Remote Director of Engineering

Summary

Join Fleetio as a Director of Engineering to lead our Platform Engineering team and drive key infrastructure engineering efforts in alignment with product engineering efforts and business goals.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience leading platform engineering teams as a Director or as a Senior Engineering Manager
• Proven expertise in leading SRE, DevOps, or Cloud Infrastructure Engineering teams
• Excellent at planning and organizing work for multiple streams within the platform engineering team
• Prior experience managing cloud infrastructure spend and optimizing for cost efficiency
• Solid expertise in the latest development, build, test, and deploy practices that drive agility, consistent delivery, and quality
• Strong passion and track record of attracting, developing, and retaining engineers
• Experience utilizing APM tools to monitor and troubleshoot issues as necessary
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Responsibilities

• Partner with the VP of Engineering and the CTO to solidify a vision for Platform Engineering
• Develop a roadmap for key infrastructure engineering efforts in alignment with product engineering efforts and business goals
• Plan and execute strategic initiatives by defining scope, setting timelines, creating project plans, reporting progress, and proactively addressing risks and gaps
• Drive SRE efforts to provide a highly reliable and performant service to our customers
• Continuously plan, optimize, and scale our infrastructure to support the growth of our platform while managing associated costs and budgets
• Provide an excellent developer experience for our engineers that aids in improving developer productivity and happiness
• Advance, scale and support our API to help meet the needs of external users/developers
• Drive mobile platform engineering work in partnership with the mobile team
• Evaluate and work with vendors associated with platform engineering efforts as necessary
• Conduct post-mortems on incidents that disrupt service to our customers as necessary and provide an incident report
• Drive engineering practices within your team in alignment with our engineering philosophies
• Effectively manage performance of your broader team via regular 1-on-1’s, performance reviews and constructive feedback
• Forecast and recommend hiring needs based on product goals and skillset gaps
• Recruit top engineering talent as needed and ensure high levels of engagement and retention
• Develop future leaders by identifying potential and providing necessary opportunities and support

Benefits

• Multiple health/dental coverage options
• Vision insurance
• Incentive stock options
• 401(k) match of 4%
• PTO - 4 weeks
• 12 company holidays + 2 floating holidays
• Parental leave- birthing parent (12 weeks paid) non-birthing (4 weeks)
• FSA & HSA options
• Short and long term disability (short term 100% paid)
• Community service funds
• Professional development funds
• Wellbeing fund - $150 quarterly
• Business expense stipend- $125 quarterly
• Mac laptop + new hire equipment stipend
• Monthly catered lunches
• Fully stocked kitchen with tons of drinks & snacks