Senior Director, Engineering – Licensing

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Mountain View / $250000 - $275000 annum

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Salary

SALARY:

$250000 - $275000

Location

LOCATION

Mountain View

Job Type
JOB TYPE

Permanent

Senior Director, Engineering - Licensing

Location: Mountain View, CA (3 days/week onsite minimum)
Compensation: $250,000-$275,000 base + bonus + RSUs

About the Company

Harnham is partnering with a Fortune 500 leader in cybersecurity and digital trust, combining the scale of a global enterprise with the agility of a startup culture. The company protects hundreds of millions of users worldwide, boasts best-in-class retention, and maintains an unwavering commitment to innovation.

Its platform processes over half a million telemetry events per second, and following a major fintech acquisition in 2025, the organization has significantly expanded its footprint in New York City.

The Role

They are seeking a Senior Director, Licensing & Accounts Engineering to lead the transformation of mission-critical licensing and accounts platforms that power complex global product ecosystems. This is a highly influential leadership role focused on backend modernization, architectural simplification, and scalable platform design across multiple products and interfaces.

This leader will define the long-term technical roadmap for reusable licensing services, reduce system complexity across tightly coupled platforms, and drive modernization efforts across critical Java-based backend systems.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own architecture and modernization strategy for licensing and accounts systems
  • Lead transformation of 7+ critical Java backend components
  • Simplify integrations across products, frontend systems, and legal/commercial constraints
  • Design scalable, reusable licensing frameworks supporting multiple products and interfaces
  • Set and drive the technical roadmap for licensing and accounts platforms
  • Partner closely with Product Management and Architects on strategy and execution

Technical Leadership

  • Provide deep backend expertise and architectural oversight
  • Guide design decisions to reduce system coupling and improve platform reuse
  • Lead integration strategy across multiple product lines
  • Ensure systems remain resilient, scalable, and future-ready

Leadership & Influence

  • Lead and scale a highly critical engineering organization of 20-25+ engineers
  • Mentor senior engineers and technical leaders
  • Drive alignment across shared services and cross-functional teams
  • Act as a change agent by challenging legacy systems and engineering practices

Day-to-Day Focus

  • ~50% architecture and system design leadership
  • ~30% roadmap ownership and cross-functional collaboration
  • ~20% people leadership and mentoring

Key Initiatives in the First 6-12 Months

  • Define and execute the modernization roadmap for licensing and accounts platforms
  • Reduce system complexity and redundant touchpoints
  • Establish scalable licensing models across multiple products
  • Improve integration patterns and backend service design
  • Strengthen collaboration between engineering, product, and architecture teams
  • Elevate overall technical maturity and engineering standards

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • 10+ years of experience in senior engineering leadership roles
  • Expertise in backend shared services platforms and large-scale system architecture
  • Experience modernizing legacy backend systems in mid-to-large product organizations
  • Strong background in integration-heavy architectures across complex product ecosystems
  • BS in Computer Science or related field required; advanced degree a plus

Must-Have Skills

  • Deep Java backend systems expertise
  • Strong system architecture and platform transformation experience
  • Experience defining and driving technical roadmaps
  • Proven ability to lead and influence teams of 20-25+ engineers
  • Strong integration design experience across multiple systems
  • Ability to simplify highly complex technical domains

Nice-to-Have Skills

  • Licensing and entitlement platform experience
  • Experience building reusable entitlement frameworks
  • Cloud modernization experience
  • Exposure to regulated or legally constrained systems

Benefits

The compensation package includes a competitive base salary, bonus, RSUs, and a comprehensive benefits package.

How to Apply

Please register your interest by sending your CV via the Apply link on this page.

Key Terms

Software Engineering | Backend Platforms | Licensing | Entitlements | Distributed Systems | Architecture | Platform Modernization | Java | Shared Services | Integration | Product Engineering | Technical Leadership | Scalability | Cloud | Engineering Management | Consumer Platforms | B2C Platforms | Customer Platforms | Systems Design | Roadmap Strategy

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