Director of Engineering

We are seeking to bring on board a Director of Engineering with a deep understanding of software development methodologies and lifecycle, proven ability to build and lead globally distributed teams, and vast experience working directly with clients and partners.

Responsibilities

Technical Leadership:

• Development/Architecture Background: Hands-on experience, and willingness to lead from the front rolling up your sleeves when necessary.
• Technical Guidance: Need to be able to lead, mentor and hire outstanding engineers, and coach them to success.
• Problem-Solving: Identify and resolve complex technical issues.
• Technology Evaluation: Evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to improve development processes.

Team Management:

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor an Engineering organization of 10+ teammates.
• Resource Allocation: Allocate tasks and resources effectively to meet project deadlines.
• Recruiting: Build outstanding teams by recruiting and hiring top level talent in Latin America and the US..

Client Interaction:

• Client Communication: Communicate effectively with clients to understand their requirements and provide technical solutions.
• Client Relationship Management: Build and maintain strong relationships with clients.
• Client Deliverables: Ensure timely delivery of high-quality deliverables.

Profile Requirements

• 3+ years of experience as a Director, or equivalent (manager of managers/leaders)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer or Technical Leader.
• Expert on one or more software stacks.
• Proficient in Multi Cloud Development (GCP, Azure, AWS Certifications are a plus)
• Emphasizes and predicates the importance of testing, automated testing frameworks and writing unit tests.
• Can design RESTful APIs, architect software systems (taking into consideration scalability, maintainability and performance).
• Familiar with design patterns, microservices and other software design principles.
• Familiar with DevOps practices (CI, CD and deployments pipelines). Has experience with tools like Git, Docker, and Kubernetes for development and deployment.
• Previous experience with high volume, high scale distributed systems.
• Experience with any scripting languages.
• Strong project management and interpersonal skills.
• A team player who enjoys collaborating with others.