Director, Software Engineering – Team Art Locker Platform

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

📋 Description

• Build, mentor, develop, and retain a high-achieving backend engineering team.

• Design and implement structured onboarding processes for new hires and recently converted contractors.

• Create tailored development plans, mentorship pairings, growth pathways, and succession depth.

• Establish and uphold best practices in code reviews, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, documentation, and secure development.

• Foster learning through design review forums, pairing, tech talks, and shared standards.

• Convert senior architect technical guidance into daily practices for the team.

• Lead backend delivery initiatives, including QOE→VOE and CC→VOE migrations, core services, and API tasks.

• Oversee sprint planning, capacity management, dependency coordination, and the removal of blockers.

• Monitor delivery health and quality while enhancing predictability.

• Ensure production support, incident response, and blameless root-cause analysis are in place.

• Collaborate with senior architects, Product Management, Security, Quality Engineering, and business stakeholders.

• Report on delivery status, team well-being, risks, and capacity to the SVP.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field; an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience will also be considered.

• Over 8 years of software engineering experience, including more than 4 years of direct leadership, coaching, and development of software engineers on mission-critical systems.

• A proven track record in building, developing, and retaining engineering teams.

• Proficient in structured onboarding, mentorship, personalized development planning, and performance management.

• Strong background in modern server-side web application engineering.

• Comfortable working in a PHP/Symfony, MySQL, React, and AWS environment, or able to quickly gain credibility in new technology stacks.

• Knowledge of CI/CD, automated testing, observability, and secure development practices.

• Experience in disciplined Agile delivery across multiple concurrent workstreams.

• Experience managing customer-facing production systems, including incident response and root-cause analysis.

• Experience collaborating with Product Management, Architecture, and Security functions.

• Hands-on engineering experience sufficient to review code and designs and provide coaching on engineering skills.

• A Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health Care Benefits.

• HSA Employer Contribution/ FSA Opportunities.

• Wellbeing Program.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Company paid Life, AD&D, and Short-Term Disability.

• Generous My Time Off & Paid Holidays.

• Varsity Brands Ownership Program.

• Employee Resource Groups.

• Access to Financial Coaching and member-owned Credit Union.

• St. Jude Partnership & Volunteer Opportunities.

• Employee Perks including discounts on personal apparel and equipment!