Sr. Director, Consumer Software Applications
Dexcom · San Diego, CA
$220,100–$366,800from the description
Jul 2, 2026
San Diego, CA
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior engineering leadership role responsible for overseeing a portfolio of consumer-facing digital products, including mobile applications and cloud-native services, at a medical device company. The position involves structuring and managing large cross-functional engineering teams, setting technical direction around modern delivery practices and AI-assisted workflows, and maintaining end-to-end accountability for software quality and reliability. Suited to a seasoned engineering executive with a background in consumer software at scale.
Principal level · 17+ years · Remote · Bachelor's required · Full-time
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Principal.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 3,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (computer and information systems managers). range 1,250–4,500
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $178,991 (middle half $141,096–$225,584). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
This is a senior people-management role (Senior Director) with 13+ years of management experience required and 17+ years of total industry experience — scoped at the Principal band given org-wide, cross-functional leadership authority over an entire consumer software portfolio.
The advertised title is 'Senior Director', which maps to the Senior advertised seniority band; however, the actual scope (leading large-scale engineering organizations, setting strategy across a product operating model, org-wide accountability) supports Principal.
Mobile applications, cloud-native architecture, APIs, CI/CD, and automated testing are all cited under the 'What makes you successful' requirements block with firm language ('deep expertise', 'demonstrated success', 'drive modern engineering practices') and are treated as hard gates.
AI-assisted development and advanced analytics appear in the same block but are framed as 'experience integrating' rather than deep expertise requirements, and are listed alongside 'or' alternatives (intelligent automation), so they are treated as preferred.
The degree requirement is a Bachelor's in a technical discipline — the JD states 'requires a degree in a technical discipline' with no equivalent-experience substitution offered.
Salary range ($220,100–$366,800/year) is stated explicitly in the posting.
Ignored 2 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): cloud-native architecture, AI-assisted development.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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