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Director of Engineering

Leads and scales distributed software engineering team building secure production and fulfillment systems for hardware authentication devices. Defines engineering vision, mentors teams, drives automation and collaborates cross-functionally. Requires 12+ YOE, 5+ years leadership, bachelor's in CS/Engineering.

275k – 320kSanta Clara, CAEngineering ManagementHybrid12+ YOE

About the role

Tasks & Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership & Technical Oversight

  • Define and execute the engineering vision for production systems, ensuring alignment with overarching business goals
  • Provide architectural guidance and oversee the delivery of scalable and maintainable existing and new enterprise-class software solutions

Team Management & Mentorship

  • Lead, scale, and mentor geographically distributed teams of software development engineers and managers at all levels
  • Nurture an inclusive environment and foster a high-performance culture across multiple locations

Cross-Functional Collaboration

  • Collaborate deeply and broadly with cross-functional teams spanning production hardware, product management, supply chain, and business leadership to align engineering efforts with customer needs and company objectives

Process Optimization & Engineering Excellence

  • Continuously improve our ability to deliver quality solutions by driving the adoption of best practices for Agile, DevOps, CI/CD, and automation
  • Demonstrate a proven ability to continue raising the quality bar in Engineering Excellence

Budget & Resource Management

  • Optimize team resources, prepare realistic estimates, and manage broad development portfolios consistently on schedule and on budget, balancing cost-efficiency with talent retention and innovation

Technology Evaluation

  • Stay ahead of industry trends and emerging technologies to evaluate and drive innovation in industrial and manufacturing automation

Basic Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
  • 12+ years of progressively broadening engineering experience, with a strong track record of success in the software development and delivery of complex, enterprise-class software
  • 5+ years in significant leadership roles, including proven experience managing distributed engineering teams and large-scale application development for Windows desktop and Google Cloud deployments
  • Strong business and technical acumen with a strong understanding of development processes and project planning and execution management
  • Demonstrates a "high organizational IQ", successfully navigating and managing highly technical, geographically distributed teams
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills to convey complex technical information effectively to a wide variety of stakeholders and audiences at all levels

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with firmware development, embedded systems, Windows/Linux operating systems, and the unique challenges developers face on these platforms
  • Experience working with cryptographic systems such as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) or critical management systems such as Hardware Security Modules (HSMs)
  • Good understanding of industrial and manufacturing automation designs and implementations
  • Excellent analytical and problem solving skills with hands-on approach to software development and guiding the team to solving complex technical challenges

Skills

GCPWindowsAgileDevOpsCI/CDEmbedded SystemsFirmware DevelopmentLinuxPkiHsms

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