Director Of Engineering

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Sotheby's

πŸ“Remote - United Kingdom

Summary

Join Sotheby's as a Lead Engineer for our Auctions & Sourcing platforms! You will provide hands-on technical leadership and collaborate with product teams to build and improve our auction systems and sourcing platforms. This role requires 12+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading teams, and expertise in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure. You'll drive engineering outcomes, build high-performing teams, and make data-backed technical decisions. The position is remote-first and demands excellent communication skills for collaboration across globally distributed teams. Sotheby's is committed to fostering a culture of ownership and engineering excellence.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of engineering experience, 5+ years leading teams
  • Experience building and retaining high-performing engineering teams
  • Ability to set clear expectations and provide actionable feedback
  • Strong hands-on capabilities in distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
  • Proven track record deploying and maintaining large-scale user-facing applications
  • Experience modernizing critical business systems
  • Track record of building reliable, cost-effective solutions
  • Proven track record of delivering measurable business impact
  • Demonstrates intellectual curiosity and collaborative problem-solving approach
  • Balances strong opinions with openness to alternative approaches
  • Drives technical alignment while minimizing meeting overhead
  • Proven ability to translate business needs into technical solutions
  • Experience balancing technical debt against product delivery
  • Track record of improving engineering-product collaboration
  • Skill in representing engineering considerations in product planning
  • BS or MS in Computer Science or related technical field
  • This remote-first role requires excellent communication skills and building trust across globally distributed teams

Responsibilities

  • Drive engineering outcomes across auction management and consignment sourcing platforms through direct technical contribution and team leadership
  • Partner with product teams to deliver high-value, cost-effective solutions
  • Build highly cohesive teams that own their development processes while meeting product needs
  • Drive pragmatic technical decisions that favor proven, scalable solutions and managed services
  • Make technical decisions backed by metrics and system data
  • Actively participate in technical decisions through direct code reviews and system design discussions

Preferred Qualifications

Experience with gRPC and GraphQL is a plus

Benefits

Remote work, flexible hours

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