Senior Director, Engineering

Job Description

Manage multiple teams to influence cross-technical & business decisions, ensuring alignment between engineering execution & company-wide goals. Expand from domain-specific focus to include cross-functional oversight, aligning multiple teams & setting direction at a higher level, shaping cross-functional strategy. Align engineering teams with the product roadmap by collaborating with product leadership, proactively identifying dependencies, & ensuring strategic initiatives are successfully executed. Continuously evaluate & drive process improvements, integrating innovative best practices to enhance efficiency, scalability, & business outcomes. Lead cross-functional collaboration to meet key business objectives & resolve team obstacles. Provide technical direction for architectural decisions, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, & optimized for long-term success across internal & customer-facing platforms. Drive proactive resolution of high-priority technical issues, streamlining escalation & coordination across teams to minimize business impact. Manage technical risks, including ensuring systems have backup, failover, & disaster recovery plans.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field
• 5 years of experience, including 5 years of experience with the following:
  • Scaling distributed systems & cloud-based platforms
  • Using Cloud technologies including AWS (S3, SNS, SES, API Gateway)
  • Kubernetes, ArgoCD
  • Working in Python, Ruby, Node, PHP, & .Net
  • Using software development lifecycle, DevOps, security, & compliance best practices
  • Planning & executing software platform changes with minimal disruption to clients/ongoing activity
  • Utilizing Queue mechanisms including RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka
  • Analyzing, assessing, & communicating software implementation options according to various IT environments
  • Working with Databases including Postgres, DynamoDB, & MySQL
  • Using tools including Datadog, Logstash, ElasticSearch, Docker, Redis
  • Designing & executing plans for software installations
  • Using & monitoring software distribution channels, techniques & auto-recovery tools
  • Integrating & communicating across applications, databases, & platforms.