Director/Senior Director - Engineering

As the Director/Senior Director of Engineering at Josys, you will lead the entire software engineering process for product development, ensuring high quality and agility in delivering features. You will drive contemporary engineering practices and processes like DevSecOps and QA Automation, all while fostering a culture of innovation among your team, managing and mentoring engineers, and closely collaborating with Product Management to ensure alignment with business and customer needs.

To qualify for the Director/Senior Director - Engineering role at Josys, applicants should have at least 14 years of leadership experience in the product software industry, with a minimum of 3 years at the director level or higher within the SaaS domain. A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field is also required, alongside deep expertise in modern engineering practices and agile methodologies.

The Director/Senior Director of Engineering plays a crucial role at Josys by leading the end-to-end software engineering processes, ensuring that product features meet the evolving needs of a diverse global market. This involves continual assessment of customer feedback and market trends to align engineering efforts with business goals, thereby facilitating successful product-market fit and drive growth.

In addition to technical expertise, strong leadership skills are essential for the Director/Senior Director - Engineering position at Josys. Candidates should demonstrate excellent problem-solving abilities, strategic thinking, and effective communication skills to inspire and manage high-performing engineering teams while fostering collaboration across departments.

At Josys, the company culture is vibrant and innovative. As a Director/Senior Director of Engineering, you will find an environment that encourages creativity, continuous improvement, and a team-oriented approach. Collaboration between different divisions is highly valued, and there is a strong focus on promoting best practices in software development, making it an exciting place to lead and inspire teams.

In answering this question, highlight specific leadership roles you’ve had, the size of the teams you've managed, the challenges you faced, and how you overcame them. Discuss your approach to team dynamics, mentorship, and fostering innovation to illustrate your impact on those teams.

Focus on specific methodologies you've implemented, such as Agile or DevOps practices. Provide examples of processes you’ve designed or influenced that improved communication, reduced time-to-market, and enhanced the quality of output, demonstrating your commitment to continuous improvement.

Discuss critical practices like Infrastructure as Code, Continuous Integration/Continuous Deployment (CI/CD), and DevSecOps. Emphasize how these practices promote scalability, reliability, and security, and how you've previously implemented or advocated for these in your past roles.

Share your mentoring philosophy, such as paving the way for growth through guidance, feedback, and hands-on experience. Give an example of a successful mentoring relationship and how you fostered their development.

Identify potential challenges such as managing rapid growth, aligning engineering efforts with shifting business goals, or keeping pace with technological advancements. Discuss how you are prepared to address these challenges through proactive planning and adaptability.

Discuss strategies like hosting brainstorming sessions, encouraging experimentation, celebrating failures as learning opportunities, and fostering an inclusive atmosphere where all ideas are welcome. Provide an example of how you have implemented this in the past.

Share specific cloud technologies you’ve worked with, how you've implemented them in projects, and the impact they had on product development and operations. Highlight your understanding of security, scalability, and cost-efficiency in the cloud landscape.

Mention resources such as online courses, workshops, industry blogs, networking, and conferences. Provide examples of how you’ve applied new knowledge to improve processes or drive innovation in your previous roles.

Detail your methods for addressing conflicts, such as seeking to understand various perspectives, facilitating open communication, and collaboratively finding a solution. Include an example where you successfully resolved a conflict in your team.

Explain your strategies for ensuring engineering projects align with overarching business goals, such as regular meetings with product management, feedback loops with stakeholders, and using metrics to track progress. Provide an example of your involvement in this alignment process.