Director of Engineering, Aerospike

• We are looking for a transformative leader who thrives at the intersection of complex distributed systems and strategic product delivery
• 7+ years of experience in developing distributed, multitenant, auto-scalable backend services
• 5+ years of experience in technical leadership in management roles, leading high-performing engineering teams through direct leadership and through manager direct reports
• Demonstrated ability to provide strong technical leadership, mentorship, and guidance to teams of backend and front end engineers
• Proven track record of ensuring the delivery of high-quality, scalable, and reliable solutions in a fast-paced environment
• Experience in recruiting, onboarding, and developing top talent within more than 1 kind of engineering team. Ability to foster a collaborative, inclusive team culture that values innovation, continuous learning, and excellence
• Proficiency in collaborating with product management and other stakeholders to define and execute the long-term technical roadmap
• Demonstrated ability to align business goals and objectives with organizational priorities and roadmaps, with a focus on driving innovation and competitive advantage through technology
• Excellent foundation in computer science and algorithms
• Experience in developing distributed, multitenant, auto-scalable backend services
• Proficient knowledge of one or more statically typed back-end programming languages (Go, Kotlin, Java, Scala)
• Experience with at least one of the major public cloud providers: AWS, Google, Azure
• Experience with NoSQL and relational databases and database fundamentals, including data storage, data replication, data modeling, and data access patterns
• Experience with developing, deploying, and maintaining distributed services with containers (Docker) & orchestration (Kubernetes, EKS, GKE)
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipeline engines
• Technical knowledge and understanding of techniques and standards for authentication, authorization, and encryption
• Experience with production and on-call support
• Experience with usage-based billing, entitlements, or licensing enforcement

Desirable

• To foster strong team alignment and productivity, Bay Area–based team members are expected to work from the office 2–3 times per week—typically Tuesday through Thursday
• As the Director of Engineering over our Product Platforms, you will lead high-caliber teams of engineers to build and scale a robust, cloud-native platform that serves as the foundation for the next generation of data-driven innovation from Aerospike
• This is a unique opportunity to shape the technical roadmap of a portfolio of platforms and services that bring Aerospike products to life in the cloud, while fostering a culture of engineering excellence and operational rigor
• Join us to redefine what’s possible in the world of high-performance data and leave a lasting legacy on the backbone of the modern digital economy
• You'll lead leaders, guide multiple platform teams through the development of Aerospike Cloud into a product platform for all Aerospike products
• Build platforms that empower other product engineering teams to own their cloud products, from control and data planes, billing, licensing, telemetry, and UIs
• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, product managers, product engineering leaders, SREs teams, and other developers regarding progress on a long-term technology roadmap
• Convert business requirements into actionable engineering plans and work items
• Steward the quality and reliability of both your teams’ services and other teams’ services running on the platform
• Attract, develop and retain top-tier engineering talent into Aerospike and create avenues for them to succeed through technology, mentorship, and processes
• Provide technical leadership on company-wide initiatives
• Participate in an on-call process as a manager escalation to provide guidance and correct decision-making during incident response