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What is the difference between Director Creative Coding vs Creative Technologist?

AspectDirector Creative CodingCreative Technologist
Required CredentialsTypically a degree in computer science, digital media, or related fields; extensive coding experienceOften a degree in digital media, computer science, or design; strong coding skills
Work EnvironmentLeads creative coding teams, oversees project development, collaborates with creative and technical teamsWorks on innovative digital projects, prototypes, and interactive media, often within creative agencies or tech firms
Employer & Industry UsageUsed in advertising agencies, media companies, and entertainment industriesCommon in advertising, digital agencies, and tech startups

The main difference is that the Director Creative Coding typically holds a leadership role overseeing creative coding projects, while the Creative Technologist focuses on hands-on technical development and innovation. Both roles require strong coding skills and work in similar environments, but their responsibilities and seniority levels differ.

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Director, Software Engineering (Remote)

Director, Software Engineering (Remote)

Inspira Financial

Oak Brook, IL • On-site, Remote

$255K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 9 days ago

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7.2

Company rating: 7.2 out of 10

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Job description

Position Summary:
We are seeking a Platform Software Engineering Director to join our growing team. This role is responsible for the full software development life cycle, from conception to deployment. As a Platform Software Engineering Director, you will have relevant experience with both front-end and back-end coding languages, software development architecture and design patterns, development frameworks and third-party libraries. The ideal candidate will have a strong background leading teams developing consumer-facing digital products in collaboration with product and design leaders. This individual must be creative, client focused, team player, organized, and can thrive in a dynamic environment.
At First Dollar, we believe in empowering engineers to build a smarter health benefits platform - one where human expertise is amplified, not replaced, by AI tools. We seek engineers who have demonstrated experience using AI responsibly to accelerate their development workflow, improve code quality, and solve complex problems more efficiently.
Our engineering team is built on the principles of humans over code. We are a tight-knit group of lifelong learners in a constant quest to be a team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Come join us!
Duties & Responsibilities:
  • As a member of the Research and Development / Product Leadership team, will provide design services, resource planning, work estimation and coordination for multiple delivery teams
  • Lead a team of software engineers and quality engineers to design, develop, and test applications (e.g. API, web apps) in accordance with established standards.
  • Collaborate with Product and Design Leaders to lead product delivery teams.
  • Set short to medium term technical direction, creating plans to help achieve goals
  • Participate in peer-reviews of solution designs and related code.
  • Package and support deployment of releases.
  • Foster an environment where different backgrounds, cultures, industry and life experiences are embraced and valued.
  • Collaborate on architecture decisions, ensuring that we are adapting and evolving to meet organization's scaling business needs
  • Collaborate with other software developers, product managers and software architects to plan, design and deliver applications.
  • Assess opportunities for application and process improvement and prepare documentation of rationale to share with team members and other affected parties.
  • Adhere to high-quality development principles while delivering solutions on time and within budget.
  • Ensure that non-functional requirements such as security, performance, maintainability, scalability, usability, and reliability are being considered when architecting solutions.
  • Work in an Agile framework to identify and automate solutions that result in enhanced developer experience and increased developer productivity.
  • Stay abreast of emerging technologies, industry trends, and best practices in solution architecture and technology innovation.
  • Contribute towards defining and establishing benchmarks, metrics, and quality measures.
  • Leverage AI as a tool, not a replacement - Candidates are expected to understand that AI is a power productivity multiplier while maintaining engineering judgment, and ensuring AI generated code meets quality standards
  • Full code ownership mandatory - Must understand, explain, and support all AI-assisted code as if written from scratch
  • Troubleshoot, debug and upgrade software
  • Other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:
  • Provide direction, guidance, and support to a team of employees. Set clear expectations, delegate tasks, and ensure effective communication within the team.
  • Evaluate employee performance, provide feedback, and conduct performance reviews. Identify areas for development and create plans to enhance team members' skills.
  • Uniformly identify high performers who consistently produce quality work.
  • Remove barriers for the team, ensuring team members have all the tools, resources, and context to execute.
  • Active coaching of the team and developing individual development plans for all team members.
  • Overcome challenges and conflicts that arise within the team or projects.
  • Make decisions that balance various factors and contribute to the overall success of the organization.
  • Cultivate relationships with clients, partners, and other departments to facilitate collaboration and achieve common goals.
  • Recruits, interviews, hires, and trains new team members.

Education & Experience:
  • 10 or more years of experience in software or solution architecture roles, with a focus on designing and implementing complex, enterprise-level solutions using cloud platform.
  • Strong knowledge of software architecture principles, design patterns, and architectural frameworks.
  • Strong understanding of Continuous Delivery patterns, Cloud foundational patterns, Observability patterns, Developer experience patterns.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Practical AI experience - Comfortable using tools like GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or Claude for prototyping, debugging, and problem-solving
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent experience

Technical Proficiency and Skills:
  • Proficiency with:
  • Node.js
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • Apollo GraphQL
  • Git Version Control System
  • PostgreSQL
  • Google Cloud
  • Jest
  • Docker Container
  • CI/CD Pipelines
  • Experience with one or more cloud platforms, preferably GCP
  • Excellent communication and teamwork skills
  • Great attention to detail and organizational skills
  • Experience delivering individual and institutional client facing solutions; Web Portal(s), online payments, and third-party integrations
  • Good understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology
  • Expertise in delivering secure, high performance, fault-tolerant, and high availability solutions
  • Experience with DevOps, GitHub, CI/CD, SecDevOps, Containers, Serverless

Other Requirements:
  • Infrequent travel (10%)
  • Ability to occasionally work overtime or after hours
  • Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer

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