Director of Engineering

Summary

Join Espresa, a leading personal benefits platform, as a Director of Engineering. Lead software development efforts, make key architectural decisions, and drive the adoption of best practices. You will mentor and manage a global team of engineers, contributing to coding and development tasks. Deep expertise in Python, Django ORM, and Angular is crucial. This role involves strategic technical leadership, architectural oversight, team management, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure high-quality software delivery. Espresa offers a competitive benefits package.

Requirements

• At least ten years of professional software engineering experience, with a significant portion in a leadership role
• Proven Python and Django ORM expertise and familiarity with front-end technologies such as Angular
• Strong experience in designing and architecting APIs and complex software systems
• Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to guide and inspire a technical team
• In-depth knowledge of software design principles, architecture, and security best practices

Responsibilities

• Lead a software engineering team, setting technical direction and ensuring the implementation of best practices across all projects
• Oversee the design and architecture of scalable software solutions and APIs, ensuring they align with business objectives and technical requirements
• Mentor and manage a team of engineers and technical leads, fostering a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning
• You are comfortable with diligently reviewing code, contributing to coding and development tasks where needed, and demonstrating best practices by example
• Work closely with Product Management, Design, and QA teams to ensure cohesive and efficient software delivery
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality, secure, and efficient software products by maintaining a strong focus on code quality and modular design
• Ensure that software deployment is efficient, secure, and meets SLAs

Preferred Qualifications

• Comfortable with CI/CD tooling and DevOps
• Experience with ML infrastructure, recommendation engines, authentication protocols (SAML 2, OAuth 2, OpenID Connect, etc.), file transfer protocols (SFTP with PGP, HTTPS POST with different mime encodings)
• Experience integrating with platforms like Workday, Slack, Teams, and Shopify

Benefits

• Health
• Retirement
• Lifestyle Spending Account
• Generous PTO