Rhaegal Sandbox

bike industry

DirectorofSoftwareEngineering

$200–275k Chicago, Illinois, United States; Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States; Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, United States FULL TIME
The Brief

“Director of Software Engineering at Rhaegal Sandbox. Skills: Software Engineering Leadership, Mobile, Cloud & Connected Devices, Cross-Functional Collaboration, Strategic Technology Leadership. Lead and develop multi-team organization. Build engineering leadership capability”

Industry & Context.

bike industry
Eligibility Requirements

Occasional night and weekend hours required, Ability to travel up to 25% annually, travel internationally

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

10+ years of progressive software engineering leadership, managing managers, multi-team organizations, delivering mobile apps, cloud platforms, APIs, connected device solutions, collaborating with firmware, hardware, or embedded engineering teams, managing complex cross-team dependencies, driving alignment across disciplines, Master's degree in Software Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience, leading software organizations known for consistent, high-quality delivery, contemporary engineering practices, DevOps, CI/CD, cloud-native architectures, automated testing, observability, Demonstrated commitment to code craftsmanship, championing clean, maintainable, well-architected code, peer reviews, automated quality gates, culture of continuous improvement, Excellent communication skills, ability to interface effectively with executive leadership

Nice to Have

Agile, DevOps, Automation, Cloud-native architectures, CI/CD, Observability, Artificial intelligence

What You'll Do.

Lead and develop multi-team organization

Build engineering leadership capability

Ensure team health and performance

and develop top technical talent

Oversee career growth and succession planning

Oversee software delivery for mobile

high-quality releases

Maintain high standards in architecture

Define and evolve long-term software architecture

Define and evolve technology strategy

Champion modern engineering practices

Lead modernization initiatives

Lead engineering maturity initiatives

Establish engineering KPIs and delivery metrics

Oversee incident management

Oversee release readiness

Oversee operational reliability

Drive continuous improvement

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Serve as a key partner to Embedded and Design Engineering; Ensure coordination on roadmaps, technical dependencies, and integration testing; Work closely with product, UX, hardware engineering, manufacturing, and security teams; Align technology choices and execution plans; Facilitate clear communication and joint planning; Ensure seamless system-level integration

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills; ability to interface effectively with executive leadership; Facilitate clear communication

Process & Methodology

Managing complex cross-team dependencies, Driving alignment across disciplines, Execution plans

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