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Director, Software Development

T-MOBILE USA, Inc.
$194,100 - $262,700Corporate Bonus Target: 25%
life insurance, vision insurance, flexible benefit account, paid time off, paid holidays, tuition assistance, 401(k)
United States, Kansas, Overland Park
6360 Sprint Parkway (Show on map)
Aug 09, 2025
T-Mobile is in pursuit of exceptional talent to join our executive team. We're committed to excellence and innovation, and we are on the lookout for a leader who can steer our company towards new heights of success. In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for driving strategic initiatives and leading a talented team of professionals. The ideal candidate will possess a proven track record of success, demonstrating a keen ability to navigate complex challenges and capitalize on emerging opportunities. As a key member of our executive team, you will play a crucial role in shaping and executing our organizational strategy and contributing to our continued growth and market leadership. Join us in our commitment to driving innovation, inspiring collaboration, fostering a positive company culture, and achieving unparalleled success. Job Overview T-Mobile moves fast, innovates rapidly, and maintains a laser focus on delivering world-class customer experiences. The Director of Software Development plays a critical role in shaping this trajectory, owning the architecture, development, co-development and continuous evolution of our Postpaid Customer and Billing Platform. This critical platform supports a comprehensive range of business capabilities, including customer interactions, interface development, resource management, network provisioning, number portability, and invoice presentation. This role is crucial in defining and implementing repeatable solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce complexity across multiple development teams. By leading and collaborating with Domain/Engineering architects, the Director shapes the strategic direction and roadmaps to meet T-Mobile's fast-paced business. The ideal candidate will bring a strategic mindset and hands-on technical leadership to drive innovation, scale, and agility across our software delivery lifecycle. This is not a purely oversight role. The ideal candidate is a hands-on technologist with the depth and curiosity to engage directly in technical discussions, design reviews, and problem-solving efforts. While leading through others, this individual remains close to the code, architecture, and engineering practices regularly mentoring teams on system design and scalability. Un-carrier Responsibilities: Direct the end-to-end software development of the Postpaid Customer and Billing Platform, ensuring the platform's scalability, resilience, and extensibility to support T-Mobile's business growth and evolving customer needs. Execution: Oversee multiple agile scrum teams responsible for creating detailed low-level designs, authoring user stories, coding, testing, and delivering high-quality software with urgency and precision. Establish standards for software architecture, coding, testing, and documentation. Champion best practices for code quality, maintainability, and operational excellence. Mentors and develops technical leaders and teams, fostering innovation and adherence to best practices in development Drive a delivery culture that balances speed with quality and compliance. Ensure timely launches of new capabilities and enhancements that meet both business objectives and customer expectations. Partner with Product Management, Architecture, DevOps, QA, and Operations teams to align strategic priorities, technical dependencies, and release planning. Develop and manage a robust staffing model leveraging both internal employees and a global delivery hub. Ensure optimal team structure, skill mix, and capacity planning aligned with program priorities. Identify opportunities to optimize development processes, tools, and team performance. Foster a culture of innovation, learning, and accountability The Experience You'll Bring Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent experience required. Master's/Advanced Degree preferred. More than 10 years of professional experience leading software development teams in a large-scale company environment. 7+ years of architecting and implementing digital service platforms and solutions. 7+ years of Mentoring and developing technical leaders within the software development domain. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Ability to mentor and develop technical leaders and teams, fostering innovation and adherence to best practices. Capable of shaping strategic direction and roadmaps to align with company goals. Expertise in defining and implementing solutions that enhance efficiency and reduce complexity. Proficient in managing software development projects using Agile methodologies to ensure efficient delivery. Experience in managing multiple development platforms and ensuring the successful execution of technology initiatives. Ability to collaborate effectively with Domain/Engineering architects and other stakeholders. Skilled in leading large teams and driving high performance through effective management. Expertise in overseeing large-scale programs, aligning project goals with business objectives. Encourages innovative thinking within teams to explore new solutions and technologies. Adept at long-term planning and setting achievable goals that align with the strategic vision of the organization. At least 18 years of age Legally authorized to work in the United States Base Pay Range: $194,100 - $262,700 Corporate Bonus Target: 25% The pay range above is the general base pay range for a successful candidate in the role. The successful candidate's actual pay will be based on various factors, such as qualifications and experience, so the actual starting pay will vary within this range. Most Corporate employees are eligible for a year-end bonus based on company and/or individual performance and which is set at a percentage of the employee's eligible earnings in the prior year. At T-Mobile, our benefits exemplify the spirit of One Team, Together! A big part of how we care for one another is working to ensure our benefits evolve to meet the needs of our team members. Full and part-time employees have access to the same benefits when eligible. We cover all of the bases, offering medical, dental and vision insurance, a flexible spending account, 401(k), employee stock grants, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off and up to 12 paid holidays - which total about 4 weeks for new full-time employees and about 2.5 weeks for new part-time employees annually - paid parental and family leave, family building benefits, back-up care, enhanced family support, childcare subsidy, tuition assistance, college coaching, short- and long-term disability, voluntary AD&D coverage, voluntary accident coverage, voluntary life insurance, voluntary disability insurance, and voluntary long-term care insurance. We don't stop there - eligible employees can also receive mobile service & home internet discounts, pet insurance, and access to commuter and transit programs! To learn about T-Mobile's amazing benefits, check out www.t-mobilebenefits.com. Never stop growing! As part of the T-Mobile team, you know the Un-carrier doesn't have a corporate ladder-it's more like a jungle gym of possibilities! We love helping our employees grow in their careers, because it's that shared drive to aim high that drives our business and our culture forward. By applying for this career opportunity, you're living our values while investing in your career growth-and we applaud it. You're unstoppable! T-Mobile USA, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All decisions concerning the employment relationship will be made without regard to age, race, ethnicity, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religious affiliation, marital status, citizenship status, veteran status, the presence of any physical or mental disability, or any other status or characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. Discrimination, retaliation or harassment based upon any of these factors is wholly inconsistent with how we do business and will not be tolerated. Talent comes in all forms at the Un-carrier. If you are an individual with a disability and need reasonable accommodation at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know by emailing ApplicantAccommodation@t-mobile.com or calling 1-844-873-9500. Please note, this contact channel is not a means to apply for or inquire about a position and we are unable to respond to non-accommodation related requests.