Director of Workflow Engine / Connectors, ABBYY
$180-237k
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Python
Java
Kafka
Go
Airflow
Azure
RabbitMQ
Expert level
Remote in US
Digital intelligence platform
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Digital intelligence platform
501-1000 employees
B2BArtificial IntelligenceBig dataDeep TechMachine LearningSaaS
Be an early applicant
$180-237k
AWS
Docker
Kubernetes
GCP
Python
Java
Kafka
Go
Airflow
Azure
RabbitMQ
Expert level
Remote in US
501-1000 employees
B2BArtificial IntelligenceBig dataDeep TechMachine LearningSaaS
Company mission
To redefine how work is done and how processes run within organizations to give you back your time.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate will possess deep technical expertise, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for fostering innovation within high-performing teams
- Deep understanding of workflow orchestration concepts, including task scheduling, dependency resolution, and state management
- Expertise in developing and scaling workflow engines or orchestration frameworks (e.g., Apache Airflow, Camunda, Temporal)
- Strong experience with designing and implementing connectors for APIs, databases, and message brokers using modern integration patterns
- Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, or Go, with a focus on scalable system development
- Familiarity with event-driven architectures and messaging systems (e.g., Kafka, RabbitMQ)
- Experience with containerization and orchestration tools like Kubernetes and Docker
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP) for deploying and managing workflow systems
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, including significant hands-on work with workflow orchestration and connector development
- Proven success in managing and scaling high-performing engineering teams
- Experience managing a team of ten + direct reports
- Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and deliver impactful solutions on time and within budget
- Strong track record of implementing Agile practices, including sprint planning, backlog prioritization, and iterative development
- Exceptional ability to articulate complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders
Desirable
- Experience with low-code/no-code workflow platforms and tools
- Familiarity with BPMN standards and process modeling tools
- Strong understanding of distributed systems and microservices architecture for workflow and connector solutions
- Background in integrating enterprise SaaS solutions, ERP systems, or CRMs
- Proven ability to build platforms that support multi-tenant, global-scale workflows
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Director - Workflow Engine / Connectors to lead the design, development, and scaling of innovative workflow orchestration platforms and third-party system connectors
- This role will require driving technical excellence, shaping strategic initiatives, and mentoring engineering talent
- You will oversee the development of robust, scalable workflow engines and seamless integration capabilities, enabling efficient automation and interoperability across diverse systems
- Architect and Design Solutions: Lead the design and implementation of workflow orchestration engines, ensuring scalability, fault tolerance, and high availability. Design seamless connectors for third-party applications, APIs, and databases
- Hands-on Coding: Contribute directly to the development of core systems, including workflow execution, task scheduling, and API integration frameworks. Perform code reviews and maintain rigorous quality standards
- Innovation: Explore and integrate emerging technologies to enhance workflow orchestration, including low-code/no-code platforms, event-driven architectures, and intelligent process automation
- Optimize Performance: Identify and resolve bottlenecks in workflow execution, scaling systems to support thousands of concurrent workflows and transactions
- Mentor and Develop Talent: Provide technical mentorship to engineers, fostering expertise in workflow orchestration and connector development while guiding them through complex engineering challenges
- Team Leadership: Build and lead a high-performing team of engineers focused on workflow engines and connectors, cultivating a collaborative and inclusive environment
- Performance and Development: Conduct regular 1-on-1s, performance reviews, and provide ongoing coaching to support career growth and team success
- Managing: Manage a team of ten + direct reports
- Agile Leadership: Drive Agile practices across the team, ensuring effective planning, retrospectives, and incremental delivery of high-quality solutions
Our take
ABBYY has been pushing the boundaries of technology since the 80s, when it was founded with the launch of a digital language translation dictionary. Since then, it has evolved into a document translation and processing solution, leveraging innovations in automation and AI to help companies process and translate legal and administrative documents.
With years of experience in the automation and optical recognition sector, it is no wonder ABBYY’s clients number in the hundreds of thousands and include a number of Fortune 500 businesses. Lately, it seems the company has been bolstering its leadership team as it aims to grow revenue and continue expanding the global business.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Strong hiring activity
Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Employee endorsements
Career progression
"At ABBYY, there are loads of opportunities to jump into new projects and areas of responsibility, based on interest, experience, and aspirations...."
Funding (1 round)
Apr 2015
$6m
EARLY VC
Total funding: $6m
Company benefits
- Remote and hybrid working options
- Flexible hours
- Paid volunteering days off
- Parental leave in all our locations
- Work in an international environment, supported by some of the brightest minds in the industry
- Join an innovative brand that transforms how Intelligent Automation solves highly complex business challenges for top global companies
Company values
- Simplicity - Aspire to make things simple, there's beauty in being able to explain and understand easily
- Transparency - We trust our colleagues with knowledge and information. We know that leading with transparency drives team effort and engagement
- Respect - Above all, we show respect. We are kind to our teammates, respect others' opinions, and we listen
- Think like a customer - We look for opportunities to delight our customers
- Do the right thing - We act like everyone is watching, doing the right thing for our company, our team, and our customers
- Be a team player - We don't sacrifice the team for the individual. Each of our successes, is the success of our team and vice versa. We are #oneABBYY
Company HQ
Congress Avenue Historic District, Austin, TX
Articles
Leadership
David Yang
(Board Director)Founder at Newo, Consultant at Visier, Advisor at HR.com, and CEO and Co-Founder at Yva.ai. Previously founded iiko and co-founded Plazius.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at ABBYY
Weronika Niemczyk (Chief People Officer)
- Building a workforce that reflects the world: Our global team is comprised of 800+ people from 30+ nationalities, with ages ranging from 21 to 80.
- Challenging the gender gap in the tech industry: At ABBYY, we are proud of our above-industry-average representation of women in the workplace. Women at ABBYY represent over 40% of our workforce, and more than a third of our team leaders.
- Empowering our colleagues: Our colleagues are supported by our leadership team to form employee initiative groups to connect with, and represent, their community within the company. Women@ABBYY is an example of such a community.
- Flexibility for every lifestyle: We provide everyone at ABBYY with the option to work remotely or hybrid and build a work schedule that fits their lifestyle through our flexible hours policy. Additionally, as part of our Volunteer Time Off program, every ABBYY colleague can take two paid days off every year to contribute to a charity of their choice.
- Nurturing inclusivity and integrity: We hold ourselves accountable to the highest level of integrity and ethical behavior enforced by our Code of Conduct, which sets the standards for how we act at ABBYY
- Celebrating our wins, while striving for better: Over the past years, we have consistently received above industry-average scores of 8.8/10 from our employees when asked how they would rank our Diversity and Inclusion efforts, through our monthly company-wide engagement surveys.
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