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Sr. Director, Engineering

274k – 427kSan Francisco, CAHybrid15+ YOE
Summary

Leads engineering team building shared services platform, defines strategy for core services, mentors managers/engineers, drives AI integration and scalability in high-growth environment. Requires 15+ years experience including 10+ in leadership.

About the role

Responsibilities

  • Defining and executing the vision and strategy for a key product area aligning with Calendly’s goals and priorities
  • Supporting and mentoring a team of managers and engineers, providing technical guidance and coaching on their career development
  • Driving innovation and adoption of new technologies and methodologies that enhance Calendly’s services
  • Ensuring the quality, performance, security, and scalability of a product line of business following best practices and standards
  • Collaborating with other engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to understand the business requirements and deliver solutions that meet or exceed expectations

Requirements

  • 15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 10+ years in a leadership role
  • Experience helping to build and scale an AI-first engineering organization, including integrating AI/ML capabilities into core services, developer workflows, and product strategy
  • Experience leading high-performance engineering teams
  • Experience building highly-available distributed back-end systems
  • Comfortable working as a change-agent, and drive adoption of modern engineering methodologies
  • Knowledge of cloud platforms, such as GCP and their services and tools
  • Experience operating in both high-growth startup technology companies and larger, more established organizations, with the ability to adapt leadership style and processes to each
  • Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
  • Passion for delivering high-quality products and services that delight customers
  • Ability to iterate and ship fast
  • The ability to work in our San Francisco office 2 days per week
  • Authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America
Skills
AI/MLGoogle Clouddistributed systemsbackend systemsleadershipcloud platforms
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