Director of Engineering – Operations Tools Suite
| Company | Serve Robotics |
|---|---|
| Location | San Francisco, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, USA |
| Salary | $210000 – $250000 |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | |
| Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
Requirements
- 8+ years of professional experience in software development including leading small teams of Sr. and/or Staff level fullstack Software Engineers
- 4+ years of experience in full-stack development with a passion for delivering user experiences that are streamlined, intuitive and functional
- Fluency in browser JavaScript, especially React, Vue.js or similar
- Good understanding of more advanced JavaScript topics, such as WebSockets, WebRTC, browser application performance and so on
- Backend experience, either directly or in close collaboration with backend teams (we mostly use Python and Elixir)
Responsibilities
- Identify the hiring needs, run the hiring process for your team, champion the onboarding process for new team members, and be the primary person responsible for their professional growth and success
- Mentor a small team of frontend and backend engineers, establish best practices, and lead by example through hands-on coding and code reviews
- Own the Operations Tools Suite, designing, owning and ensuring the platform delivers a world-class user experience, meets SLAs and reliability targets, and evolves to meet new business requirements
- Partner with product managers, operations teams, and other stakeholders to align technical solutions with business objectives
- Champion code quality, testing strategies, and continuous integration/deployment
- Experience staying current with emerging technologies and industry best practices, integrating relevant tools and techniques to keep our platforms cutting-edge
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong track record in up-leveling software engineers (and first-time managers) on your team in both their technical and leadership strengths
- Experience working with large external partners, vendors and customers, representing both the engineering teams and the business
- Experience running cross-functional teams with multiple domains of expertise and, possibly, developing multiple product streams in parallel
- Ability to partner with Product Management and Design from the early concept stage, building POCs and technical breakthroughs to inform and accelerate product strategy