Director of Engineering - TestRail

1. Leadership and Management

• Lead, mentor and grow our team of highly-skilled product architects 
• Build a culture of trust and rigor, guiding global software development teams in building the best technical designs and implementation approaches
• Foster proactive collaboration among technical teams and product teams
• Participate in and initiate activities to improve process and product quality in pursuit of excellence

2. Strategic Planning and Execution

• Collaborate with the Product Management and Executive teams to define engineering vision and strategy
• Translate business objectives into technical requirements and ensure the engineering team remains aligned with company goals
• Oversee the planning, execution and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring they meet deadlines and budget constraints

3. Product Development

• Develop a deep understanding of the product code base through hands–on experimentation and exploration
• Work closely with the Product Management team to define product requirements and prioritize engineering tasks
• Ensure the technical feasibility of new products and features, providing input during the product design phase
• Identify gaps in the technical aspects of the end user experience
• Estimate software development requirements and effort, propose alternatives and prioritize development tasks for a given area

4. Resource Management

• Manage the engineering budget, including personnel, tools and infrastructure costs
• Ensure the optimal allocation of resources across projects to maximize efficiency and productivity, aligned with organizational goals

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 4 years in a leadership role
• Proven track record of managing and scaling high-performing engineering teams
• Strong technical background with experience in software development, architecture and cloud-based technologies
• Excellent English verbal and written communication skills; able to explain technical issues to non-technical roles
• Experience with Agile development methodologies
• Ability to take raw product requirements and develop software architectures and designs to bring products to life
• Willingness and capability to learn quickly with minimal direction
• Data-driven and relentless in researching options to ensure the very best outcomes
• Performance and efficiency obsessed
• Ample experience building successful production software systems

• Experience with software testing products, including TestRail
• Prior experience with DevOps practices
• Understanding of data privacy and security regulations
• Mastery of key technologies like PHP, MySQL, Javascript

An Equal Opportunity Employer - All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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