AccuWeather is seeking a Senior Director, Technology to drive middleware strategy and execution to support mission-critical functions like billing, login, product catalogs, push notifications, and more.
Requirements
- BS/BA in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; MS or equivalent experience preferred.
- Proven ability to lead engineering teams building and operating large-scale, distributed platforms and middleware architectures.
- Deep experience with enterprise integration patterns, RESTful APIs, asynchronous messaging, mapping, and middleware platforms.
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP), microservices, containerization, and distributed systems design.
- Expertise in CDNs, caching strategies, and performance optimization techniques (e.g., Akamai).
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, implementation, and evolution of AccuWeather’s core middleware platform, including APIs, microservices, orchestration layers, authentication, rules engines, and system integrations.
- Define and execute the middleware technology roadmap in collaboration with Product and Engineering aligning technical initiatives with strategic business needs.
- Drive system-wide performance, scalability, and reliability, ensuring middleware services meet SLAs and enable exceptional customer experiences across all touchpoints.
- Guide middleware integration for critical enterprise systems such as billing, login, entitlements, and product catalog services, enabling seamless interactions across the digital ecosystem.
- Oversee the development and optimization of push notification infrastructure, enhancing real-time communication capabilities for global audiences.
Other
- Lead, coach, and grow a geographically distributed engineering team, attracting and retaining top talent, and creating an inclusive, collaborative, and high-performing culture.
- Establish and maintain relationships with external vendors and partners to ensure successful third-party integrations and maximize ROI on technology investments.
- Contribute to Technology strategy, budget planning, and organizational alignment, ensuring middleware initiatives are effectively scoped, prioritized, and resourced.
- Skilled in managing contracting vendors and consultants.
- Excellent problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder management skills; able to influence across organizational boundaries.
