Zoosk seeks a strong, independent, and strategic Senior Director of Engineering for Client Applications, reporting to the SVP of Engineering. This senior leader will be chartered with inspiring a world-class computer science team to innovate, invent, implement and deploy complex software solutions in a commercial, mission critical environment.
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Works side by side with Product Management to create, drive and deliver innovative, compelling, and user-friendly products
Actively develops and grows leadership talent through effective mentoring, coaching, succession planning, and retention strategies
Partners with the business to define the vision and roadmap direction for functional areas and teams
More about the role:
Uses agile software development methodologies to deliver high quality applications, features, and services on time with exceptional quality
Takes responsibility for the overall planning, execution, and success of complex technical projects spanning Android, iOS, and Web development, middleware, and backend services
Drives continuous process improvement and innovation, identifying ways to reduce friction and increase the velocity of the teams and the overall organization
Continually fine tunes the balance and trade-offs between delivery and investment, iteration and innovation, and tactical and strategic initiatives
Brings adoption of advancements in technology and software development best practices into the organization when appropriate
Prioritizes well and communicate clearly with status updates to the wider team, partner groups, and senior company leaders
About You:
This describes you:
You have a proven track record of delivering products on schedule with high quality
You thrive when you are helping to make others around you better
You're an active and passionate coach to both individual contributors and managers, and you also teach others to mentor
You’re an expert at teaching others to be effective in conducting and giving feedback (e.g. in design reviews, code reviews, 1:1s, performance reviews, etc.)
You’re able to manage design and architectural differences so that the most appropriate point of view succeeds rather than the most articulate or most passionate
You naturally look outside of your own team, to the larger picture, when solving for company needs
You show judgement about when to drive to an outcome rather than coaching to one
You are resourceful and find creative solutions to achieving goals despite constraints
You can make hiring decisions and are capable of driving the recruiting process to ensure effective interviews of candidates
You're an experienced estimator, able to estimate to the appropriate degree of accuracy and articulate trade-offs and risks
You develop strong collaborative relationships with partner groups by regularly seeking input and feedback
You have successfully managed multiple engineering teams using agile methodologies
You have in-depth technical knowledge and experience in at least one of web, mobile, and/or backend service development
You have a passion for connected consumer applications
You are highly analytical, detail oriented, and results oriented
You have experience working in a startup, on small teams, and doing fast-paced development
Education and Experience Requirements:
10 years of engineering experience; at least 5+ years in a management role
BS in Computer Science or equivalent degree or professional experience
Masters in Engineering or Business preferred
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