Director of Software Engineering
| Company | Clearlink Technologies |
|---|---|
| Location | Draper, UT, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 8+ years of engineering experience, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role (Engineering Manager, Director, or equivalent)
- Strong leadership, mentorship, and team-building experience
- Broad exposure to multiple web engineering stacks, including PHP, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and MySQL
- Experience with WordPress and WordPress plugin development (or deep familiarity with similar CMS platforms)
- Strong experience with DevOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, CircleCI, GitHub, and Pantheon
- Expertise in modern web architectures, caching strategies, performance optimizations, and SEO best practices
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to translate complex engineering challenges into business impact
Responsibilities
- Work with business leaders to establish the technical strategy for Clearlink
- Act as a bridge between business objectives and engineering execution
- Advocate for engineering needs to ensure the team has the resources, tools, and training to succeed
- Champion company values, engineering culture, and best practices across the organization
- Define, implement, and enforce development best practices for scalable, maintainable, and performant code
- Oversee engineering workflows, development standards, and deployment processes to improve efficiency
- Ensure development is compliant with industry and company security regulations
- Guide engineers in designing, building, and maintaining high-quality software and infrastructure
- Support a team working across diverse technologies, including PHP-based CMS platforms, Node.js APIs, GraphQL services, and front-end JavaScript frameworks
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineering managers, senior engineers, and contributors
- Establish a structured upskilling program to increase subject-matter expertise in Cloudflare, CI/CD, Pantheon, and modern web technologies
- Create onboarding, training, and hiring frameworks to scale engineering talent efficiently
- Encourage knowledge-sharing, collaboration, and cross-functional teamwork
- Oversee project planning, scoping, and execution for major engineering initiatives
- Drive technical architecture decisions, ensuring performance, accessibility, and reliability
- Provide technical mentorship and help resolve engineering roadblocks
- Maintain and improve CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and DevOps workflows
- Support both legacy systems and emerging technologies, ensuring the team can evolve and modernize Clearlink’s web architecture
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience leading multi-brand, multi-product engineering teams
- Familiarity with GraphQL, Node.js, React, or other modern JavaScript frameworks
- Experience with Cloudflare, Nginx configurations, and scaling high-traffic websites
- Strong background in data-driven decision-making, engineering KPIs, and operational effectiveness
- Experience setting up and maintaining shopping cart systems or billing APIs