Director, Software Engineering

We are looking for a dynamic and technically proficient Software Engineering Director to lead the development of our internal platform offering for running zero trust container workloads. This is a great opportunity to work on next-generation cloud tech building, scaling and automating platform and also drive migration between different cloud infrastructures! As the Software Engineering Director, you will lead a team of engineers to build, scale, and optimize the platform, while fostering a culture of innovation and technical excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead a talented team of software engineers to build and maintain the platform, on top of which Control plane and Runtime services are deployed
• Mentor engineers, providing technical guidance and fostering professional growth with a passion for team and team members' success
• Attract, hire, and retain top-tier engineering talent while promoting an environment of collaboration, continuous learning, and high performance
• Conduct regular performance evaluations, offer continuous feedback, and support the professional development of team members
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define the product roadmap and align technical initiatives with business objectives
• Drive the development and deployment of the platform ensuring continuous & incremental improvement contributing to customer value
• Lead the development of prototypes and rapid experimentation to evaluate new automations, or approaches, balancing time-to-market with long-term technical investments
• Own project delivery timelines, ensuring that engineering deliverables are met while managing the balance between technical debt, proactive risk mitigation, and product innovation
• Ensure the team follows best practices in software development, including CI/CD, automated testing, version control, and deployment pipelines
• Establish monitoring, logging and alerting standards to ensure the system is highly observable, enabling efficient debugging and diagnosis of issues
• Daily management of stand-ups as the Scrum Master for engineering teams as well as ensuring the team has clear, understandable priorities and can lead multi-functional handoff discussions
• Chipping in to development tasks such as coding and feature verifications to assist teams with release commitments, to gain an understanding of the deeply technical product as well as to keep your technical skill sharp

Required Skills & Qualifications: Technical Leadership

• Strong technical expertise in building and maintaining high scale low latency distributed systems
• Expertise in infrastructure technologies (e.g., cloud platforms, containerization, orchestration tools)
• Proven ability to design and architect complex, high-performance systems that support versatile workloads
• Strong understanding of networking, DNS, and database technologies
• Experience with Service Mesh, EKS, Nginx, and DevOps practices

People Management:

• Demonstrated experience in managing and growing impactful engineering teams in fast-paced environments
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate a team
• A proven track record of successfully mentoring engineers and fostering their career development

Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field
• Experience: At least 15 years of experience with a focus on infrastructure and platform projects
• Proven ability to manage multiple engineering projects and teams and influence cross-functional teams