Director of Core Engineering, LocalStack
+ Performance bonus and share options
Cloud development platform
Open for applications
Cloud development platform
21-100 employees
Open for applications
+ Performance bonus and share options
21-100 employees
Company mission
To empower developers to rapidly build and test their cloud applications, saving valuable time and resources.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of engineering leadership experience, with a proven track record of scaling and managing high-performing teams
- Experience scaling and leading the team from 20 to 50+ engineers
- Strong background in software engineering, preferably in the developer tools, cloud infrastructure, or database technology space
- Expertise in leading multiple engineering squads (manager of managers) and managing complex projects with distributed teams
- Deep technical understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Snowflake) and associated developer tooling
- Strong analytical mindset, with experience establishing and tracking KPIs and metrics to drive performance
- Inspirational, empathetic leader with excellent communication skills and the ability to attract and retain top-tier talent
- Hands-on approach to problem-solving and willingness to dive into technical discussions whenever needed
What the job involves
- We are looking for a dynamic and experienced Director of Core Engineering to lead and oversee the development of our core emulators, which are the critical foundation of our world-class cloud development platform
- In our journey so far, our efforts have been mostly focused on building our flagship AWS emulator, which has achieved remarkable success with nearly 300 million pulls from Docker Hub by our global user community
- As we continue our exciting growth journey, we have expanded our efforts to include the development of a local Snowflake emulator (currently in public preview) and an Azure emulator (in private alpha), which are generating strong early adoption and market traction
- This role is critical to LocalStack’s success, focusing on driving technical excellence, scaling our engineering capabilities, and delivering world-class developer tools to our global customer base
- The incoming Director of Core Engineering will lead a team of exceptionally talented and motivated engineers who are at the forefront of developing some of the most advanced cloud emulator technology on the globe
- Oversee multiple engineering squads responsible for the development and delivery of our core emulators and related developer tooling
- Scale the team from ~20 to 35+ members within the course of next year, focusing on hiring top talent to build a high-performing organization
- Provide mentorship, career development, and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and continuous improvement
- Ensure timely and high-quality delivery of our core products, including the AWS, Azure, and Snowflake emulators
- Collaborate with engineering leads to define technical roadmaps and ensure alignment with company objectives
- Advocate for best practices in software development, testing, and DevOps automation to maintain our high standards of quality and reliability
- Define and implement metrics and KPIs to measure and improve team performance and product quality
- Partner with product management to prioritize features and improvements based on customer needs and market trends
- Drive cross-functional collaboration to ensure alignment between Engineering, Product, and Technical GTM / Customer Success teams
- Stay ahead of industry trends in cloud platforms and developer tooling, bringing innovative ideas to our core product offerings
- Foster a strong culture of innovation within the organization, facilitating hackathons, innovation days, and a pipeline of incubation projects
- Act as a thought leader, representing LocalStack’s engineering vision internally and externally
Application process
- We'd love to hear from you! Join us in shaping the future of cloud development at LocalStack
- To apply, follow the LI application process or apply on our career page. Make sure to include a short motivation outlining why you are the perfect candidate for this role
- If your profile looks like a good match, Nick Miller will be in touch to organize further steps within 2 weeks
- Please note, that due to a high volume of candidates, we cannot offer personalized feedback to each candidate
Our take
Developers can face high costs and delays with cloud-based testing (as centralised cloud environments are complex and expensive to maintain), which slows down development. This means that solutions to reduce these challenges are crucial for improving productivity.
LocalStack is solving this issue by providing a virtual environment that lets developers run a complete AWS setup on their laptops, cutting deployment times from 28 minutes to 24 seconds. It supports over 100 AWS services, reducing cloud costs and streamlining testing.
In an exciting move, the company raised substantial funding which will go towards expanding into the US and further developing its platform. With plans to offer new features like chaos engineering, LocalStack is ready to transform cloud development across multiple platforms.
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Insights
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Funding (1 round)
Nov 2024
$25m
SERIES A
Total funding: $25m
Company benefits
- Opportunities for professional development and training
- Dynamic and collaborative work environment
- Flexible work arrangements
Company values
- People first: People come first, as they are at the heart of everything we do. We're on a mission to build a product that developers love, and a workplace where everyone thrives. When people enjoy what they work on, who they work with, and how they work, productivity will follow. This is true for us just as it is for our customers
- One size does not fit all: People first also means realizing that everyone is different, and needs different things to be productive. A person may be held back in one environment, but thrive in another. The same is true for projects and how we work on them. We embrace diverse work styles and empower individuals to be their best taking all their unique strengths and weakness into account
- Through failure we learn: We are a young and growing company venturing into the unknown. Whatever we do right now may not work three months from now. We may introduce processes or tools that we think are a good idea, but turn out not to work. Question the status quo and put forth new ideas, backed by informed arguments. Own it when they fail! If we accept and embrace these failures, we can learn together and ultimately grow closer as a team
- Embracing distributed decision making: We believe in the power of individual ownership and distributed decision making. As a young and dynamic organization we can only scale if we have efficient mechanisms in place that prevent bottlenecks. Distributed decision making is all about trust—which we can achieve by focusing on transparency, accountability, and feedback mechanisms
Company HQ
Lindenhof, Zürich, ZH
Articles
Leadership
Gerta S.
(Co-Founder & COO / Co-CEO)Previously spent 3 years at Tricentis where they worked as a Global Digital Transformation Strategist, Global Diversity Program Lead and Product Manager in AI/ML. Prior to that, they were a Project / Product Manager and Business Process Analyst at runIT Solutions.
Waldemar Hummer
(Co-Founder & CTO / Co-CEO)Previously the Head of Engineering at Zurich Insurance Company and CTO / VP of Engineering at Advanon. Was also a Cloud/AI Tech Lead and Architect at IBM, and Development Team Lead at Atlassian.
Thomas Rausch
(Co-Founder & Head of Engineering)Founder of Cognitive XR where they serve as the Technical Lead. They graduated from the Vienna University of Technology with a PhD in Computer Science and worked as a University Assistant while there.
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