Director of Engineering Last Mile Delivery and Gig Platform

Shipt•Minneapolis, MN

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Director of Engineering for Shipt's Last Mile Delivery and Gig Platform, you will lead multiple teams of engineers and partner with Product, Data Science, and Operations teams to grow and scale the fulfillment of our Grocery and Package delivery businesses. You will manage, mentor, and develop engineers and engineering managers while overseeing technical design, implementation, and operation of these highly available solutions. You will establish a vision and roadmap to fulfill with speed, quality, and efficiency. This is a hybrid role that is based in one of our three office hubs: Birmingham, AL; Minneapolis, MN; or San Francisco, CA, so you need to be located near one of these to designate as your home office.

Requirements

Bachelor's or more advanced degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related discipline; or equivalent experience
15+ years of software development experience, preferably building customer-facing products and services.
5+ years of experience leading highly effective software engineering teams
Strong technical background with deep knowledge of software development methodologies, architectures, and technologies, alongside a fundamental understanding of logistics, delivery scaling, or identity and onboarding platforms.
Must have experience designing and delivering distributed, highly available, large scale, high performing applications in an agile environment.
Proven ability to develop and execute strategic plans, drive alignment between technology efforts and business objectives, and manage complex roadmaps.
Demonstrated excellent communications, interpersonal skills, and the ability to inspire engineering teams, manage performance, and drive results.
Must have experience managing budgets (including vendors), operational plans, engineering priorities, and performance expectations for teams.

Nice To Haves

Agile Methodology
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Engineering Leadership
Last Mile
Software Architectures

Responsibilities

Provide visionary leadership and management to engineering teams consisting of engineering managers and individual contributors.
Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Help transform the organization to be leaders in AI Native development.
Maintain a technical roadmap and partner closely with operations to align efforts with business objectives and customer needs across both delivery logistics and platform onboarding.
Partner on the technical strategy of software development projects, including architecture design, code quality, and adherence to best practices to ensure the implementation of scalable and maintainable solutions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product management, user experience, data science, and other engineering teams across the company to solve interesting and challenging problems.