The Director of Engineering leads software development teams, manages engineering processes, oversees project execution, and collaborates with stakeholders to align technical direction with business priorities.
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global market leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. We are on a mission to redefine how organizations connect with their audiences - and that’s just the beginning!
Organizations, large and small, depend on us to accurately publicize market-moving news and multimedia, and generate social engagements that develop interactions with their target audiences.
About the Role
The Director of Engineering plays an integral role in leading the Business Wire Engineering group including multiple development teams, QA, Release Engineering as well as engineering project management. As leader of the Engineering group, you will take charge of creating and maintaining Business Wire’s multi-lingual, public-facing web sites, client portals, and APIs, as well as internal applications and services. You will lead Business Wire's technology transformation initiative, transitioning from legacy Java applications to a modern technology stack across a wide array of applications and services. You will partner with business stakeholders as well as the leadership team to align the Engineering group to business priorities and ensure high quality deliverables.
What You'll Do
- Lead Engineering’s direction and execution, ensuring high standards of code quality across the organization, the effectiveness of SDLC processes, and overall operational excellence.
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders, team managers, and leadership to design projects and milestones. Provide essential input for Business Wire’s technical and product direction.
- Closely oversee project execution and ensure on-time deliverables.
- Actively contribute to architecture and technical direction discussions.
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship, developing a culture of ownership and accountability.
- Ensure effective communication and collaboration between Engineering, IT, Product and other functional areas.
- Maximize the effectiveness of teams by identifying and removing roadblocks, implementing process improvements, providing actionable feedback, and increasing technical maturity across the organization.
- Identify resource and knowledge gaps as well as deficiencies across the organization. Develop and oversee the implementation of solutions for addressing the issues.
What You'll Need
- 10+ years of experience in software development with a focus on SaaS-based enterprise software.
- Significant experience in distributed microservice architecture as well as GitOps frameworks.
- 7+ years of experience building and managing software engineering teams.
- Proven experience as a technology leader who has overseen complex enterprise software projects and has a deep understanding of software development processes and technologies.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to collaborate with diverse teams.
- Up-to-date with current technologies to inform decision-making and technology adoption with focus on AWS services and modern programming languages such as Node.js, Typescript, GoLang, Python 3, or others.
- Proven experience leading a variety of engineering functions including development, QA, project management and others.
- Proactive in identifying problems and opportunities and developing creative solutions.
- Effective in the planning and oversight of engineering projects with ambitious timelines.
- Ability to work remotely
- Excellent health benefits that begin on your first day of employment
- $100 monthly fitness allotment, a tuition reimbursement program, and enhanced mental health resources
- 401(k) plan with generous company match, and annual profit sharing contribution (subject to company performance)
- PTO, Floating Holidays, Wellness Day Off, Birthday Day Off, and more!
Business Wire will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position.
What We Offer
The base salary range for this position is $240K to $265K/year. Offered salary will be determined by several factors, including but not limited to: applicant’s education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with geographic market data. Business Wire reserves the right to modify this salary range at any time.
Business Wire’s total rewards include:
A pre-employment background check will be required after the acceptance of an offer. Business Wire is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and other similar state laws and local ordinances, and its internal policy, Business Wire will also consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Top Skills
AWS
Go
Node.js
Python 3
Typescript
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