Director, Engineering

Essential Functions:

• Own, oversee, and execute the development, testing, deployment, and delivery of large-scale software applications. Manage engineering managers.

• Work with engineering managers to design high-volume, high availability microservices in AWS to meet the business requirements. Drive tribe-level development methodology.

• Partner with Product Management to set product and development strategy and vision with an eye towards balancing productivity and customer experience.

• Advocate for engineering-led initiatives that improve speed, quality, agility, and developer experience. Ensure quality of technical solutions provided by the team.

• Deliver robust and scalable solutions, incorporating in new technologies as appropriate.

• Coach managers in both their technical and professional development. Identify and coordinate tribe training needs.

• Recruit, retain and develop exceptional engineering talent.

• Cultivate a positive company culture that values cross team collaboration and trust.

• Continuously optimize team and development processes. Define tribe-level policies and procedures, as necessary.

• Own tribe-level budgets.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, related technical field or equivalent self-study.

• 7 years in management role leading a team of software engineers.

• 10 years professional technical experience delivery software as part of a development team utilizing React, Node.JS or Java.

• Understanding and practical application of development methodologies, test automation, and continuous integration strategies.

• Experience in an agile environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a start-up environment.

• Experience mentoring and developing technical and functional skills of team members.

Permanent