Director of Software Engineering

Engineering - Boston, MA - Full Time

• Build and manage three squads that own recommendation technology, consumer experience, and infrastructure
• Manage a team of 10 to 15 
• Grow and nurture the development of an outstanding team of engineers
• Collaborate with Product, Science, and customer facing leaders to design and execute product roadmaps 
• Drive improvements in process, technology, and execution
• Oversee the execution of multiple projects, aligning resources, timelines, and dependencies
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align engineering execution with business results
• Communicate constantly; ensure transparency, collaboration, and feedback both inside and external to your team
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions.  Lead efforts to build and maintain a highly scalable software platform

• 12 years of experience building commercial software
• Prior experience in a leadership role within engineering organizations
• SaaS experience is a must; both enterprise and consumer experienced desired
• Deep understanding of Agile strategies and methods, and evolving them for scale
• Excellent time management and organizational skills.  Attention to detail is critical for this role
• Bachelor's Degree in computer science or equivalent experience as a software engineer
• Strong listening and communications skills
• Highly motivated self-starter and proactive problem solver with a can-do attitude that wants to learn and grow