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Vail Resorts · 1 day ago

Director, Core Engineering Services

Broomfield, CO

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$140K/yr - $175K/yr

10+ years exp

Vail Resorts is seeking an experienced engineering leader within the Guest Experience Technology organization to lead and evolve a foundational engineering function. The role focuses on improving consistency, reliability, and scalability across digital technology by overseeing data engineering teams and advancing quality engineering practices.

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Responsibilities

Own the health, outcomes, and continued evolution of the Core Engineering Services organization

Oversee and mature data engineering teams responsible for scalable, reliable data platforms, pipelines, and governance capabilities that support analytics, reporting, and AI-driven products

Improve developer experience through CI/CD maturity, developer tooling, engineering standards, and self-service enablement

Advance quality engineering practices including shift-left testing, automation strategy, performance validation, and release readiness

Define and evolve common engineering patterns, APIs, and abstractions that promote consistency, reuse, and speed across application teams

Drive operational excellence using data-informed insights into delivery performance, reliability, flow, and quality

Strengthen reliability and resilience in partnership with Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security through effective incident response, root cause elimination, and preventative practices

Enable product teams with clear paved roads and standards that accelerate delivery without creating bottlenecks

Partner with Digital Engineering, Program Services, and Product leaders to align foundational readiness with roadmap demand and seasonal peaks

Hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and senior engineers while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement

Manage foundational technology investments and vendor relationships with a focus on outcomes, scalability, and sustainability

Partner with Data & Analytics leadership to ensure core engineering practices effectively support the data platform, analytics, decision intelligence, and emerging AI use cases

Qualification

Data engineeringCI/CDQuality engineeringOperational excellenceModern SDLC practicesDeveloper experienceData platform enablementStakeholder managementCommunication skillsLeadership

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)

10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading managers and multi-team organizations

Proven experience leading data engineering organizations, including modern data platforms, pipeline orchestration, data quality, governance, and reliability at enterprise scale

Experience leading foundational engineering capabilities such as DevEx, CI/CD, quality engineering, data platform enablement, or reliability/operations

Strong knowledge of modern SDLC practices, delivery automation, test strategy/automation, and operational excellence

Proven ability to operate and improve systems at scale with a focus on reliability, performance, resilience, and maintainability

Track record of leading teams through change while maintaining delivery, stability, and talent growth

Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence across a matrixed organization

Preferred

Experience in DevEx, SRE/DevOps-adjacent leadership, internal developer enablement, or enterprise-scale quality engineering transformation

Experience supporting consumer-facing digital products with high availability and seasonal demand patterns

Product-oriented mindset applied to internal capabilities, paved roads, and developer enablement

Benefits

Ski/Mountain Perks! Free passes for employees, employee discounted lift tickets for friends and family AND free ski lessons

MORE employee discounts on lodging, food, gear, and mountain shuttles

401(k) Retirement Plan

Employee Assistance Program

Excellent training and professional development

Health Insurance; Medical Insurance, Dental Insurance, and Vision Insurance plans (for eligible seasonal employees after working 500 hours)

Free ski passes for dependents

Critical Illness and Accident plans

Company

Vail Resorts

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Vail Resorts is a network of the best destination and close-to-home ski resorts in the world including Vail Mountain, Breckenridge, Park City Mountain, Whistler Blackcomb, Stowe, and 32 additional resorts across North America; Andermatt-Sedrun and Crans-Montana in Switzerland; and Perisher, Hotham, and Falls Creek in Australia.

Founded in 1992

Broomfield, Colorado, USA

10001+ employees