Sr. Director, Engineering

New Yesterday

Dive in and do the best work of your career at DigitalOcean. Journey alongside a strong community of top talent who are relentless in their drive to build the simplest scalable cloud. If you have a growth mindset, naturally like to think big and bold, and are energized by the fast-paced environment of a true industry disruptor, you’ll find your place here.
Scroll down to find an indepth overview of this job, and what is expected of candidates Make an application by clicking on the Apply button. We value winning together—while learning, having fun, and making a profound difference for the dreamers and builders in the world. We want people who are passionate about building high performing teams that operate at scale. We are looking for a technical leader who will drive engineering excellence across all major components of our current and future Compute offerings. Responsibilities Working in close partnership with Product Management, Design and other core product directors to deliver key Compute products. Optimizing Compute fleet performance and efficiency at scale across our globally distributed Data Centers. Defining and executing on the next generation of high performance Compute products. Develop quarterly goals and objectives that help keep your teams aligned with the vision and higher-level company goals. Make large prioritization decisions, and tradeoffs between schedule, scope, cost. Attract, develop and retain the people required to deliver your plan. Actively coach and develop the managers and technical leaders within your organization, and create a healthy culture that supports delivery over the long term. Command the economics tied to your organization. Actively participate in the yearly and quarterly budget process and make strategic and tactical decisions to manage to these budgets. Be an open communicator within DigitalOcean in both written and spoken form. As a director you will be expected to drive a company initiative that does not fit nicely in a box, or has impact beyond your immediate organization. Requirements Significant experience managing software development teams and shipping software-based products or services. Experience with building and leading teams with an emphasis on scaling them to meet the demands of a rapidly growing business. Direct experience building scalable infrastructure software and/or distributed systems. Strong analytic and quantitative analysis skills. Strong communications skills with the ability to prioritize well and understand how to drive a high level of focus and excellence through a strong, talented and motivated team. Sound business judgment, with a proven ability to influence others and drive consensus. A strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive. A good systems thinker, who understands complex organisations, systems and how to work effectively in a complex environment. Enough architecture and engineering chops to hold your teams to high standards. A good cross functional collaborator. An effective communicator in written and spoken forms. A leader comfortable with build, buy, partner decisions. Benefits We innovate with purpose. We prioritize career development. We care about your well-being. We reward our employees with a competitive salary range of $278,000.00 - $348,000.00. We value diversity and inclusion. This is a remote role. We are an equal-opportunity employer, and recognize that diversity of thought and background builds stronger teams and products to serve our customers.
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Location:
Seattle, WA
Salary:
$200
Job Type:
FullTime
Category:
Engineering

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