Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering - Digital

Come make the world and accelerate your success.

It takes great people to achieve greatness. People with a sense of purpose and integrity. People with a relentless pursuit of excellence. People who care about making things better For Those Who Make The World. Sound like you Join our top-notch team of more than 50000 diverse and high-performing professionals globally who are making their mark on some of the worlds most beloved brands including DEWALT BLACKDECKER CRAFTSMAN STANLEY CUB CADET and HUSTLER.

The Job:

As Director of Engineering - Digital youll be part of our Corporate IT team working as a remote employee. We are seeking a forward-thinking and technically adept Director of Digital Engineering to lead the design development and delivery of modern digital applications and platforms. This role is responsible for overseeing a diverse engineering landscapefrom scalable full-stack applications and edge delivery to CMS integrations and partner-managed services. The ideal candidate is an experienced technology leader with a strong foundation in modern application architecture microservices and cloud-native engineering. You will guide the implementation of cutting-edge web frameworks intelligent automation and performance optimization strategies that power exceptional digital experiences at scale.

Youll get to:

• Define and lead the technical strategy for building and scaling modern digital applications using frameworks such as and cloud-native services.
• Architect modular performant systems using microservices API-first design and serverless technologies where appropriate.
• Ensure scalable deployment and edge performance through platforms such as Vercel Akamai or other CDN/edge solutions.
• Introduce and operationalize AI-enhanced development and testing tools to boost quality velocity and automation across the software lifecycle.
• Oversee CMS integration efforts (e.g. Drupal) as part of a broader omnichannel content and application ecosystemensuring flexibility not dependency.
• Guide cloud infrastructure decisions across AWS Azure or GCP ensuring high availability observability and cost efficiency.
• Manage relationships with external partners including MSPs holding them accountable to SLAs and service excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teamsproduct design data and securityto align engineering execution with strategic business outcomes.
• Champion engineering excellence CI/CD best practices and infrastructure as code (IaC) adoption.
• Lead incident response and continuous improvement efforts to ensure platform reliability and resilience.

The Person:

You love to learn and grow and be acknowledged for your valuable contributions. Youre not intimidated by innovation. Wouldnt it be great if you could do your job and do a world of good In fact you embrace it. You also have:

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering or related field.
• 10 years of progressive engineering experience including large-scale web application development and platform architecture.
• Proven expertise in modern full stack development including JavaScript/TypeScript and cloud-first environments.
• Experience with microservices distributed systems REST/GraphQL APIs and event-driven architectures.
• Deep familiarity with CI/CD pipelines container orchestration (Docker/Kubernetes) and DevOps tooling.
• Understanding of AI/ML-powered tools for development testing and release automation.
• Experience with performance optimization edge delivery (CDN) and observability tools.
• Strong vendor management skills particularly with MSPs and third-party engineering teams.
• Excellent communication leadership and stakeholder engagement skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience leading digital engineering within high-scale consumer platforms SaaS or e-commerce environments.
• Familiarity with SRE principles DevSecOps and zero-downtime deployment strategies.
• Certifications in cloud architecture agile delivery or secure software development.

The Details:

Youll receive a competitive salary and a great benefits plan including:

• Medical dental life vision wellness program disability 401(k) Employee Stock Purchase Plan paid time off and tuition reimbursement.
• Discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and other partner programs.

And More:

We want our company to be a place youll want to be and stay. Being part of our team means youll get to:

• Grow: Be part of our global company with 20 brands to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
• Learn: Have access to a wealth of learning resources including our digital learning portal.
• Belong: Experience an awesome place to work where we have mutual respect and a great appreciation for diversity equity and inclusion.
• Give Back: Help us continue to make positive changes locally and globally through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

Whats more youll get that pride that comes from empowering makers doers protectors and everyday heroes all over the world. Were more than the #1 tools company. More than a driving force in outdoor power equipment. More than a global leader in industrial. Were visionaries and innovators. As successful as weve been in the past we have so much further to go. Thats where you come in. Join us!

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The base pay range for this position in Marylandis $USD Annual per year. Pay is based on market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge skills and experience. A sign-on payment may be provided as part of the compensation package in addition to a full range of medical financial and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered. Applicants should apply via Stanley Black and Deckers internal or external careers site.

We Dont Just Build The World We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS DEWALT CRAFTSMAN MAC TOOLS and Black Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

Were the Worlds largest tool company. Were industry visionaries. Were solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art smart factory products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843 but that hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant diverse global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

Youll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical dental life vision wellness program disability retirement benefits Employee Stock Purchase Plan Paid Time Off including paid vacation holidays & personal days and tuition reimbursement. And of course discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What Youll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60 brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism giving back and sustainable business practices.

EEO Statement:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race color religion age sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veterans status or any other protected characteristic.

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