Director of Engineering
Job Description
We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to join our team. You will partner with leaders on our Product and Business teams to develop strategy, roadmap, and ultimately execution towards the systems and services we need to scale our business.
Your responsibilities will spread across People, Process and Technology. You will drive your team including recruiting, coaching, performance management. You will recommend and refine the engineering processes to establish accountability and performance. You will develop a technical strategy to build for maintainability and scale, while promoting innovative opportunities across the team.
You will partner with your Engineering peers to ensure we solve problems company-wide, establish smart practices around ownership, and find elegant solutions to complex business challenges.
Responsibilities:
- Build and manage engineering teams across multiple time zones and disciplines.
- Cultivate high standards for communication, ownership, and quality while executing asynchronously.
- Along with Product and Business teams, develop and execute a strategic roadmap while mitigating implementation risks.
- Develop future leaders by fostering technical and people skills development.
- Responsible for technical scaling to ensure the long-term success of the platform.
- Be a strong voice of clarity in a world of fast-growing startups, and teach your teams to function when faced with ambiguity.
About you:
- 5+ years managing multiple engineering teams.
- Strong experience with Java (Kotlin knowledge is a plus), distributed systems design (microservices), and relational databases.
- Ability to understand, diagnose, and effectively articulate technical challenges and solutions.
- Deep understanding of Processes, and how to build and iterate within a high-performing team.
- Profound empathy for individuals on the team, the ability to have hard conversations, demand and achieve high performance, and prioritize a culture that leads to sustained success.
Being authorized to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment and we are unable to sponsor H1-B Visas at this time.
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background investigation.
Covid-19:
Mynd is closely following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) and implementing processes that promote the safety of our employees, candidates, owners, residents and communities. The health and safety of our employees and contractors around the world continues to be our top priority as we face the challenges associated with COVID-19. Leaders across Mynd meet regularly to consider the evolving situation and are doing all we can to keep our teams healthy.
At Mynd, we offer a robust, competitive & unique benefits package:
- Unlimited time off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Cash to purchase your own investment property through our “Project Investor Myndset” program
- 401k + Match
- Wellness, home office, and cell phone subsidies
- Volunteer time off
- Robust health, dental, vision insurance, and more
- Sabbatical program
At Mynd, we encourage all of our team members to:
- Be Myndful
- Always Be Entrepreneurial
- Earn Trust
- Play Team First
- Be an ‘A’ Player
- Think Like An Investor
