JumpCloud is hiring a
Director of Engineering

Summary

The job is for a Director of Engineering at JumpCloud, a fast-growing SaaS company specializing in Identity and Access Management. The role involves leading engineering teams to build and improve their software products running on public clouds like AWS, GCP or Azure. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years experience leading engineering managers and architects that develop SaaS products running in a public cloud, with a strong technical foundation.

Requirements

• 10+ years experience leading engineering managers and architects that develop SaaS products running in a public cloud, like AWS, GCP or Azure
• 10+ years experience as a software engineer in any industry and in any tech stack
• Hands-on experience working with Agile teams including Scrum
• Experience managing cross functional teams including Dev and Quality engineers
• Proven ability to lead in a fast-moving, team-oriented, collaborative environment
• Experience partnering with Product Management, Security, Operations, and User Experience leaders to build the best customer experience
• Track record of continuous improvement through innovation, delivery, process development, quality, etc
• Experience leading and growing geographically diverse engineering teams in today’s remote first work environment
• BS degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent. Strong technical foundation in software engineering and design principles

Responsibilities

• Engineering leadership for 1-2 architects, 2-5 engineering managers that combined lead a total of 4-8 agile teams
• Inspire, hire, onboard and mentor a diverse remote team of high potential team members
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to distill complex issues, their business impact and our options for senior leadership and the executive team
• Partner with peers and other teams to build, lead, and inspire a world class engineering organization
• Grow and mentor the next generation of architects, engineering managers and senior managers
• Drive reuse of development work, platforming, and consistent technical and architectural direction across projects
• Provide project leadership and oversight of team activities in your areas of expertise
• Help define the future of your organization, identify industry trends and practices that, when adopted, will dramatically accelerate team performance and increase organizational capability

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Experience with authentication and authorization protocols such as OAuth, OpenID Connect, RADIUS, SAML, or WebAuthN
• Experience with other Directory services such as LDAP, Active Directory, Google Workspace, or protocols such as SCIM, etc

Benefits

• Remote work
• Flexible hours