound.

About TRG Screen

TRG Screen is the leading provider of market data and subscription management technology and automation solutions, tailored to the unique needs of financial institutions and legal firms. Our integrated suite of solutions includes market data and subscription spend management, usage management, compliance reporting, and comprehensive managed services, which hundreds of clients worldwide use to remove cumbersome and inaccurate manual processes and gain control over market data and subscription costs at scale. For more than 25 years, TRG Screen has enabled businesses who rely on market data to monitor and strategically manage spending and usage of data and information services, including market data, research, software licenses, consulting and other necessary corporate expenses. TRG Screen solutions give decisionmakers full transparency into subscription spend and usage, enabling them to proactively manage subscription costs at scale, conduct more informed vendor negotiations, improve governance, and avoid unnecessary spending on these mission-critical business services. TRG Screen is headquartered in New York City, with offices in Europe and Asia, as well as a 24x7 client support center in Bangalore, India.

TRG Screen is a portfolio company of Vista Equity Partners, one of the world’s largest and most respected private equity firms.

The Role

Reporting to the CTO, the Director of Software Engineering, will lead globally distributed software engineering teams at TRG Screen, building a high-performance culture of operational excellence while scaling engineering operations to meet evolving business goals. This role is responsible for shaping the engineering strategy, optimizing development processes, and providing technical leadership to guide architecture platform modernization to deliver secure, reliable, scalable solutions. The Director will establish KPI-driven metrics and champion AI-powered code-generation tools to elevate productivity, spark innovation, and fuel continuous improvement.

The Director will collaborate closely with key stakeholders to align technology initiatives with business goals, ensuring continuous improvement and the successful execution of TRG Screen’s Technology roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate short and long-term engineering strategy aligned with business objectives and product strategy
• Standardize and continuously improve engineering processes for velocity and cross-functional alignment; set, track, and act on engineering KPIs to achieve predictable, high-quality delivery outcomes
• Advance platform modernization and technical debt remediation by providing decisive technical leadership and strategic architectural direction
• Lead the migration and transition to cloud hosting infrastructure, balancing security, performance, and cost
• Deliver high-quality software by expanding test automation capabilities and test-driven design principles
• Drive adoption of AI code generation and AI-powered tooling across the Software Development Lifecycle to accelerate innovation
• Work cross functionally, in partnership with other departments across the organization, including Customer Success and Managed Services

Skills And Qualifications

• A seasoned engineering leader with 15+ years of experience, including 7+ years in senior leadership roles
• Deep expertise in designing and scaling systems, with a strong background in software development and modern architectures (microservice, cloud-native, event driven, domain-driving design, etc.)
• Strong data-driven management of KPIs, budgeting, capacity planning, and head-count allocation
• Proven ability to manage large, distributed engineering teams across multiple geographies, including the UK, US, and India
• Advanced experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP and large-scale legacy-to-cloud migration programs
• Proven record implementing DevOps / CloudOps practices, including IaC, autmation, and observability
• Hands-on experience with AI code-generation tools (e.g. GitHub Copilot, Cursor.io, Windsurf, Devin)
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, translating technical strategy into measurable business impact; Able to work effectively with international leadership teams

Nice-to-Have

• Experience leading in regulated domains (fintech, healthcare, government) with rigorous compliance standards
• Track record scaling engineering in both hyper-growth startups and mature enterprises

Soft Skills & Leadership Competencies

• High emotional intelligence for coaching, conflict resolution, and talent development
• Data-informed decision making coupled with strong analytical problem-solving
• Collaborative mindset that drives alignment with product, design, and go-to-market teams
• Adaptability and bias for action in fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Please note, this role is open to candidates in Northern Ireland and England, only.

Join TRG Screen and unlock your potential in an environment where innovation thrives, opportunities abound, and your contributions make a difference. We are an equal opportunities employer. We recognise and value the power of diversity in our workplace and are committed to being an employer of choice for everyone. We welcome and encourage applicants from all backgrounds. All applications for employment are considered strictly on the basis of merit.

At TRG Screen, we understand that diverse and inclusive teams are not just beneficial, they are essential to our success. We recognize that embracing diverse perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences fosters innovation, enhances problem-solving capabilities, and drives better business outcomes. By cultivating a culture of inclusion where every voice is heard and valued, we empower our world class teams to thrive, excel, and drive positive change.

We are proud of our diverse workforce and are dedicated to creating a safe and welcoming environment for all employees. People from various ethnicities, ages, genders, and abilities are encouraged to apply.

• Seniority level
  Director

• Employment type
  Full-time

• Job function
  Engineering and Information Technology

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