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Job Description
A dynamic engineering leader is sought to drive the technical strategy and growth of a profitable, fast-growing Irish technology scaleup.
About the Company: A profitable, fast-growing Irish technology scaleup operating in the B2B SaaS space is entering a new phase of product modernisation and innovation.
The Role: An ambitious and commercially-minded Director of Product Engineering is required to lead the company's technical roadmap, manage key teams, and oversee the transformation of its core product.
- Lead the engineering strategy and roadmap, aligning it with overall business and product goals.
- Participate in technical architecture decisions, and reviews, setting high standards for code quality and innovation.
- Manage a distributed engineering team, including Application Support and Sec Ops Infrastructure teams, fostering a high-performance culture.
- Modernise the product's user experience while addressing technical debt to maintain competitiveness.
- Drive AI exploration and innovation to enhance both internal processes and customer-facing features.
- Implement an open architecture for seamless third-party integrations.
- Collaborate with the product and other cross-functional teams to ensure efficient product delivery.
- Oversee security practices across the product and platform, ensuring a robust and secure infrastructure.
- Lead the Application Support team to ensure swift resolution of customer issues and system reliability.
Key Objectives in the First 12-18 Months:
- Modernise the product's UI/UX and address technical debt.
- Implement open architecture that supports third-party integrations.
- Strengthen security infrastructure, ensuring the product is robust and secure.
- Drive AI-driven innovations to enhance internal processes and customer features.
- Foster a high-performance engineering culture across both development and support teams.
Candidate Profile:
- 7-10+ years of software engineering experience, with 3-5+ years in leadership roles.
- Experience managing application support and security operations teams is highly desirable.
- Extensive experience in modern development practices, cloud platforms, microservices architecture, and agile methodologies.
- Exposure to AI/ML is highly desirable.
- Proven ability to lead and inspire engineering teams and manage both product engineering and infrastructure/security operations.
- Comfortable working in high-growth, fast-paced environments, particularly in startups.
- Strong understanding of security best practices and experience working with Sec Ops teams.
- Commercially savvy, with the ability to balance technical excellence with business goals.
Why This Opportunity?
- Lead the transformation of a cutting-edge product during a pivotal phase of growth.
- Manage diverse technical teams, driving innovation across product engineering, application support, and security operations.
- Join a profitable, high-growth scaleup at a critical inflection point.
- Collaborate with a dynamic and ambitious leadership team, helping to shape the future of the business.
- Innovate with AI, security, and modern technologies to make a lasting impact.
Compensation: €140,000 to €150,000 base plus a very competitive package.