Adstra · 1 day ago
Sr. Director, Head of Engineering
United States
Full-time
Remote
Director/Executive
15+ years expAdstra is a company focused on transforming data solutions, and they are seeking a Sr. Director, Head of Engineering to lead their Engineering team. The role involves providing strategic direction, overseeing engineering practices, and ensuring the successful delivery of scalable SaaS applications.
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Responsibilities
Lead, mentor, and develop engineers into engineering managers and/or senior ICs, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Oversee hiring, onboarding, and career development to build diverse, inclusive, and world-class engineering teams
Translate product strategy into actionable engineering priorities, ensuring alignment across product, sales, and technical teams
Drive operational excellence through strong agile practices, resource planning, and clear performance metrics (OKRs, KPIs, SLAs)
Partner with Product teams to align UI/UX engineering priorities with user experience goals
Oversee front-end delivery practices, ensuring performance, accessibility, and scalability across SaaS applications
Ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable SaaS applications by upholding coding standards, architecture best practices, and quality controls
Partner with cross-functional leaders to balance business goals with technical excellence, communicating progress and challenges effectively
Manage departmental budgets, headcount planning, and vendor relationships to optimize resources and support growth
Promote a positive, collaborative, and engaging team culture that encourages learning, innovation, and knowledge sharing
Set overall strategic direction for the Engineering team, assessing and selecting tools and methodologies to be used to accomplish our product’s development roadmap, strategy, scale and reliability
Interface on a regular basis with colleagues from other functions within Adstra, specifically Product, Sales, Delivery, and Account Management
Participate as a member of the Adstra Extended Leadership Team
Enable the use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and high complexity predictive modeling and fact-based management to drive data and identity solutions product creation
Provide support to Sales as a subject matter expert for high-revenue-potential engagements
Participate in new product development meetings to provide a technical viewpoint/perspective to Product that will enable them to understand what is possible and associated costs to execute on any particular new solution
Serve as the Scrum Master for the Engineering sprints
Effectively lead Engineering teams activities within a cross-functional Product Operating Model (POM) to solve customer needs and meeting business goals
Travel required; Expected to actively participate in client engagement meetings to discuss project progress, gather feedback and strengthen client relationships
Expertise in AI technologies, driving successful adoption across engineering, data infrastructure, and customer-facing products
Provide strategic direction and oversight for cloud-native SaaS solutions leveraging platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
Guide teams in designing and optimizing data pipelines and storage solutions with Snowflake and Databricks , ensuring scalability, performance, and cost efficiency
Drive best practices in cloud architecture, security, and compliance across multi-cloud environments
Lead teams working with modern programming languages and frameworks including Scala, Java, TypeScript/Node.js, and Bash , driving engineering best practices and code quality
Champion automation with CI/CD pipelines, dbt, Airflow, and Terraform , ensuring reliability, efficiency, and repeatability across environments
Establish standards for modern engineering practices including infrastructure-as-code, observability, and secure-by-design development
Evaluate and adopt AI and other emerging technologies to support business growth and maintain competitive advantage
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent work experience
15+ years' experience in engineering with progressive increases in management responsibility
10+ years' experience building and leading highly successful Engineering teams
Naturally curious, detail oriented, have a sharp analytical mind
Proficient with a variety of cutting-edge toolsets
Exhibit a penchant to drive efficiency through automation
Ability to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical people alike
Lead, mentor, and develop engineers into engineering managers and/or senior ICs
Oversee hiring, onboarding, and career development to build diverse, inclusive, and world-class engineering teams
Translate product strategy into actionable engineering priorities
Drive operational excellence through strong agile practices, resource planning, and clear performance metrics (OKRs, KPIs, SLAs)
Partner with Product teams to align UI/UX engineering priorities with user experience goals
Oversee front-end delivery practices, ensuring performance, accessibility, and scalability across SaaS applications
Ensure the delivery of secure, reliable, and scalable SaaS applications by upholding coding standards, architecture best practices, and quality controls
Partner with cross-functional leaders to balance business goals with technical excellence
Manage departmental budgets, headcount planning, and vendor relationships to optimize resources and support growth
Promote a positive, collaborative, and engaging team culture that encourages learning, innovation, and knowledge sharing
Set overall strategic direction for the Engineering team
Interface on a regular basis with colleagues from other functions within Adstra
Participate as a member of the Adstra Extended Leadership Team
Enable the use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and high complexity predictive modeling and fact-based management
Provide support to Sales as a subject matter expert for high-revenue-potential engagements
Participate in new product development meetings to provide a technical viewpoint/perspective to Product
Serve as the Scrum Master for the Engineering sprints
Effectively lead Engineering teams activities within a cross-functional Product Operating Model (POM) to solve customer needs and meeting business goals
Travel required; Expected to actively participate in client engagement meetings to discuss project progress, gather feedback and strengthen client relationships
Expertise in AI technologies, driving successful adoption across engineering, data infrastructure, and customer-facing products
Provide strategic direction and oversight for cloud-native SaaS solutions leveraging platforms such as AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure
Guide teams in designing and optimizing data pipelines and storage solutions with Snowflake and Databricks
Drive best practices in cloud architecture, security, and compliance across multi-cloud environments
Lead teams working with modern programming languages and frameworks including Scala, Java, TypeScript/Node.js, and Bash
Champion automation with CI/CD pipelines, dbt, Airflow, and Terraform
Establish standards for modern engineering practices including infrastructure-as-code, observability, and secure-by-design development
Evaluate and adopt AI and other emerging technologies to support business growth and maintain competitive advantage
Preferred
Analytical and results driven with extreme attention to detail
Experience leveraging Data Science to build features for SaaS products
You are a self-starter, quick learner, problem-solver and someone who relishes challenges
Pride in your work, and high standards for yourself and the company you work for
Strong communication, analytical and collaborative problem-solving skills
Proven ability to learn quickly, work independently, and adapt to change in a fast-paced environment
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life
LTD
401k w/ company match
Paid time off
Business casual dress
Summer hours
Customized training & more
Company
Adstra
Adstra specializes in reducing privacy risks and data management costs.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Rick Erwin
Chief Executive Officer
Patrick Roman Gut
SVP, Head of New Business
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