Director of Engineering

What You'll Do

• Champion our engineering career framework, ensuring consistency and fairness in skill evaluations and growth opportunities.
• Partner with engineering leaders to create tailored development plans for engineers at all levels.
• Guide the career progression documentation process, providing feedback to both managers and engineers.
• Facilitate meaningful career conversations and development planning sessions.
• Identify learning and stretch opportunities that align with both individual aspirations and organizational needs.
• Mentor engineering leaders on effective talent development practices.
• Partner with leaders on having productive individual conversations focused on skill advancement and growth.
• Provide guidance on addressing development challenges constructively.
• Partner with leaders to balance technical direction with people development.
• Support leaders in recognizing and documenting growth evidence and technical accomplishments.
• Collaborate with recruiting to define effective hiring strategies aligned with our engineering matrix.
• Help refine job descriptions and role requirements based on our career framework.
• Participate in technical interviews to assess candidates against our engineering competencies.
• Design and improve onboarding programs that accelerate new hires’ integration and development.
• Partner with hiring managers to create personalized 30/60/90-day growth plans for new engineers.
• Ensure technical assessment criteria are applied consistently across teams.
• Champion our cultural values across the engineering organization.
• Drive initiatives that elevate technical standards while fostering a supportive culture.
• Facilitate technical/leadership growth conversations through the engineering matrix.
• Collaborate with engineering leaders to evolve our matrix as technology and industry practices evolve.
• Design and implement scalable professional development programs.
• Create templates and frameworks for effective skill and growth evaluation.
• Develop training materials for managers on talent development best practices.
• Establish metrics to measure the effectiveness of our learning and growth programs.
• Continuously refine our approach based on feedback and outcomes.

Skills Needed to Succeed

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills in order to foster relationships and partnerships.
• Ability to self-motivate, make independent decisions and solve problems.
• Maintain flexibility and initiate the creation of new processes and project strategies.
• Ability to manage conflict and differing opinions while maintaining composure.
• Strong leadership skills and understanding on developing and guiding others.
• Ability to take a great vision and turn it into reality through strategic execution.
• Strong understanding of technical competencies across different engineering roles and levels.
• Deep understanding of software engineering practices and technical growth evaluation criteria.
• Knowledge of talent acquisition strategies and employer branding.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering management, with demonstrated success in developing engineering talent.
• Experience implementing or maintaining engineering career frameworks/matrices.
• Experience with technical interviewing and candidate evaluation methods.
• Proven track record of coaching and mentoring both engineers and managers.
• Experience with formal management training program development.
• Experience facilitating professional development workshops.
• Experience designing effective technical interview processes.

Benefits We Offer

• Paid parental leave, including maternity, paternity, and adoption leave.
• Generous employer-paid leave for the use of vacation, sick time, and other qualifying reasons. 
• Innovative and comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance that provides team members with useful resources and savings to navigate their holistic health. 
• Life insurance policy provided for all staff members at 2x annual salary at no cost. Additional life insurance coverage is available to purchase. 
• Short-Term and Long-Term disability is covered at 100% for full-time qualified staff members.
• Comprehensive wellness and mental health benefits allow staff to proactively invest in their physical and emotional health.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plan allowing a team member to have up to 12.5% (including employee contribution, employer match, and employer discretionary contribution) contributed into their account in their first year. It doesn’t stop there—the more years on staff, the greater the investment! 
• $160 annually in development dollars for team members to invest in their professional growth. 
• Casual dress and work environment.
• And much more!

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