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Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering

CompanySmartcat
LocationBoston, MA, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • Minimum of 10 years in software development, with 5+ years in leadership managing teams of 20+ engineers.
  • 5+ years of .NET experience.
  • Proven leadership and management skills, capable of motivating and guiding teams to achieve objectives.
  • A meticulous and data-driven approach to problem-solving.
  • Experience operating with an AI first approach
  • Experience in scaling products and engineering teams during rapid growth phases.
  • Expertise in managing high-load, secure, and scalable systems, ensuring robust performance under peak demands.
  • Familiarity with performance optimization and system resilience strategies.
  • Adaptability to thrive in a high-intensity startup environment, with a commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Receptiveness to feedback and diverse viewpoints.
  • Ideally based on the East Coast
  • Demonstrated experience in working within international environments.
  • Fluency in English.

Responsibilities

  • Drive the delivery of a high-quality product, exceeding customer expectations.
  • Collaborate with the product team to create and execute comprehensive roadmaps, ensuring top-quality implementation.
  • Proactively collaborate with customer-facing teams to reduce the number of customer-reported bugs
  • Partner with architects to transform and scale the product for 100x growth.
  • Optimise and measure engineering processes to double the team’s output within the first year, while simultaneously halving the number of bugs.
  • Recruit, build, and lead a top-tier engineering team across various regions and time zones, enhancing the hiring process, offering expert technical guidance, and fostering career development.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ideally based on the East Coast
  • Demonstrated experience in working within international environments.