PlanHub is seeking a Director of Engineering to lead the execution and evolution of their SaaS platform, ensuring high-quality, timely releases aligned with business objectives and driving modernization initiatives.
Requirements
- Proven experience in SaaS platform development and delivery.
- Strong knowledge of AWS infrastructure and cloud-native architectures.
- Experience with OLTP databases (ideally Aurora/MySQL or Postgres).
- Hands-on technical background: ability to review code, critique architectures, and guide design choices.
- Expertise in implementing and scaling metrics-driven SDLC processes.
- Solid understanding of DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, observability, and incident management.
- Familiarity with AI/ML product integration and collaboration with Data Science teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and drive the planning and delivery of product and engineering roadmaps, ensuring proper resourcing and delivery on commitments.
- Implement and evolve metrics-driven practices to improve engineering velocity, quality, and operational efficiency.
- Ensure adherence to secure coding, scalable design, and performance best practices across the platform.
- Oversee architectural reviews and design quality across projects—ensuring scalability, resilience, and maintainability.
- Engage in code reviews, architectural evaluations, and design sessions.
- Support adoption of AI/ML components and modern platform technologies.
- Lead modernization initiatives including re-architecture, service decomposition, infrastructure-as-code, and DevOps automation.
Other
- 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with at least 3+ years in engineering leadership (Director or Senior EM).
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field required; advanced degree preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to manage managers and senior ICs in distributed teams.
- Driver mindset with bias for action and ownership.
- Excellent organizational, communication, and presentation skills.
