Sr. Director of Product Engineering and Quality
About The Position
Essential Skills and Experience: Team Leadership and Management: Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent, ensuring the team has the skills and resources needed to succeed. Set clear goals and objectives for the engineering team and provide regular feedback and performance evaluations. Technical Strategy and Execution: Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for our products or services, aligning with company goals and objectives. Oversee the design, development, and implementation of scalable and robust engineering solutions, ensuring alignment with best practices and industry standards. Evaluate new technologies and tools, and make recommendations for adoption to enhance efficiency, performance, and innovation. Project Management: Manage engineering projects from conception to delivery, ensuring on-time and within-budget execution. Coordinate cross-functional teams, including product management, design, and QA, to prioritize and execute on engineering initiatives. Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies as needed. Quality Assurance and Testing: Establish and maintain rigorous quality standards and processes for software development, testing, and deployment. Implement automated testing frameworks and tools to ensure the reliability, scalability, and security of our products or services. Conduct code reviews and performance optimizations to maintain high-quality codebase. Collaboration and Communication: Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organization, including product management, sales, marketing, and customer support, to understand requirements and priorities. Communicate effectively with executive leadership, providing regular updates on engineering initiatives, progress, and challenges. Act as a technical evangelist both internally and externally, representing the engineering team and promoting a culture of innovation and excellence. Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field; master's degree preferred. 10+ years of experience in product engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role. Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex engineering projects from conception to launch. Deep understanding of product development methodologies, tools, and best practices. Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams. Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a strategic mindset and a focus on results. Experience working in or with gaming or consumer products is a plus. For roles that are based at our headquarters in Milpitas, CA: The starting base pay for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, location, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Annual Salary Range $185,000—$240,000 USD
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or related field
- 10+ years of experience in product engineering, with 5+ years in a leadership role
- Proven track record of successfully leading and delivering complex engineering projects from conception to launch
- Deep understanding of product development methodologies, tools, and best practices
- Strong leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with the ability to inspire and motivate cross-functional teams
- Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, with a strategic mindset and a focus on results
Nice To Haves
- Experience working in or with gaming or consumer products is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Lead, mentor, and inspire a team of engineers
- Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent
- Set clear goals and objectives for the engineering team
- Define and drive the technical vision and roadmap for our products or services
- Oversee the design, development, and implementation of scalable and robust engineering solutions
- Evaluate new technologies and tools
- Manage engineering projects from conception to delivery
- Coordinate cross-functional teams
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement mitigation strategies as needed
- Establish and maintain rigorous quality standards and processes for software development, testing, and deployment
- Implement automated testing frameworks and tools
- Conduct code reviews and performance optimizations
- Collaborate closely with stakeholders across the organization
- Communicate effectively with executive leadership
- Act as a technical evangelist both internally and externally
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
