Director of Engineering - Auctions & Sourcing

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Lead engineering for our Auctions & Sourcing platforms, driving outcomes through hands-on technical leadership and strong product partnerships. You'll guide teams in building our auction systems and sourcing platforms while fostering a culture of ownership and engineering excellence.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Drive engineering outcomes across auction management and consignment sourcing platforms through direct technical contribution and team leadership
• Partner with product teams to deliver high-value, cost-effective solutions
• Build highly cohesive teams that own their development processes while meeting product needs
• Drive pragmatic technical decisions that favor proven, scalable solutions and managed services
• Make technical decisions backed by metrics and system data
• Actively participate in technical decisions through direct code reviews and system design discussions

IDEAL EXPERIENCE & COMPETENCIES

     Technical Leadership

• 12+ years of engineering experience, 5+ years leading teams.
• Experience building and retaining high-performing engineering teams.
• Ability to set clear expectations and provide actionable feedback.
• Strong hands-on capabilities in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure.
• Proven track record deploying and maintaining large-scale user-facing applications.
• Experience modernizing critical business systems.
• Track record of building reliable, cost-effective solutions.

     Working Style

• Proven track record of delivering measurable business impact.
• Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and collaborative problem-solving approach.
• Balances strong opinions with openness to alternative approaches.
• Drives technical alignment while minimizing meeting overhead.

     Product Partnership

• Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions.
• Experience balancing technical debt against product delivery.
• Track record of improving engineering-product collaboration.
• Skill in representing engineering considerations in product planning.
• Experience with gRPC and GraphQL is a plus.
• BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field.
• This remote-first role requires excellent communication skills and building trust across globally distributed teams.