Director Of Engineering

Conde Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print digital video and social platforms The company s portfolio includes many of the world s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue Vanity Fair Glamour Self GQ The New Yorker Conde Nast Traveler Traveller Allure AD Bon Appetit and Wired among others Location Bengaluru KA Conde Nast is a global media company producing the highest quality content with a footprint of more than 1 billion consumers in 32 territories through print digital video and social platforms The company s portfolio includes many of the world s most respected and influential media properties including Vogue Vanity Fair Glamour Self GQ The New Yorker Conde Nast Traveler Traveller Allure AD Bon Appetit and Wired among others Location Bengaluru KAConde Nast is a global media company home to iconic brands including Vogue The New Yorker GQ Glamour AD Vanity Fair and Wired among many others The company s award-winning content reaches 84 million consumers in print 367 million in digital and 379 million across social platforms and generates more than 1 billion video views each month The company is headquartered in London and New York and operates in 32 markets worldwide including China France Germany India Italy Japan Mexico Latin America Russia Spain Taiwan the U K and the U S with local license partners across the globe Job location BangaloreAbout the Role As the Director of Engineering you will be responsible for leading and overseeing all aspects of the engineering workforce in the organization This role involves strategic planning team management project execution collaboration with cross-functional teams in order to deliver the outcomes to achieve the company s key objectives The Director of Engineering plays a critical role in driving innovation product development and maintaining the technical excellence of the company This role is reporting to the Vice President of Engineering About You 15 years of experience in software engineering building software products with at least 5 years in people management Must have the right combination of technology experience and people management Must have ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams such as the Product Management Program management UX and Analytics teams Must have excellent communication skills - both written and verbal and ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical individuals Experience in working with peers stakeholders and partners across different geographies and time zones Ability to translate highly complex technical requirements into easily digestible and actionable plans Experience preparing delivering executive level presentations to business and technology audiences Ability to lead and manage technical individual contributors across all levels with the ability to foster open communications across the organisation Ability to motivate direct and indirect reports to deliver superior results Ability to provide functional and directional guidance to engineers and recommend policy or strategic direction changes to management Experience in leading development projects using agile methodologies Experience with Cloud native and MERN stack would be essential Experience in the Commerce domain will be a plus Key Responsibilities Develop and execute the long-term vision goals and strategies aligned with the company s overall mission Lead technical discussions be a subject matter expert and have strategic influence on decision-making Oversee project planning execution and delivery ensuring projects are completed on time and within budget Establish project priorities allocate resources and track progress to meet milestones and deadlines Build and nurture high performing teams Ensure the adoption of best practices quality standards and maintain technical excellence in product development Provide technical guidance and expertise to solve complex problems and address challenges as they arise Collaborate with product management design and other departments to prioritise align engineering efforts with an eye on business objectives Facilitate effective communication and coordination across cross-functional teams Implement and maintain rigorous quality assurance processes to ensure product reliability and performance Stay current with industry trends emerging technologies and best practices to guide technology choices and investments Identify and mitigate technical and project risks that may impact product development or company goals Establish key performance indicators KPIs to measure and report on the performance and progress Our tech Languages and Frameworks Javascript Node JS React and React eco-system APIs GraphQL Data Postgres MongoDB Elasticsearch Deployment Docker AWS Kubernetes Source Control Git GitHub What happens next If you are interested in this opportunity please apply below and we will review your application as soon as possible You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile Conde Nast is an equal opportunity employer We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status age familial status and other legally protected characteristics What happens next If you are interested in this opportunity please apply below and we will review your application as soon as possible You can update your resume or upload a cover letter at any time by accessing your candidate profile Conde Nast is an equal opportunity employer We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status age familial status and other legally protected characteristics