Director of Software Engineering

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

📋 Description

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

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

• Accelerate delivery timelines by segmenting epics into small, independently deployable components and scrutinizing inflated estimates with data.

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

• Take ownership of solution performance aspects: latency, throughput, scalability, and cost—set service level objectives (SLOs) and ensure the team adheres to them.

• Establish practices for estimation, sprint planning, and release management; eliminate obstacles; enforce accountability while preventing team burnout.

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

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

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years of experience leading development teams of 8–20 engineers.

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

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

• Demonstrated experience as a **technical architect**: designing distributed systems, API contracts, data models, and performance-critical solutions in live environments.

• Proven history of **schedule compression**—examples of scenarios where you effectively reduced cycle time or advanced release dates without compromising quality.

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

• Background in driving **solution performance**: profiling, caching, query optimization, horizontal scaling, and observability (APM, logs, traces).

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

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

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.

• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance.

• Flexible work hours and remote work options.

• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning.

• Supportive and innovative work environment.