Director of Engineering

 ● Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field.

● Professional experience of 12+ years within an IT or software development environment.

● Proven experience in technical leadership and management.

● In-depth knowledge of software development methodologies, coding languages, and best practices.

● Strong project management skills, including the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously.

● Proficient in systems architecture design and implementation.

● Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.

● Atrackrecord of successful product delivery and meeting project milestones.

● Creative problem-solving abilities and a proactive approach to addressing technical challenges.

● Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.

● Experience in tech stack: ReactJs, NodeJs, AWS, PHP, MySQL.

● Experience with cloud-based technologies and modern software development frameworks is a plus.

● Experience building, motivating and managing a team of high performing professionals including other managers and architects.

● Expert in hiring and developing engineers to set up autonomous and high performing teams.

● Demonstrated strategic planning and execution skills.

● Ability to work across organizational boundaries to build alignment and drive closure on issues.

● Experience working in an Agile development environment.

● Provide strategic vision and leadership to the engineering team, aligning technical efforts with the company's business objectives.

● Manageandmentor a team of engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.

● Oversee the end-to-end software development lifecycle, from requirements gathering to deployment and maintenance.

● Collaborate with product management, design, and other cross-functional teams to define product roadmaps and project timelines.

● Ensure that projects are delivered on time and meet the highest quality standards.

● Stayup-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies to drive innovation and continuous improvement.

● Leadthe design and architecture of scalable, robust, and secure software systems to meet customer needs and business demands.

● Implement and enforce software development methodologies, coding standards, and quality assurance processes. 

● Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and proactively implement mitigation plans.

● Manageengineering resources effectively to optimize productivity and project execution.

● Collaborate with stakeholders to assess technical feasibility, propose solutions, and address technical challenges.

● Drive aculture of learning and growth within the engineering team, encouraging continuous professional development.

● Promote a culture of transparency, open communication, and constructive feedback within the engineering department.

● Ensure compliance with relevant industry standards, security protocols, and data protection regulations.

● Provide regular updates to senior management and stakeholders on project status, key performance indicators, and engineering achievements.

● Develop and manage the engineering department's budget and resource allocation.

As the Director of Engineering, your responsibilities will include business roadmap strategy, architecture, planning, and end-to-end executions. You will have direct responsibility for technical design, development, quality, and should also be a hands-on engineering leader. The successful candidate will lead and grow multiple engineering teams and serve as a leader for Monotype’s Digital experience transformation journey. This is a role where you transition seamlessly between leadership roles & technical details, at times dropping into architecture and code to help the team meet its objectives while also keeping your technical skills sharp

● PROVIDE technical guidance to engineering teams to deliver on organizational goals and strategies in an efficient manner.

● COLLABORATEwithglobal teams to build scalable web based applications

● PARTNERclosely with the product team to build world class products.

● PROVIDEreliable solutions to a variety of problems using sound problem solving techniques

● WORK with the broader team to build and maintain high performance, flexible and highly scalable web applications

● ACHIEVEengineering excellence by implementing best practices and standards

● OWNanddrive software engineering excellence and quality assurance.

● LEADtheongoing platform