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Director of Engineering

Director of Engineering

punchcardPasadena, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

We are looking for an entrepreneurial leader with a strong technical background that can lead our talented group of developers. This role will be responsible for the back-end team and mobile app team. We are looking for someone who is highly technical, a heavy coder and is comfortable reviewing code and having spirited debates with the engineers and software architects as well as with our team of world-class scientists in areas of NLP, deep learning and speech. This role will report to the Executive team (CTO, COO and CEO).

Key Responsibilities include :

  • Manage overall technical architecture of company (US, China and beyond)
  • Mentor and lead a team of 5-6 back-end and mobile (iOS / Android) engineers and help hire and onboard new engineers.
  • Work with the engineers to design and build features that are easy to maintain and scale.
  • Establish and drive the best agile development practices within the team.
  • Ensure timeliness and quality of deliverables.
  • Identify the bottlenecks within the development process and optimize the productivity of the team.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders from the Engineering team, Product and Marketing to identify and build features that impact our end users and drive business feature deliveries and platform enhancements.

Experience :

  • Experience managing teams of 5+ back-end engineers or architects
  • Experience with implementation and delivery of large-scale projects using Java, PHP, Python or other languages
  • Experience with high traffic, consumer-facing websites and apps
  • Experience with global architecture especially in China
  • 8+ years of development experience
  • 4+ years of management experience

    • Education :

  • BS / MS in Computer Science or equivalent work experience

    • Skills / Requirements :

  • Must be very comfortable reviewing code and having technical discussions with the engineers.
  • Very clear understanding of Service Oriented Architecture and REST principles.
  • Must be very comfortable with agile and Test Driven Development methodologies.
  • Experience with Amazon Web Services is required.
  • Good understanding of front-end technologies, event-driven architectures and NoSQL stores.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills.
  • Must be self-directed and thrive in a fast-paced and entrepreneurial culture.
  • Chinese speaking / writing / reading is a big plus.

    • Personal Attributes :

  • You thrive in a fast-paced and constantly changing start-up environment.
  • You are amazing under pressure and you don’t mind wearing a few different hats.
  • You enjoy a variety of tasks and don’t mind switching between projects throughout the day.
  • You are extremely detail-oriented and can effectively manage team workflow.
  • You are analytical, resourceful and a creative problem solver.
  • You are a team player who is willing to do what it takes to support your co-workers.

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