Director of Engineering

October 9

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Description

•At Livefront, we help companies design and build world-class digital products that command attention and inspire joy. •We’ve helped household names like Target, Samsung, General Mills, and Optum create experiences that have reached millions of people. •We’re looking for an outstanding Director, Engineering to join our team. •You're an expert in your field and care deeply about software craft. •You lead by example, have exceptionally high standards, and have a long record of inspiring teams to do their best work. •You manage competing priorities gracefully and can rally a team to execute with great results. •You understand the motivations, strengths, and weaknesses of your team and cultivate an environment of learning, growth, and career development for everyone. •You lead major engineering decisions and initiatives, inspire collaboration and support, and drive initiatives to completion with the team. •You stay informed about industry trends, participate in community and industry events, and share knowledge via regular publications and presentations. •You are empathetic, curious, and always learning and improving. •As a Director of Engineering, you will lead the engineering practice at Livefront. •You will work with our client partners and the Livefront team to create and refine the overall technical vision for our engagements.

Requirements

•Experience leading software engineering teams. •Experience teaching, mentoring, and motivating software engineers. •Experience with strategic planning, leading and facilitating technical problem solving, designing technical solutions in a team environment, and motivating and managing teams to successful execution. •Experience setting and maintaining standards and expectations for software development best practices, code reviews, testing, and application monitoring. •At least 7-10 years of software engineering experience, ideally in a consulting environment or as part of an in-house, cross-functional product team. •Experience building consumer-facing native mobile and web applications, with a fluent command of the native languages and core frameworks. •Demonstrated expertise architecting, building, maintaining, and scaling modern software on various platforms. •Ability to understand client expectations, the work the team has done and still has to do to meet those expectations, and the ability to motivate the team to successfully deliver on time and on budget. •Experience with public speaking and writing on engineering-related topics. •Excellent communication skills and a strong ability to present and defend technical and architectural choices persuasively. •Renowned problem-solving skills. •Above-average discipline and personal organization skills. •A demonstrated hunger for personal and professional growth. •A self-evident love and care for the craft of software engineering.