Director of Software Engineering

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

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of 10 full-stack developers specializing in Node.js services and Salesforce customizations.

• Propel quantifiable enhancements in developer productivity by utilizing DORA metrics: lead time, deployment frequency, change failure rate, and MTTR.

• Streamline delivery timelines by segmenting epics into smaller, independently deployable components and challenging inflated estimates with data-driven insights.

• Design comprehensive solutions that encompass Node.js microservices, APIs, event-driven architectures, and Salesforce (Apex, Lightning, integrations).

• Take ownership of solution performance metrics: latency, throughput, scalability, and cost—define SLOs and ensure team accountability.

• Implement estimation, sprint, and release methodologies; eliminate obstacles; uphold accountability while preventing team burnout.

• Collaborate with Product, QA, and Infrastructure teams to synchronize roadmaps, capacity, and dependencies.

• Recruit, onboard, and manage the performance of engineers; cultivate a culture of ownership and agility.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in leadership roles overseeing development teams of 8 to 20 engineers.

• Extensive, up-to-date hands-on expertise with **Node.js** (Express/Nest, asynchronous patterns, performance optimization, microservices).

• Familiarity with the **Salesforce** platform, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, Flows, REST/Platform Events, and integration patterns between Node.js and Salesforce.

• Established background as a **technical architect**, having designed distributed systems, API contracts, data models, and performance-sensitive solutions in production settings.

• Proven history of **schedule compression**, with documented examples of significantly reducing cycle times or advancing release timelines without compromising quality.

• Strong skills in estimation and planning within Agile/Scrum or Kanban methodologies.

• Experience in enhancing **solution performance** through profiling, caching strategies, query optimization, horizontal scaling, and observability (APM, logs, traces).

• Experience in cloud-native delivery (AWS preferred) incorporating CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), and contemporary DevOps practices.

• Excellent communication skills with stakeholders—capable of negotiating scope, time, and quality with executive leadership.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work arrangements to support work-life balance.

• Collaborative and inclusive company culture.