Director of Engineering

The Cayuse software engineering organization is a diverse, global team. We are looking for a hands-on Director of Engineering that will work closely with other software and product management leaders and mentor them to deliver our roadmap with quality. This person is responsible for overseeing multiple delivery teams, including the creation of new products as well as the enhancement of current systems.  This is, at times, a hands-on development role so the successful candidate will be very much a technology driven leader who continuously stays current with technical skills as well as helping the team with coding as needed.  The ideal candidate has a good balance of software architecture and agile execution skills.

The Director of Engineering will work with other software and product management leaders both Domestically and Internationally. This role will report to the CTO and is responsible for overseeing multiple delivery teams, including the creation of new products as well as the enhancement of current systems. This includes all aspects of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for systems requiring a high degree of distributed processing and database optimization. 

Responsibilities

• Manage all development activities of multiple software engineering teams
• Manage and coordinate all aspects of multiple projects; including analysis and requirements definition; scoping; planning; technical prototyping, design, and implementation while delivering a quality product on-time, within the budget
• Provide mentoring and leadership in the company technical community
• Continually augments the teams' experiences and skills with the latest training, technologies, and techniques
• Work with key leaders and be accountable for the delivery of software releases focusing on quality, scalability, and stability
• Lead the planning and design of software development solutions, and the refinement of existing frameworks, processes, and tools
• Inject and implement creative ideas using best-of-breed technology and platforms
• Facilitate build-buy-partner and tech selection decisions
• Ensure adherence to architectural best practices and realization of technology strategy

Skills & Requirements

• Degree in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
• 5+ years of development leadership experience with strong technical and business acumen
• 10+ years’ experience as a hands-on software developer in an object-oriented programming language
• Ability to work with team to address coding challenges by being a hands-on contributor and producing top notch SaaS products
• Ability to adapt quickly to changes and maintain high team morale and efficiency
• Strong software architecture background with significant experience with security, horizontal scalability, high availability, and performance.
• Strong ability to model software (e.g. UML)
• Extensive knowledge of agile, iterative software development methodologies (ideally SAFe)
• Strong knowledge of engineering and modern cloud development systems, best-of-breed open source technology, native public cloud services, enterprise cloud delivery models, and cloud management
• Experience providing team oversight during the full software development life cycle, from conception, design, implementation and testing to documentation, delivery and maintenance
• Demonstrated ability to manage a globally distributed organization through defined key objective indicators and specified goals that align with the company’s direction and objectives
• Excellent communication skills, active listener, ability to adapt communication styles to different audiences with good balance of IQ and EQ
• Demonstrated ability to manage managers in the software team, with a track record of successful hiring at all levels

Benefits

• Competitive Medical Benefits (PPO + HSA available)
• Vision, Dental, Short-Term Disability fully covered by Cayuse
• Unlimited PTO + Holidays + Flexible Work Schedule
• Remote Work Stipend
• Equal Paid Parental Leave
• 401k with Employer Matching
• Quarterly Wellness Reimbursement
• Remote Work Environment, supporting the Ultimate Employee Experience

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