Director, Engineering – Data & Insights

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Oversee and direct multiple software engineering teams to ensure they operate efficiently and align with the organization's goals.

• Provide mentorship and career advancement opportunities for engineering managers and senior engineers, aiding their development as leaders.

• Spearhead initiatives to attract, hire, and retain top engineering talent, fostering high-performing, diverse teams that work collaboratively.

• Cultivate a workplace culture where teams take pride and ownership in their products and Rithum as a whole. Create and sustain a positive, inclusive, and innovative engineering environment that reflects company values and encourages teamwork, diversity, and collaboration.

• Promote a culture of proactive responsibility (identifying issues before clients do) and instill a sense of ownership and urgency in swiftly addressing client-facing production challenges. Create an atmosphere where individuals not only identify problems but also contribute to solutions.

• Develop and articulate a long-term technical vision and strategy that aligns with the company’s business objectives. Collaborate with C-level executives to transform business needs into actionable engineering plans.

• Work in partnership with product management to formulate and prioritize the engineering roadmap, ensuring effective resource allocation to meet project deadlines and business priorities.

• Plan and oversee the engineering budget, ensuring optimal resource utilization while balancing project demands and cost limitations.

• Ensure your team is educated about and adheres to Rithum's software development processes and standards, including Scrum agile development, automated testing, internationalization, usability, scalability, and service-oriented architecture initiatives.

• Consistently evaluate and enhance development processes to boost efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and improve collaboration between engineering and other departments.

• Supervise the design and development of advanced software solutions that scale across numerous servers and adhere to rigorous fault tolerance standards.

• Regularly report progress, technical challenges, and project outcomes to the executive team, offering insights that inform broader business strategy.

• Ensure all stakeholders, including product, operations, and business leaders, are aligned on technical initiatives and that expectations are effectively managed.

• Engage with key clients, partners, and external stakeholders when necessary, offering technical insights and ensuring the seamless delivery of software products.

⛳️ Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development within the SaaS industry.

• Experience with AWS data services.

• Strong SQL skills at scale with columnar/analytical query engines (Redshift, BigQuery, or equivalent).

• Proficiency in data warehouse design and ETL/ELT pipeline architecture.

• Familiarity with data lake patterns.

• Knowledge of streaming or near-real-time data patterns (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar).

• Proven track record of ownership of data quality, governance, and schema management.

• Demonstrated ability to build and retain engaged, high-performing software development teams.

• Experience managing the complete software development lifecycle of SaaS applications at scale.

• Evidence of successfully navigating a fast-paced, dynamic industry (such as e-commerce) and delivering products that capture market share.

• Experience utilizing AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc.) to enhance outcomes, including but not limited to communication drafting, data analysis, prompt engineering, and/or documentation.

• Exceptional written and spoken English skills.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits: Affordable health care plans and company HSA contributions, starting on Day 1.

• A 6% 401(k) match.

• Competitive time-off package including 20 days of Paid Time Off, 9 Company-Paid holidays, 2 paid floating holidays, 7 paid sick days, 2 Wellness days, and 1 Paid Volunteer Day; PTO increases to 22 days at 3 years of service, and to 25 days at 5 years.

• 12 weeks of primary caregiver leave & 4 weeks of secondary caregiver leave.

• Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.

• Pet insurance.

• Legal assistance and identity theft insurance plans.

• Life insurance at 2x salary.

• Access to the Calm app and the Employee Assistance Program.

• $65/month remote work stipend for internet.

• Culture and team-building activities.

• Tuition assistance.

• Career development opportunities.

• Charitable contribution match up to $250 per year.