Director, Engineering - Cloud Platform

Summary

Join HashiCorp's Cloud Platform Services team as a Core Platform Engineering Leader! Lead the creation and delivery of a modern, secure, and reliable Core Platform. Partner with various teams to define and execute the platform roadmap, ensuring alignment with business objectives. Deliver key platform capabilities and cultivate a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. This high-impact role requires strong leadership experience, extensive software engineering expertise, and a deep understanding of cloud technologies. You'll hire and grow a diverse engineering team, contributing to company-wide initiatives. This is a remote opportunity with competitive compensation.

Requirements

• 8+ years People Management experience leading engineering teams, with an emphasis on developing key talent and cultivating positive, high-performing cultures. A people-focused leadership style, with a track record of motivating and inspiring individuals and teams
• 6+ years of experience in software engineering with experience with large-scale cloud solutions (AWS, Azure, GCP), including CICD-driven software development, testing and release management
• 6+ years working with Infrastructure-as-Code (IaC) and configuration management tools such as Terraform (preferred), CloudFormation, Pulumi, or Ansible
• Understanding and familiarity with HashiCorp’s products, specifically Terraform, Nomad, Vault and Consul
• Understanding and familiarity with the following technologies in use at HashiCorp and by the team: Go, gRPC, Protobuf, Aurora (Postgres), Redis (Elasticache), LaunchDarkly
• Strong functional knowledge of containers, container management, and container orchestration
• Strong understanding of modern cloud security fundamentals, including patch management and secure configurations, with preferred experience in regulated environments
• Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices, including CICD (continuous integration and deployment/delivery) techniques and technologies
• Strong cross functional collaboration and influencing skills, including the ability to influence without formal authority

Responsibilities

• Lead the creation and delivery of modern, secure and reliable Core Platform
• Partner with EPD & Security teams to define, affirm & drive a Core Platform roadmap that is fully aligned with Product and Business objectives
• Deliver and operationalize key Core Platform capabilities, including Cloud UI, PAAS service management capabilities and core CLIs
• Partner with leaders in Engineering, Product and Design to enforce best practices for measurable quality and value within the platform
• Partner with Engineering and Developer Experience leaders to establish relationships with key cloud and software vendors, managing costs and generating the highest ROI possible on investments in tooling
• Cultivate excellence in the reliability, scalability, security, and craft of the software your team builds
• Develop modern operationalization via policies for monitoring and ongoing management (patching, upgrades, audit requests, etc)
• Hire and grow a diverse engineering team in a fast-scaling organization
• Foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the Cloud Platform Services and broader EPD organizations
• Present insights and recommendations to drive data-driven decision-making
• Contribute to company-wide initiatives led by our EPD management, recruitment, and people teams

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile/Lean background for projects and project delivery
• Strong understanding of automation, automation principles, and different aspects of pipelines and automation delivery
• Advanced strategic capability with cloud delivery models
• Deep understanding of advanced security segmentation and controls

Benefits

• Remote work (#LI-Remote)
• $263,500 — $310,000 USD (SF Bay Area / NYC)
• $241,500 — $284,100 USD (California (excluding SF Bay Area), New York (excluding NYC), Seattle Metro, Denver / Boulder Metro, Washington D.C., or Maryland)
• $219,600 — $258,300 USD (Colorado (excluding Denver / Boulder Metro), Illinois, Minnesota, or Washington (excluding Seattle Metro))