Director, Principal Software Engineer, Strategic Engineering

Pfizer

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Quick summary

Work type
Hybrid
Location
Groton, CTNew York City, NY
Salary
$176,600–$294,300 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
3 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live today
Closes
Oct 17, 2026

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Salary context

Above market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $226k
This role $235k
$132k most similar roles pay here $312k

This role pays more than 66% of similar roles. Most pay $193,000–$258,625 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $235k versus about $226k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Pfizer

Pfizer Inc. is one of the world''s largest biopharmaceutical companies, researching, developing, manufacturing, and marketing medicines and vaccines across multiple therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, and infectious diseases. Industry: Biopharmaceuticals

Pfizer currently has 8 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $139,100–$231,900 across 6 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · Director, Principal Software Engineer, Strategic Engineering

Director, Principal Software Engineer - Strategic Engineering serves as a technical authority within the discovery-to-scale pipeline, bridging the gap between engineering and business objectives. You will lead a forward-deployed pod of engineers and product owners to deliver high-quality applications for executive initiatives while shaping organization-wide technical strategy and architectural direction. Day-to-day responsibilities include managing large-scale data flows, establishing site reliability standards, overseeing code quality, and designing AI-augmented engineering workflows. You will be responsible for mentoring teams, defining documentation standards, and translating complex technical solutions for senior leadership. The role requires expertise in full-stack development across various languages, cloud-native solutions, infrastructure as code using Terraform or CloudFormation, and robust data modeling. This position solves the challenge of transforming ambiguous business problems into scalable enterprise capabilities while ensuring reliable delivery through rigorous architectural oversight and proactive technical debt management.

What you'll do

  • Lead a forward-deployed pod of engineers and product owners to deliver high-quality applications for executive initiatives.
  • Drive the delivery of critical technical projects while establishing engineering practices and serving as the technical authority.
  • Design and implement AI-augmented engineering workflows, including the evaluation and verification of AI-generated code.
  • Define organizational technical strategy, architectural direction, and standards for reliability, documentation, and data integration.
  • Mentor engineers on technical leadership, code quality, site reliability engineering, and effective technical writing.
  • Translate complex technical solutions into clear, compelling presentations for senior leadership and executive audiences.
  • Identify recurring patterns to generalize validated solutions into enterprise-wide capabilities.
  • Manage stakeholder relationships and bridge the gap between technical engineering teams and business objectives.

What we're looking for

  • Must have a bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Engineering with 8 years of experience, a master's with 7 years, or a PhD with 5 years.
  • Must have a proven track record of creating applications used by senior leadership and presenting complex technical solutions to executive audiences.
  • Must demonstrate the ability to influence peers, coach others, and oversee colleagues to achieve business impact.
  • Must possess expert-level skills in full-stack development, data integration, and multi-audience communication.
  • Must be proficient in AI evaluation, verification, and designing AI-augmented engineering workflows.
  • Must have experience in architecture design, code quality standards, and site reliability engineering (SRE).
  • Must be capable of managing cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and technical debt.
  • Must have permanent work authorization to be employed in the United States.

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