Remote Head of Engineering

Summary

The job description is for a Head of Software Engineering position at Threads Styling, a company focused on delivering digital information and solutions. The role is remote and involves leading a team of developers and software engineers, collaborating with various stakeholders, and driving the technical roadmap for the team.

Requirements

• Technical Leadership: Provide technical ownership making key technical decisions and overseeing project organisation and milestones with a product oriented mindset
• Team Building: Manage and grow a high-performing engineering team. Foster a collaborative and innovative culture within the engineering department
• Team Management: Lead, mentor, and collaborate with engineers and data analysts, facilitating effective communication and teamwork across diverse functions
• Stakeholder Engagement: Engage with product management, field operations, and the VP of Technology to identify and address business requirements. Bridge communication gaps and implement cohesive plans to align product requirements with technical implementation
• Project Implementation: Hands-on implementation of critical components, including REST APIs, data transformation processes, and backend-to-frontend data integrations
• Process Improvement: Review and refine existing processes to enhance team efficiency, communication, and the integration of QA and documentation in the planning stages

Responsibilities

• Help drive the technical roadmap for the team in close collaboration with the PM and the product roadmap
• Manage and improve systems to maintain high service availability to our customers
• Enable your team first, ship your own projects second
• Be glue for execution (e.g. organising cycle planning, standups, retros) in a manner that engages effectively with the rest of the company
• Help the engineers on your team grow in their careers
• Maintain healthy team culture with a high level of trust and psychological safety
• Collaborate with Recruiting to build out your team over the next few years
• Coordinate the resolution of Production incidents

Benefits

Collaboration and Code Reviews: Participate in software design reviews and peer code reviews. Provide constructive feedback to team members and collaborate on implementations