Senior Director of Software Development - API

Role Overview

The Senior Director of Software Development will lead the development of our shared platform and several core platform services. This leader will play a key role in enhancing our product platform, which leverages event-driven microservices and domain-driven design to ensure scalability and performance. The role will focus on ensuring a world-class developer experience, driving API strategy, and fostering easy integration for partners, customers, and developers into our platform.

The ideal candidate will bring strong leadership, architectural vision, and deep technical expertise in microservices, platform architecture, and SaaS-based product development. This person will work closely with engineering teams, architecture, and product leadership to create a cohesive and efficient platform while ensuring high-quality product delivery. The job requires an extensive background in running enterprise agile teams, have deep knowledge in scaled agile practices, modern deployment practices, and agile leadership principles.

What you'll do

• Oversee the development and scaling of cloud native shared & core platform services
• Lead the API strategy, focusing on consistency, ease of use, and seamless integration for customers, partners, and internal teams
• Drive the design and implementation of event-driven microservices architecture and domain-driven design principles to support scalable, resilient, and flexible systems across engineering teams
• Collaborate closely with product, engineering, and architecture teams to drive continuous improvements in platform performance, reliability, and scalability
• Foster a culture of continuous learning, innovation, and transparency, empowering teams to resolve challenges, experiment, and collaborate openly. Attract, develop, and retain top talent while providing career coaching, performance evaluation, and mentorship to ensure a high-performance organization that consistently meets or exceeds goals

What we're looking for

• Proven experience leading teams responsible for platform services, microservices architecture, event-driven architecture, and API development in a cloud native & SaaS environment
• Significant understanding and knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures within the software engineering and architecture field
• Experience with API strategy and creating exceptional developer experiences
• Track record of building scalable and reliable software platforms
• Experience managing and leading Agile teams in a fast-paced software development environment
• Typically requires a University Degree or equivalent experience and minimum 12 years prior relevant experience
• Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field and 12+ years of enterprise software development experience with 8+ years of leadership experience
• Experience with leading teams building product platforms using domain-driven design
• Experience in the FinTech space highly desirable
• Experience with engineering software using the Microsoft stack of technologies desirable

About AvidXchange

AvidXchange is a leading provider of accounts payable (“AP”) automation software and payment solutions for middle-market businesses and their suppliers. By trade, we are a technology company, but if you ask anyone who works here, they’ll tell you our people are at the core of who we are. We focus on creating a culture of Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging, and are proud to be a safe place where teammates can bring their whole selves to work. At AvidXchange, mindset is everything. We are Connected as People, Growth Minded, and Customer Obsessed. These three mindsets represent our culture – who we are, who we’ve always been, and they guide us to improve every day. Since our founding in 2000 in Charlotte, NC, we’ve created a company of over 1,600 teammates working across the U.S., or remotely. AvidXchange is proud to be Certified™ as a Great Place to Work®. The prestigious recognition is based on anonymous data from our teammates and makes official what our teammates have known for years – that AvidXchange is a Great Place to Work®. 

Who you are: 

• A go-getter with an entrepreneurial mindset – that means you are not afraid of taking risks, winning big or facing the unknown. 
• Someone who understands that business is people centric. Connecting with others as humans first allows you to develop mutually beneficial working relationships. 
• Focused on making a difference for our customers. AvidXchange exists to help solve complex problems for our customers so we can all realize our potential. 

What you’ll get:  

AvidXchange teammates (we call them AvidXers) get the perks and prestige of a publicly traded tech company paired with the flexibility of a founder-led startup. We help our AvidXers develop as professionals and as human beings, providing work/life balance, development programs, competitive benefits and equity options. At AvidXchange, we are building more than a tech company – we are building an experience. We remain committed to a culture where you can fully be 'you’ – connected with others, chasing big goals, and making a meaningful impact. If you want to help us grow while realizing your potential and creating stories you’ll tell for years, you’ve come to the right place.

AvidXers enjoy:  

• 18 days PTO* 
• 11 Holidays (8 company recognized & 3 floating holidays) 
• 16 hours per year of paid Volunteer Time Off (VTO) 
• Competitive Healthcare 
• High Deductible Heath Plan Option that has $0 monthly premium for teammate-only coverage 
• 100% AvidXchange paid Dental Base Plan Coverage
• 100% AvidXchange paid Life Insurance 
• 100% AvidXchange paid Long-Term Disability 
• 100% AvidXchange paid Short-Term Disability  
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Provides counseling services, legal and financial consultations and health advocacy for Teammates and their eligible dependents
• Onsite Health Clinic with Atrium Health - available to Teammates and their eligible dependents
• 401k Match up to 4% 
• Parental Leave: 8 weeks 100% paid by AvidXchange** 
• Discounts on Pet, Home, and Auto insurance 
• BrightDime Financial Wellness Tool, offered free to teammates 
• WeeCare Childcare Service: helps teammates find affordable daycare, childcare, and tutors 40% less expensive than traditional daycare centers 
• Perks at Work: free discount program that provides teammates the opportunity to save on items from electronics, movie tickets, car buying, vacations, and more 
• Onsite gym fitness center, yoga studio, and basketball court
• Tuition Reimbursement up to the federal maximum of $5,250***
• Hybrid Workplace Flexibility
• Free parking

*Fully granted from beginning of year, pro-rated if hired mid-year 

**Must be full-time for at least 3 months

***Must be full-time for at least one year 

Equal Employment Opportunity

AvidXchange is an equal opportunity employer. AvidXchange is committed to equal employment opportunity in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. AvidXchange will not discriminate against applicants for employment on any legally recognized basis. This includes, but is not limited to veteran status, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, age and physical or mental disability.