Director of Engineering, Sumo Logic

UI Platform

$240-270k

+ Bonus + Equity in the form of PIU's

React

Redux

JavaScript

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Redwood City, CA

Continuous intelligence platform for DevSecOps

Job no longer available

Continuous intelligence platform for DevSecOps

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceSaaS

Job no longer available

$240-270k

+ Bonus + Equity in the form of PIU's

React

Redux

JavaScript

Expert level

San Francisco Bay Area

Office located in Redwood City, CA

501-1000 employees

B2BEnterpriseBig dataAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceSaaS

Company mission

TO enable organizations to transform massive amounts of data into actionable insights to prevent and remediate modern security and cloud operations challenges.

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

15+ years of experience in software development, with at least 5 years leading high-performing engineering teams and at least 2 years of experience managing managers
Proven track record of successfully scaling frontend platforms for large-scale applications
Demonstrated experience managing, building, and mentoring geographically dispersed engineering teams
Expertise in modern frontend technologies (React, Redux, JavaScript, web platform) and cloud-native principles
Strategic vision and the ability to translate it into actionable plans
Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, influencing stakeholders and building consensus across diverse teams
Passion for building exceptional customer experiences and a drive to continuously improve

What the job involves

Do you envision a world where everyone can leverage the power of real-time analytics? Does building a next-generation platform that unifies diverse data, democratizes access, and scales effortlessly through cloud economics excite you? If so, then Sumo Logic has an extraordinary opportunity for you to lead our Frontend Development team as Director of Engineering
As a visionary leader, you'll own the strategic direction and execution of our frontend platform and architecture
You'll champion innovation, anticipate future trends, and translate your vision into actionable plans that elevate the user experience and propel Sumo Logic forward
Beyond platform leadership, you'll also take the helm of our Dashboards team, a crucial piece of the Sumo Logic experience
You'll empower your team to build and refine intuitive, data-driven dashboards that empower our users to make informed decisions
Own Platform Experience Vision and Strategy: Drive the strategic direction for Sumo Logic's platform experience, aligning with overall product and business goals. Define the technology roadmap, anticipate future trends, and champion innovation
Lead a High-Performing Engineering Team: Build, attract, and retain a world-class team of frontend and fullstack engineers, fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and professional growth. Guide individual development, delegate effectively, and empower ownership
Deliver Exceptional Customer Experiences: Ensure a seamless and intuitive experience for all users across the platform. Partner closely with product, design, and other engineering teams to translate vision into reality
Shape the Frontend Technology Landscape: Champion best practices, architect scalable and maintainable solutions, and advocate for continuous improvement through infrastructure and tool enhancements
Represent Frontend Engineering at the Executive Level: Articulate frontend challenges and opportunities to leadership, secure resources, and influence strategic decisions. Build strong relationships across the organization

Our take

Sumo Logic is a secure, cloud-native, machine data analytics service, delivering real-time, continuous intelligence from structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data across the entire application lifecycle and stack. And more than 2,000 customers around the globe rely on Sumo Logic, including Samsung, AirBnb, Grammarly, and Toyota.

Customers gain a multi-tenant, service-model advantage to accelerate their shift to continuous innovation, increasing competitive advantage, business value and growth.

After its IPO in 2020, February 2023 saw Sumo Logic agree to a $1.7 billion valued acquisition deal from Francisco Partners. This marked the beginning of an exciting new chapter for Sumo Logic, its parent company has a track record for acquiring successful tech and software businesses such as MyHeritage and Renaissance Learning. Exemplifying its potential in its new Francisco Partners era, Sumo Logic was named a "Challenger" company in the 2024 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Information and Event Management.

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Insights

Top investors

22% female employees

-7% employee growth in 12 months

Glassdoor (3.5)

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

May 2019

$110m

SERIES G

Jun 2017

$78.7m

SERIES F

Total funding: $348.7m

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