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What Youll Do: Play a key role in developing and driving a multi-year technology strategy for a complex platform Directly and indirectly manage several senior software engineers (architects) and managers by providing coaching, guidance, and mentorship to grow the team as well as individuals Lead multiple software development teams - architecting solutions at scale to empower the business, and owning all aspects of the SDLC: design, build, deliver, and maintain Inspire, coach, mentor, and support your team members in their day to day work and their long term professional growth Attract, onboard, develop and retain diverse top talents, while fostering an inclusive and collaborative team and culture (our latest DEI Report) Lead your team and peers by example. As a senior member of the team your methodologies, technical and operational excellence practices, and system designs will help to continuously improve our domain Identify, propose, and drive initiatives to advance the technical skills, standards, practices, architecture, and documentation of our engineering teams Facilitate technical debate and decision making with an appreciation for trade-offs Continuously rethink and push the status quo, even when it challenges your/our established ideas. Preferred candidate profile Results-oriented, collaborative, pragmatic, and continuous improvement mindset Hands-on experience driving software transformations within high-growth environments (think complex, cross-continentally owned products) 15+ years of experience in engineering, out of which at least 10 years spent in leading highly performant teams and their managers (please note that a minimum of 5 years in leading fully fledged managers is required) Experience making architectural and design-related decisions for large scale platforms, understanding the tradeoffs between time-to-market vs. flexibility Significant experience and vocation in managing and enabling peoples growth and performance Experience designing and building high-scale generalizable products with outstanding user experience. Practical experience in hiring and developing engineering teams and culture and leading interdisciplinary teams in a fast-paced agile environment Capability to communicate and collaborate across the wider organization, influencing decisions with and without direct authority and always with inclusive, adaptable, and persuasive communication Analytical and decision-making skills that integrate technical and business requirements
