Director of Engineering, HashiCorp

• 8+ years People Management experience leading engineering teams, with an emphasis on developing key talent and cultivating positive, high-performing cultures. A people-focused leadership style, with a track record of motivating and inspiring individuals and teams
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering with experience with large-scale cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP), including CICD-driven software development, testing and release management
• 6+ years working with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible
• Understanding and familiarity with HashiCorp’s products, specifically Terraform, Nomad, Vault and Consul
• Understanding and familiarity with the following technologies in use at HashiCorp and by the team: Go, gRPC, Protobuf, Aurora (Postgres), Redis (Elasticache), LaunchDarkly
• Strong functional knowledge of containers, container management, and container orchestration
• Strong understanding of modern cloud security fundamentals, including patch management and secure configurations, with preferred experience in regulated environments
• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CICD (continuous integration and deployment/delivery) techniques and technologies
• Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills, including the ability to influence without formal authority

Desirable

• This role is responsible for leading our Core Platform team within Cloud Platform Services at HashiCorp
• The Core Platform team helps deliver the PAAS backbone and partners to build the HashiCorp Cloud Platform (HCP) that powers HashiCorp’s software delivery
• This is an opportunity to lead at a high-visibility, high-impact company
• Millions of engineers and operators globally rely on HashiCorp products every day to predictably and reliably deliver infrastructure & platform capabilities for their businesses
• This is an opportunity as an Engineer Consumer of HashiCorp’s products to bring your experience, passion and insight “inside”, enabling and improving the foundational services these Products rely on
• In this role, you will lead the creation and delivery of modern, secure and reliable Core Platform
• Partner with EPD & Security teams to define, affirm & drive a Core Platform roadmap that is fully aligned with Product and Business objectives
• Deliver and operationalize key Core Platform capabilities, including Cloud UI, PAAS service management capabilities and core CLIs
• Partner with leaders in Engineering, Product and Design to enforce best practices for measurable quality and value within the platform
• Partner with Engineering and Developer Experience leaders to establish relationships with key cloud and software vendors, managing costs and generating the highest ROI possible on investments in tooling
• Cultivate excellence in the reliability, scalability, security, and craft of the software your team builds
• Develop modern operationalization via policies for monitoring and ongoing management (patching, upgrades, audit requests, etc)
• Hire and grow a diverse engineering team in a fast-scaling organization
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the Cloud Platform Services and broader EPD organizations
• Present insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision-making
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives led by our EPD management, recruitment, and people teams