DIRECTOR, ENGINEERING Full Time

OVERVIEW :

Our Instacart Engineering team is seeking a Director for our Enterprise E-Commerce Platform. This individual will manage the teams that make up the core of the retailer white-label e-commerce experience such as cart, checkout, order management and payments.

ABOUT THE JOB :

You will own one or more business-critical systems, and working closely with cross-functional partners will participate in developing the engineering vision and roadmaps for your organization.
You will manage multiple multidisciplinary teams including other engineering managers and be responsible for your organization’s productivity, operational excellence and business impact.
You will provide hands-on technical management, guidance, and support including system/design/code reviews.
You will hire and grow your teams with superior engineering talent, and coach and improve the performance of existing engineers in your organization.
You will directly assist senior engineering leaders in decision making for the broader engineering organization.

ABOUT YOU :

A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or equivalent work experience
7+ years of people management experience, including 5+ years managing other managers
The ability to balance business needs, a sense of urgency, and shipping high quality and pragmatic solutions
Experience in building and maturing engineering teams and infrastructure.
Strong analytical skills and a sense of ownership