Associate Director of Software Engineering
Associate Director of Software Engineering
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Job Description
IDEXX is seeking an experienced individual to lead Software Delivery in the US and EU as we continue to transform and modernize the IDEXX Veterinary Software portfolio. The ideal candidate will work with the Vice President of Software Engineering to deliver modern SaaS solutions all focused on providing veterinary professionals with smart simple solutions that enhance the health and wellbeing of animals across the globe.
The organization is comprised of approximately 100 engineering resources in the US and Europe. The technology stack is nonhomogenous ranging from modern born in the cloud solutions to classic clientserver offerings. A portion of the products were a result of acquisitions while others were internally developed. All these products must also be integrated to create a consistent seamless experience for our customers.
This role will be based out of our HQ in Westbrook Maine and we are open to assisting with relocation. In office weekly.
In this role you will:
- Lead a team of circa eight direct reports and a total staff of circa 100 60 USA 30 Netherlands 8 UK) with a mix of hybrid and remote workers.
- Contribute to the development of the engineering departments strategy and ensure its in the US and EU setting clear goals and objectives to support the companys business plan and product roadmap
- Evolve the ways of working by adopting and implementing best practices from the software industry to enhance productivity collaboration and quality across teams. This includes promoting agile methodologies DevOps practices continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD) and testdriven development (TDD) to streamline workflows and improve delivery speed. Establish clear coding standards documentation practices and robust code review processes to ensure maintainable and highquality code.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning and improvement by encouraging the adoption of modern tools frameworks and technologies while regularly evaluating and refining processes.
- Enable crossfunctional collaboration to break down silos and ensure alignment between development product and operations teams
- Prioritize metricsdriven decisionmaking by implementing tools for performance tracking team productivity and customer feedback ensuring that all improvements are aligned with business goals and customer needs.
- Empower teams with the autonomy to experiment iterate and innovate while providing the structure and guidance needed for consistent scalable outcomes.
- Ensure business results are achieved client expectations are fulfilled and applications/systems are performing to support all aspects of service delivery
- Serve as a trusted resource for product and commercial partners by providing knowledge and expertise in support of their key objectives
- Foster innovation within the engineering teams to develop new features improve product performance and enhance user experience
- Manage your budget effectively optimizing resource allocation and making strategic hires to fill key skill gaps
- Establish and maintain a scalable and efficient development process that enables rapid iteration and delivery of features
- Promote a culture of continuous learning and development within the engineering team encouraging knowledge sharing and professional growth
- Ensure the capture of key software development metrics related to delivery quality and stability; set standards for disaster recovery and business continuity
- Establish IDEXX as a destination for highperforming innovative software professionals
What do you need to succeed
- Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or a related field
- Minimum of 15 years of experience in software engineering with at least 3 years in a senior leadership role managing large and/or distributed engineering teams
- Strong technical acumen with the ability to drive technical decisions and strategy by leveraging ones own experience and that of subject matter experts
- Excellent leadership and teambuilding skills with a proven ability to motivate mentor and manage engineering teams of varying levels of expertise responsibility regionality culture and employment models
- Demonstrated experience in leading the development and delivery of largescale SaaS products in a fastpaced agile environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively collaborate with other departments and stakeholders across different cultures and time zones
- Familiarity with modern technologies software development tools and methodologies
What you can expect from us
Opportunity for annual cash bonus
Health / Dental / Vision Benefits DayOne
5 matching 401k
Additional benefits include but are not limited to financial support pet insurance mental health resources volunteer paid days off employee stock program foundation donation matching and much more!
Why IDEXX
Wereproud of the work we do because our work matters. An innovation expert in every industry we serve we follow our Purpose and Core Values to help pet owners worldwide keep their companion animals healthy and happy to ensure safe drinking water for billions and to help farmers protect livestock and poultry from disease. We have customers in over 175 countries and over 10000 talented employees globally.
So what does that mean for you We enrich the livelihoods of our employees with a positive and respectful work culture that encourages learning and discovery. At IDEXX you will be motivated by generous compensation incentives and benefits while enjoying purposeful work that drives improvement.
Letspursue what matters together.
IDEXX values diversity and encourages women people of color LGBTQ persons people with disabilities members of ethnic minorities foreignborn residents and veterans to apply.
IDEXX is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will not be discriminated against because of race color creed sex sexual orientation gender identity or expression age religion national origin citizenship status disability ancestry marital status veteran status medical condition or any protected category prohibited by local state or federal laws.
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