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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in leading and mentoring engineering teams while driving strategic technical direction and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. Proficient in software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern development practices, with a strong focus on performance management and engineering alignment with organizational goals.
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Engineering LeadershipSoftware ArchitectureCloud TechnologiesAgile MethodologiesPerformance Management
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Hard Skills
Software ArchitectureCloud TechnologiesDevOps PracticesPerformance ManagementScalable Systems DesignAutomationTechnical Debt ReductionKPI MonitoringContinuous ImprovementVendor Management
Soft Skills
CommunicationOrganizational SkillsStakeholder ManagementMentoringCollaboration
Tools & Technologies
Agile FrameworksScrumKanbanProductivity ToolsDeveloper Experience Tooling
Industry Keywords
Engineering PerformanceTechnical DirectionMatrix OrganizationOwnership CultureAccountability
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesCloud
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead, mentor, and develop individual contributors across multiple teams
- Build a culture of ownership, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
- Drive career growth frameworks, performance management, and succession planning
- Provide strategic technical direction with architecture and product leadership
- Guide teams in designing scalable, secure, and high-quality systems
- Champion code quality, observability, automation, and DevOps maturity
- Modernize technology, simplify architecture, and reduce technical debt
- Establish and monitor engineering performance, quality, and reliability KPIs
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives across the engineering organization
- Optimize team structures, resource allocations, and processes for scale
- Oversee vendor or contract engineering relationships when relevant
- Partner with Product, Design, Data, Security, and Infrastructure teams
- Communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, and risks to executive leadership
- Ensure engineering alignment with organizational goals and compliance requirements
- Periodically work outside standard business hours during infrastructure upgrades and/or releases
Requirements
What you’ll need- 8+ years of engineering experience
- Proven track record scaling engineering teams and delivering complex, high-impact software systems
- Strong technical foundation in software architecture, cloud technologies, and modern development practices
- Demonstrated ability to balance technical depth with strategic leadership
- Exceptional communication, organizational, and stakeholder-management skills
- Experience in a matrix organization with both direct and dotted-line structures
- Background working in Agile environments—Scrum, Kanban, or hybrid models
- Familiarity with platform engineering, developer experience tooling, or productivity enablement
Benefits
Comp & perks- At-will employment in accordance with applicable law
- Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs
- Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination protections