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Director of Development
Intersystems Corporation · 🇺🇸 Boston, MA
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One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 53 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Intersystems Corporation paid sponsored hires in similar roles20 certified filings for “Core Development Program” (Software Developers) in MA: $111k–$138k, median $124k. Most were filed at wage level I (70%) — 1 lottery entry, ≈15% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
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The US Department of Labor certified 53 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest Jun 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 6 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
InterSystems is seeking a strategic and technically hands-on Director of Development to lead innovation and execution for the Data Models engineering team, as well as core platform architecture initiatives across the broader engineering team. This leader will be responsible for driving meaningful product and engineering improvements that directly impact customer value, platform scalability, and the long-term evolution of the IRIS data platform. The Data Models team is responsible for the core multi-model data management architecture of IRIS. This includes the definition and design of persistent data structures, planning and execution in the SQL query engine, and scalability to petabyte-scale data volume and kilo-core distributed compute. Recent major efforts include vector embedding and query support with advanced ANN index structures, dynamic micro-partitioning, and unified row/columnar planning. The ideal candidate combines deep technical expertise in distributed systems, databases, and software architecture with exceptional leadership, organizational influence, and operational discipline. This role requires someone who can identify high-value opportunities, align teams around execution, and implement sustainable processes that improve engineering quality, velocity, and cross-functional collaboration. Responsibilities Strategic Product & Engineering Leadership • Identify and drive high-impact technical and organizational improvements that materially advance the Data Models organization and IRIS platform capabilities. • Lead initiatives from concept through operationalization, including implementation, adoption, measurement of impact, and long-term ownership delegation. • Maintain a strong understanding of the end-to-end platform architecture and guide long-term architectural decisions that support scalability, flexibility, and maintainability. Technical Excellence & Architecture • Drive architectural modernization efforts that improve system performance, scalability, concurrency, and operational flexibility. • Champion engineering best practices, technical rigor, and sustainable software design across the organization. • Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, including AI-driven development workflows and agentic coding approaches, while preserving engineering quality and architectural integrity. Team Leadership & Organizational Development • Establish and enforce high standards for technical quality, execution, communication, and professionalism. • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous learning, experimentation, and evidence-based decision making. • Mentor and develop engineering leaders and individual contributors to support long-term career growth and organizational capability building. • Create operational leverage through effective delegation, process documentation, and ownership distribution. Cross-Functional Collaboration • Build strong partnerships across engineering, product management, infrastructure, and platform teams to deliver initiatives that span organizational boundaries. • Drive alignment on shared priorities and promote collaborative execution models that enable enterprise-scale product development. • Advocate for and communicate the value of cross-team contributions and organizational partnerships. Required Qualifications • 15+ years of software engineering experience with significant experience leading large-scale platform or infrastructure teams • Strong background in database systems, distributed systems, storage engines, query optimization, or platform architecture • Experience leading architectural modernization and large technical transformation initiatives • Demonstrated ability to balance strategic leadership with deep technical engagement • Proven success buil