Senior Director, Engineering
- Role
- Engineering Management
- Experience
- Senior
- Employment
- Full-time
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
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Senior engineering leader for Olo Inc. with 5 years of experience and a CS/software engineering degree. Must manage multiple engineering teams and have hands-on background across distributed cloud platforms, AWS, Kubernetes, DevOps/security/compliance, queues, databases, and observability/runtime tools. Role is NYC/hybrid-commutable despite optional telecommuting.
Core skills
Required skills
Sr. Director, Engineering, Olo Inc., New York, NY.
Manage multiple teams to influence cross-technical & business decisions, ensuring alignment between eng execution & company-wide goals. Expand from domain-specific focus to include cross-functional oversight, aligning multiple teams & setting direction at a higher level, shaping cross-functional strategy. Align engineering teams w/ the product roadmap by collaborating w/ product leadership, proactively identifying dependencies, & ensuring strategic initiatives are successfully executed. Continuously evaluate & drive process improvements, integrating innovative best practices to enhance efficiency, scalability, & business outcomes. Lead cross-functional collaboration to meet key bus obj & resolve team obstacles. Provide technical direction for architectural decisions, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, & optimized for long-term success across internal & customer-facing platforms. Drive proactive resolution of high-priority technical issues, streamlining escalation & coordination across teams to minimize business impact. Manage technical risks, incl ensuring systems have backup, failover, & disaster recovery plans.
Min req: Bachelor’s in Comp Sci, Software Eng, or related field & 5 yrs exp, incl 5 yrs exp w/ following: scaling distributed systems & cloud-based platforms; using Cloud technologies including AWS (S3, SNS, SES, API Gateway), Kubernetes, ArgoCD, Working in Python, Ruby, Node, PHP, & .Net; using software development lifecycle, DevOps, security, & compliance best practices; planning & executing software platform changes w/ min disruption to clients/ongoing activity; utilizing Queue mechanisms incl RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka; analyzing, assessing, & communicating software implementation options according to various IT environments; working w/ Databases incl Postgres, DynamoDB, & MySQL; using tools incl Datadog, Logstash, ElasticSearch, Docker, Redis; designing & executing plans for software installations; using & monitoring software distribution channels, techniques & auto-recovery tools; integrating & communicating across applications, databases, & platforms.
Telecommuting Optional - May work from any location within normal commuting distance subject to company hybrid work policy. Salary: $242,000-$292,000/yr.
What you'll do
- Manage multiple teams to influence cross-technical & business decisions, ensuring alignment between eng execution & company-wide goals.
- Expand from domain-specific focus to include cross-functional oversight, aligning multiple teams & setting direction at a higher level, shaping cross-functional strategy.
- Align engineering teams w/ the product roadmap by collaborating w/ product leadership, proactively identifying dependencies, & ensuring strategic initiatives are successfully executed.
- Continuously evaluate & drive process improvements, integrating innovative best practices to enhance efficiency, scalability, & business outcomes.
- Lead cross-functional collaboration to meet key bus obj & resolve team obstacles.
- Provide technical direction for architectural decisions, ensuring systems are scalable, secure, & optimized for long-term success across internal & customer-facing platforms.
- Drive proactive resolution of high-priority technical issues, streamlining escalation & coordination across teams to minimize business impact.
- Manage technical risks, incl ensuring systems have backup, failover, & disaster recovery plans.
What they require
- Bachelor’s in Comp Sci, Software Eng, or related field & 5 yrs exp.
- 5 yrs exp w/ scaling distributed systems & cloud-based platforms.
- 5 yrs exp using Cloud technologies including AWS (S3, SNS, SES, API Gateway), Kubernetes, ArgoCD.
- 5 yrs exp working in Python, Ruby, Node, PHP, & .Net.
- 5 yrs exp using software development lifecycle, DevOps, security, & compliance best practices.
- 5 yrs exp planning & executing software platform changes w/ min disruption to clients/ongoing activity.
- 5 yrs exp utilizing Queue mechanisms incl RabbitMQ, SQS, Kafka.
- 5 yrs exp analyzing, assessing, & communicating software implementation options according to various IT environments.
- 5 yrs exp working w/ Databases incl Postgres, DynamoDB, & MySQL.
- 5 yrs exp using tools incl Datadog, Logstash, ElasticSearch, Docker, Redis.
- 5 yrs exp designing & executing plans for software installations.
- 5 yrs exp using & monitoring software distribution channels, techniques & auto-recovery tools.
- 5 yrs exp integrating & communicating across applications, databases, & platforms.
- Telecommuting Optional - May work from any location within normal commuting distance subject to company hybrid work policy.
Benefits
- Telecommuting Optional - May work from any location within normal commuting distance subject to company hybrid work policy.
Olo is a leading SaaS platform in the restaurant industry, focusing on digital transformation to enhance guest experiences.