SEON

SaaS

DirectorofEngineering

$220–320k ~AI est. Austin, Texas, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Director of Engineering at SEON. Skills: Software Engineering, Team Leadership, SaaS Product Development, Cloud Platforms. Develop software engineering strategy. Execute software engineering strategy”

What You'll Achieve.

Reduce fraud by 95%; Achieve 32x ROI

Industry & Context.

SaaS
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving skills; Critical thinking

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

8+ years experience Engineering Leader, Experience managing remote teams, Hands-on software engineer background, Experience with cloud platform, Experience with development operations, Experience with testing frameworks, Technical expertise B2B SaaS product, Experience managing distributed software engineering team, Understanding web services and SaaS applications, Degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience, Experience in agile environments

Nice to Have

Experience building high performance systems AWS, Knowledge of modern DevOps technologies, Technical expertise modern data stack, Experience large-scale data migration projects, Expertise designing real-time data processing

What You'll Do.

Develop software engineering strategy

Execute software engineering strategy

Establish engineering standards

Build software engineer leaders

Develop software engineer leaders

Provide clear expectations

Lead recruitment efforts

Collaborate with product teams

Resolve knowledge gaps

Implement development process improvements

Propose development process improvements

Explore value for customers

Deliver value for customers

Provide visibility on project progress

Mentor on technical skills

Mentor on non-technical skills

Steward engineering culture

Encourage knowledge sharing

Operate as thought partner

Identify opportunities

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Collaborate with product teams; Work with Product Managers; Work with Architects; Work with Engineering Managers; Collaboration across multiple levels

Communication Scope

Business Professional English

Process & Methodology

Project management, Dependency management, Risk management

Full Job Description

SEON is the command center for fraud prevention and AML compliance, helping thousands of companies worldwide stop fraud, reduce risk and protect revenue. Powered by 900+ real-time, first-party data signals, SEON enriches customer profiles, flags suspicious behavior and streamlines compliance workflows - all from one place. SEON provides richer data, more flexible and transparent analysis, and faster time to value than any other provider on the market. We’ve helped companies reduce fraud by 95% and achieve 32x ROI, and we’re growing fast, thanks to our partnerships with some of the world’s most ambitious digital brands like Revolut, Wise, and Bilt. As the Director of Engineering at SEON, you will be responsible for the ownership and optimization of our Software Engineering specializing in our modern technology stack. This role offers flexibility and can be based in Austin with a hybrid schedule. WHAT YOU’LL DO: - Develop and execute our software engineering strategy to drive business objectives and empower engineering teams. - Establishing software engineering standards across the SEON platform for our engineering teams to ensure consistency and usability. - Build and develop a team of software engineer leaders, provide clear expectations (1:1s, constant feedback, individual career planning, goal setting, etc.) - Lead the team’s recruitment efforts to ensure we can meet our growth objectives - Collaborate with product teams in planning, dependency management, risk management - Resolve knowledge and process gaps - Help to implement and propose development process improvements to make the team’s work more efficient - Work directly with Product Managers, Architects, and your peer Engineering Managers to explore and deliver the best value to our customers and provide visibility on the progress of the ongoing projects - Help the team grow with mentoring on both technical and non-technical skills and performance management. - Be an excellent steward of our engineering cult

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