Engineering Director - Channel Frameworks & Services Web Audit Automation

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How will you make an impact in this role?

The Channel Frameworks & Services team is driving a new way of building web experiences for our customers. We are looking for a forward-thinking Engineering Director who would be responsible for the end to end design and delivery for customer value capabilities in US and international markets directing a team of engineers driving engineering standard processes.

You will be hands on in building new enterprise framework & Services to support Web Audit Automation.

• Identify sophisticated and/or broad problems and issues within assigned technology initiatives and formulate recommendations based on industry standards and practices.
• Lead a team of engineers with deep involvement in architecture & design of a new capability to be hosted on a variety of technologies.
• Collaborate with leadership across teams to define technical solutions and implementation to drive software maturity and standard processes.
• Collaborate with teams across the enterprise in rolling out the tools & processes.
• Drive the engineering resilience of software and automation tools.
• Drive the reengineering of systems and code for continuous improvement.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Computer Science Engineering, or related field required; advanced degree preferred.
  10+ years of large-scale technology engineering and formal management. Such as:
• Successful engineering and deployment of enterprise-grade technology products in an Agile environment
• Large scale software product engineering experience with modern tools and delivery methods in a sophisticated environment (i.e. DevOps, CD/CI, Agile, etc.)
• Creation of tools or other technologies that become integral to the operation of the platform.
• Successful assimilation of new technology into an existing technology stack
• Good influential and collaboration skills; ability to drive consensus and tangible outcomes, proven by breaking down silos and fostering cross communication.

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with Java and Javascript is preferred.
  Expertise in building fault-tolerant, scalable solutions that are performed at a global enterprise scale.
  Knowledge of web development frameworks.
• Hands on development experience of large-scale application development and using JavaScript & Java.
• Proficient in cross-platform integration
• Hand on experience in public cloud environments(AWS or GCP).
• Experience in database technologies.
• Channel-specific technical skills as required by the platform, such as web, mobile, voice or interactive media.
  Engineering skill with wide-ranging experience; able to resolve sophisticated issues in creative and effective ways.

Salary Range: $170,000.00 to $255,000.00 annually + bonus + equity (if applicable) + benefits

The above represents the expected salary range for this job requisition. Ultimately, in determining your pay, we'll consider your location, experience, and other job-related factors.

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• Competitive base salaries
• Bonus incentives
• 6% Company Match on retirement savings plan
• Free financial coaching and financial well-being support
• Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits
• Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need
• 20+ weeks paid parental leave for all parents, regardless of gender, offered for pregnancy, adoption or surrogacy
• Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)
• Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program
• Career development and training opportunities

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