Director Software Engineering
Director Software Engineering
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Job Description
Job Description
Location:
Bengaluru KACond Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue The New Yorker GQ Glamour AD Vanity Fair and Wired among many others. The companys awardwinning content reaches 84 million consumers in print 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms and generates more than 1 billion video views each month.
The company is headquartered in London and New York and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico & Latin America Russia Spain Taiwan the U.K. and the U.S. with local license partners across the globe.
Job location: Bangalore
About the Role:
As the Director of Engineering you will be responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of the engineering workforce in the organization. This role involves strategic planning team management project collaboration with crossfunctional teams in order to deliver the outcomes to achieve the companys key objectives. The Director of Engineering plays a critical role in driving innovation product development and maintaining the technical excellence of the company. This role is reporting to the Vice President of Engineering.
About You:
15 years of experience in software engineering building software products with at least 5 years in people management
Must have the right combination of technology experience and people management
Must have ability to collaborate effectively across crossfunctional teams such as the Product Management Program management UX and Analytics teams
Must have excellent communication skills both written and verbal and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and nontechnical individuals.
Experience in working with peers stakeholders and partners across different geographies and time zones
Ability to translate highly complex technical requirements into easily digestible and actionable plans
Experience preparing & delivering executive level presentations to business and technology audiences
Ability to lead and manage technical individual contributors across all levels with the ability to foster open communications across the organisation
Ability to motivate direct and indirect reports to deliver superior results.
Ability to provide functional and directional guidance to engineers and recommend policy or strategic direction changes to management.
Experience in leading development projects using agile methodologies
Experience with Cloud native and MERN stack would be essential
Experience in the Commerce domain will be a plus.
Key Responsibilities:
Develop and execute the longterm vision goals and strategies aligned with the companys overall mission.
Lead technical discussions be a subject matter expert and have strategic influence on decisionmaking
Oversee project planning and delivery ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget.
Establish project priorities allocate resources and track progress to meet milestones and deadlines.
Build and nurture high performing teams
Ensure the adoption of best practices quality standards and maintain technical excellence in product development.
Provide technical guidance and expertise to solve complex problems and address challenges as they arise.
Collaborate with product management design and other departments to prioritise align engineering efforts with an eye on business objectives.
Facilitate effective communication and coordination across crossfunctional teams.
Implement and maintain rigorous quality assurance processes to ensure product reliability and performance.
Stay current with industry trends emerging technologies and best practices to guide technology choices and investments.
Identify and mitigate technical and project risks that may impact product development or company goals.
Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and report on the performance and progress
Our tech
Languages and Frameworks: Javascript Node.JS React (and React ecosystem)
APIs: GraphQL
Data: Postgres MongoDB Elasticsearch
Deployment: Docker AWS Kubernetes
Source Control: Git GitHub
What happens next
If you are interested in this opportunity please apply below and we will review your application as soon as possible. You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile.
Cond Nast is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status age familial status and other legally protected characteristics.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
