Sr. Director, Engineering

Calendly•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Calendly is the scheduling automation and meeting lifecycle platform used by millions of users for eliminating the back-and-forth emails to find the perfect time — and so much more. We are looking for an experienced and hands-on leader in the product development space. This is an exciting opportunity to create, drive, and evangelize a vision for Calendly’s shared services platform. In this role, you will lead a group of engineers that build critical core services depended upon by the wider product development organization. We are looking for an experienced Engineering leader who will bring operational maturity, technical subject-matter expertise, and the ability to empower the wider product development organization.

Requirements

15+ years of software engineering experience, with at least 10+ years in a leadership role
Experience helping to build and scale an AI-first engineering organization, including integrating AI/ML capabilities into core services, developer workflows, and product strategy
Experience leading high-performance engineering teams
Experience building highly-available distributed back-end systems
Comfortable working as a change-agent, and drive adoption of modern engineering methodologies
Knowledge of cloud platforms, such as GCP and their services and tools
Experience operating in both high-growth startup technology companies and larger, more established organizations, with the ability to adapt leadership style and processes to each
Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills
Passion for delivering high-quality products and services that delight customers
Ability to iterate and ship fast
The ability to work in our San Francisco office 2 days per week
Authorized to work lawfully in the United States of America as Calendly does not engage in immigration sponsorship at this time

Responsibilities

Defining and executing the vision and strategy for a key product area aligning with the Calendly’s goals and priorities
Supporting and mentoring a team of managers and engineers, providing technical guidance and coaching on their career development
Driving innovation and adoption of new technologies and methodologies that enhance Calendly’s services
Ensuring the quality, performance, security, and scalability of a product line of business following best practices and standards
Collaborating with other engineering teams, product managers, and stakeholders to understand the business requirements and deliver solutions that meet or exceed expectations
Driving innovation and adoption of new technologies and methodologies that core capabilities and user experience