Coates Group · 23 hours ago
Director, Engineering
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$190K/yr - $210K/yr
8+ years expCoates Group is a global technology company focused on creating engaging customer experiences through innovative digital solutions. The Director, Engineering is responsible for enabling high-performing engineering squads to deliver reliable, maintainable, and high-quality software solutions while providing technical leadership and partnering with various teams to achieve business outcomes.
ComputerSoftware
Responsibilities
Ensure squads have the technical capability, processes, and practices to deliver reliably, removing engineering blockers and supporting predictable outcomes in partnership with Delivery leadership
Act as a chapter-style leader for engineers and technical leads, building capability, setting standards, and driving consistent engineering practices across squads
Ensure sound technical design and implementation, actively managing technical debt and addressing complexity
Embed quality-by-design within engineering teams (e.g. testability, code quality, CI/CD discipline), while partnering with QA to achieve agreed quality outcomes
Own the operational health of systems within scope, ensuring reliability, performance, and readiness across production and pre-production environments
Lead and develop permanent and partner engineers (onshore and offshore), including performance management, engagement, and effective integration
Enable squads to operate autonomously by removing engineering blockers, managing dependencies, and improving delivery flow in partnership with Product and Delivery
Leads with strong engineering credibility and modelling high-quality full-stack engineering practices
Translates architectural direction and standards into practical, repeatable engineering practices that work at squad level
Quickly diagnoses technical and delivery-adjacent issues, makes sound trade-offs, and removes engineering blockers
Develops a high-performing team through clear expectations, feedback, and career coaching
Works as a trusted partner to Product, Delivery & QA leaders to align engineering effort to shared outcomes
Builds strong ownership within squads for code quality, operability, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
8+ years' experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in an engineering leadership roles, managing engineers and technical leads
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline, or equivalent practical experience
Proven experience delivering enterprise-scale software platforms or digital products within complex, client environments
Strong hands-on background in modern full-stack software engineering, with deep experience in building highly scalable web applications supported by cloud-native or serverless architectures (AWS preferred), CI/CD pipelines, and distributed systems
Demonstrated experience leading cross-functional engineering teams operating in agile or product-led delivery models
Experience establishing and enforcing engineering standards, development practices, and delivery discipline across multiple squads
Proven ability to manage a blended workforce, including permanent staff and staff-augmented delivery partners (onshore and offshore)
Demonstrated experience in developing and executing plans that align with business objectives and growth
Benefits
Annual market competitive bonus program
Thrive Program
Suite of flexible work options
Dedicated time to prioritize our health and wellbeing
Virtual Yoga or meditation sessions
Global Wellness paid day off
Give Back Day
Company
Coates Group
We're a QSR experience ecosystems partner.
201-500 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Leo Coates
Chief Executive Officer and Owner
Anthony Mizzi
Chief Supply Officer
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