Senior Director, Engineering

Octane•Irving, TX

7h•$210,000 - $260,000•Remote

About The Position

Octane is unlocking the power of financial products for merchants and consumers. Our cutting-edge technology and innovative financial products empower businesses with more control and flexibility, enabling them to deliver seamless digital experiences, drive customer loyalty, and build long-term value. Octane supports merchants throughout the sales cycle: connecting dealerships with high-intent buyers, driving transparent, fast, and easy closings with award-winning technology, and providing on-going customer care with superior loan servicing. Founded in 2014, Octane supports over 60 OEM partner brands and over 4,000 dealer partners, and has a team of over 600. Visit www.octane.co. As the Senior Director of Engineering, you’ll lead a talented team of engineers and guide them to deliver exceptional results. You’ll bring a balance of technical expertise and strong leadership to inspire and grow your team. In this role, you’ll foster an inclusive and diverse environment that values curiosity, truth-seeking, and thoughtful prioritization. You’ll drive business outcomes through speed, creativity, and a high standard of quality. You’ll also mentor engineers, champion best practices, and work closely with stakeholders to align technical strategy with company goals.

Requirements

15+ years experience in software engineering, at least 8 of them in a lead or manager capacity.
Managed teams of 5 direct reports or more in remote and/or hybrid environments.
Growth mindset.
Passionate about building data related products and understand good systems design.
Experienced interacting with senior management; ability to demonstrate critical thinking and thought leadership.
Proven track record of effectively developing direct reports through continual feedback, goal-setting, and growing them through the ranks of an engineering organization.
Advanced understanding of modern software development practices and methodologies, and the ability to roll up your sleeves and contribute when necessary.
Experience directly working on or managing a team working on production systems and high-volume applications.
Demonstrated ability to attract, identify, and mentor top engineering talent.

Responsibilities

Demonstrate our company's cultural values by engaging in diversity of people and ideas, seeking the truth and test assumptions, and ruthlessly prioritizing.
Own business outcomes through a balance of speed, creativity, and relentless high bar for quality.
Act as the last line of defense for quality control, best practices and effective design strategies.
Foster a diverse and inclusive environment.
Play an active role in hiring and developing our engineering team.
Bring both technical acuity and leadership skills to build a high-performing team.
Grow your engineers and keep them motivated, empowered, and happy through effective continuous career development conversations.
Partnering with stakeholders to help your team understand their mission and how they fit in with the overall business goals; define and execute your team’s long-term strategy and quarterly roadmap.
Prioritize leadership and team development, while remaining ready to jump into technical work to support critical initiatives.