Director of Engineering, Narvar

• You have a BS/MS in computer science, information systems, or equivalent
• You have 8+ years of software development experience and are an engineer at heart
• At least one year of experience working in a Director capacity which includes the following:
• Experience managing a Manager
• At least 5 years of experience as a Manager
• Previous startup experience required
• You have successfully built and managed high performance distributed teams
• You excel in an informal, fast-paced startup environment with a flat organizational structure
• Can communicate technical designs and processes to both technical and non-technical audiences
• You have experience building high performance, scalable, highly available, and reliable consumer facing applications
• You have solid organizational and communication skills, the ability to prioritize tasks, keep projects on schedule & high quality standards along with capability to roll your sleeves when needed
• Extensive experience designing, building and integrating with RESTful APIs
• Experience with Frontend frameworks and technologies like React, Svelte, Typescript
• Experience designing and scaling relational and NoSQL database platforms (such as MySQL, Postgres, Cassandra, DynamoDB, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticache)
• You have experience with cloud technologies (AWS or GCS), schema design, optimization, query analysis, and databases
• Deep hands-on expertise in one (Java) or more of the following server-side languages: Java, Python, Go, Scala, Rust

Desirable

• As a Director of Engineering, you will be responsible for building and growing the engineering team across Narvar that builds consumer-facing SaaS products
• You will partner with our product team to develop experiences for our clients and their end consumers
• You will play a meaningful role in amplifying the value of our platform by assuring the seamless development & delivery of product features
• You will organize team structure, build leveling charts, and be an integral part of the hiring process. In this role, you will lead the production of product services and consumer-facing products that both engage and delight users
• Building and scaling tooling to make merchants successful in onboarding, testing & managing Narvar products
• Building and scaling a workflow engine & journey editor to easily define and orchestrate customer experience across Narvar products
• Build and lead the operational and directional aspects of your engineering team and help the members grow both technically and professionally
• Translate requirements to work streams for your team to design, estimate, develop, and launch new products & features
• Lead, inspire, teach, and influence your team to embrace modern engineering practices that enable them to frequently release high-quality services
• Work with the recruiting team to attract and retain high-quality and diverse talent
• Collaborate with other managers to ensure we are building products that provide a consistent and powerful experience
• Establish great rapport with Product Managers, Sales, and Success to maintain high levels of visibility, efficiency, and collaboration
• Provide production support for customer issues and proactively work to improve operational efficiency