Job description
The Director of Engineering will be responsible for leading a talented team of software engineers who are responsible for designing and implementing websites and amazing user experiences that have scale and speed. This role requires the ability to balance between people management, leadership, and technical responsibilities. This position will collaborate with senior product, operational, as well as other engineering leaders.
The Director of Engineering role will be responsible for mentoring and growing team members within the engineering organization. They will also be a partner in determining the future direction of web development best practices within the engineering organization, and be a part of the execution of that direction.
You will:
- Provide functional and technical leadership to Engineering department
- Promote technical innovation and influence product roadmaps across functions and capabilities related to software engineering
- Closely partner with product, sales, and operational teams to influence product decisions, roadmaps and provide subject matter expertise
- Build software solutions which meet and exceed operating targets of reliability, scalability, security, maintainability and performance
- Champion efforts focused on attracting, developing and retaining a high performing team, offer ongoing feedback, professional growth opportunities and overall career guidance
- Be a driver of employee engagement, empowering your teams to not only champion their own efforts but to encourage others to be truly vested team players
- Champion continuous improvement and simplification of technology and underpinning stacks
- Manage the day to day execution of product development activities that help to deliver on strategic goals
- Managing and working with remote development teams, possibly across several time zones while still maintaining high quality
- Partner with architecture stakeholders to develop solution designs
- Maintain deep technical and business knowledge of industry directions and trends in the area of application architecture and programming languages
- Drive to deliver technology and products in the roadmap on schedule and with the highest quality
- Provide support for operations and support teams, including root cause analysis and preventative analysis
You have:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field required (Master’s Degree desirable)
- 7+ years in a leadership role including experience leading multiple software engineering teams, setting priorities and plans to meet business goals and objectives
- Broad experience building, leading, managing and mentoring high-performance Agile-based engineering teams
- Deep understanding of computing systems, software architecture and processes
- Experience working with distributed systems and systems at scale
- Experience with modern web technologies including deployment automation tools, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and other front-end development frameworks
- Hands on experience with React as well as a track record of delivering amazing solutions
- Experience optimization and delivering solutions with performance as a core tenet
LegalZoom is a remote-first company and the national range for this role is ($196,000 - $300,000). Actual compensation offered will depend on several factors including but not limited to: geographic location, work experience, education, skill level, and/or other business and organizational needs. In addition, an annual bonus, incentive bonus and/or restricted stock units may be provided as part of the compensation package. You will also receive a full range of medical, financial, and other benefits as seen below.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k, With Matching Contributions
- Paid Time Off
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Plus other wellness benefits to include:
- Fertility
- Mental Health
- One Medical
- Wellness reimbursement of up to $250
Join us in making a difference as we build our future and help ensure access to professional legal advice to all! LegalZoom is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment. LegalZoom prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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