Director / VP Engineering ($200-225k+) (mid-stage startup)

  • Full-time

Company Description

HIGHLIGHTS:

* We are a leading, global, eCommerce Platform used by 20,000+ clients

* Profitable mid-stage startup 75+ employees, rapidly growing, adding 20+ engineers this year

* Work with a group of fun and “chill” people (enjoy coming to work each day)

* CTO is great to work with. Has a following of engineers.

* Flexible hours, great benefits, comp, etc.

* San Mateo/Foster City

Job Description

THE ROLE:

* Reporting to the CTO

* Focus on team Execution role (not a hands-on technical role)

* Ensure we meet our Sprint deadlines

* Implement progress / performance metrics 

* Track and present team progress to CTO

* Motivate team members 

* Manage frontend and backend teams (able to manage all engineering)

* Interviewing and recruiting engineers

* Establish onboarding process for engineers 

* Rebuilding existing apps 

* Building new apps from scratch

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IDEAL CANDIDATE PROFILE:

* Successfully led engineering teams of 25+ 

* Consistently delivers code on-time 

* Successful at meeting Sprint deadlines (Agile environment)

* Can spot breakdowns in the team and fix them

* Can measure team success (implement team metrics)

* Process driven (but not to a fault)

* Knows how to motivate teams

* Highly desired: Online advertising or eCommerce domain experience

* Excellent people skills

* Startup experience 

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.