Welcome to AMN Healthcare - Where Talent Meets Purpose

Ever wondered what it takes to build one of the largest and most respected healthcare staffing and total talent solutions companies? It takes trailblazers, innovators, and exceptional people like you.

At AMN Healthcare, we don't just offer jobs - we build careers that make a difference.

Why AMN Healthcare? Because Excellence Is Our Standard: Named to Becker's Top 150 Places to Work in Healthcare - three years running.

Consistently ranked among SIA's Largest Staffing Firms in America.

Honored with Modern Healthcare's Innovators Award for driving change through innovation.

Proud holder of The Joint Commission's Gold Seal of Approval for Staffing Companies since 2006.

**Dallas, TX, Atlanta, GA, Boca Raton, FL-Hybrid role, 2 days onsite

** We are unable to sponsor or transfer employment visas at this time

Job Summary

The Director of Software Development leads a cross-functional engineering organization focused on delivering high-impact digital products across web, mobile, and AI-enabled platforms. This role is responsible for guiding teams working with modern technologies including React (JavaScript), Django/Django REST (Python), Swift and Objective-C (iOS), Kotlin and Java (Android), and AI/ML frameworks. The Director fosters a culture of technical excellence, agile execution, and continuous improvement while aligning engineering efforts with strategic business goals-including the integration of AI capabilities into core products and services.

Key Responsibilities Lead and mentor a multi-disciplinary team of frontend, backend, mobile, and AI engineers across web, native, and intelligent systems platforms.

Drive the execution of the technology roadmap, ensuring scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions across the React, Django, mobile, and AI codebases.

Champion engineering best practices including CI/CD, automated testing, code reviews, documentation standards, and responsible AI development.

Collaborate with product, design, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions that deliver measurable customer value-including AI-powered features such as personalization, automation, and predictive analytics.

Oversee the modernization of legacy systems and ensure seamless integration with new services, APIs, and AI models.

Manage team performance through regular 1:1s, feedback sessions, performance reviews, and career development planning.

Lead the upskilling of engineering teams in AI/ML technologies through training, mentorship, and hands-on project experience.

Support production operations and lead incident response for critical issues, including participation in Level 3 on-call rotations.

Coordinate with external vendors and offshore teams to ensure alignment with internal engineering standards, AI governance, and delivery timelines.

Required Skills Proven leadership in managing engineering teams across full-stack, mobile, and AI development environments.

Deep understanding of: Frontend: JavaScript, React

Backend: Python, Django, Django REST Framework

Mobile: Swift, Objective-C (iOS), Kotlin, Java (Android)

AI/ML: Python-based AI frameworks (e.g., TensorFlow, PyTorch), model deployment, and inference pipelines

Strong grasp of RESTful API design, microservices architecture, cloud-native development, and AI integration patterns.

Experience delivering AI-powered features in production environments.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (Master's preferred).

7-10 years of progressive experience in software engineering, including 3+ years in a leadership role.

Experience with Agile methodologies (Scrum, Kanban) and software development lifecycle management tools.

Demonstrated success in leading AI initiatives or integrating AI into digital products.

Preferred Experience Familiarity with data warehousing, data pipelines, and integration with BI and AI tools.

Experience managing hybrid teams (onshore/offshore).

Understanding of service-oriented and cloud-based architectures (SOA, SaaS, REST, JSON).

Exposure to AI governance, model monitoring, and ethical AI practices.

Work Environment / Physical Requirements Work is performed in an office/home office environment.

Team Members must have the ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.

AMN Healthcare will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities to enable them to perform the essential functions of the job.

Our Core Values

• Respect • Passion • Continuous Improvement • Trust • Customer Focus • Innovation

At AMN we embrace the ways we are similar and different; respecting all voices and ensuring everyone has the opportunity to contribute to our collective success. We acknowledge our shared responsibility to foster a welcoming environment where everyone feels recognized and valued. We cast a wide net to recruit and retain competitive talent and build healthcare workforces supportive of the communities we serve. We believe in the power of compassion and collaboration to build healthy communities where access to quality care is available to all. Equal opportunity employer as to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.

At AMN we recognize that in-person connections have value and promote collaboration. You will be expected to come into an AMN Healthcare office at a frequency dependent on the work arrangement for your role.

Pay Rate $190,500 - $226,500 Salary Final pay rate is dependent on experience, training, education, and location.