Director of Engineering, Platform & Applications at LeanData

Santa Clara, California, United States

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$230,000 – $260,000Compensation
Senior (5 to 8 years), Expert & Leadership (9+ years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Technology, SaaSIndustries

Requirements

  • 6+ years of engineering leadership experience, with a clear progression of managing platform/infrastructure teams (and ideally product/application teams)
  • Deep technical expertise in modern cloud-native operations, specifically AWS, along with SRE principles (SLOs/SLIs, incident management), observability, and CI/CD
  • Proven track record of building highly engaged and high-performing engineering teams, with a strong pull for talent and experience coaching engineers at scale
  • Experience hiring and growing leaders (both managers and senior ICs) on your team
  • Strong product sense and customer empathy, with a track record of partnering with product management to deliver complex, customer-facing application roadmaps
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a track record of partnering with product, design, and other engineering leaders

Responsibilities

  • Define and execute a forward-looking strategy for core platform, focusing on AWS infrastructure, SRE, observability (New Relic, CloudWatch), and CI/CD pipeline
  • Drive operational excellence and obsessive reliability for all services, establish/track SLOs/SLIs, and mature incident response process
  • Build and champion an internal developer platform that boosts developer productivity, streamlines build/test/deploy cycles, and provides a world-class experience for engineers
  • Grow scope to lead, mentor, and scale multiple application engineering teams, taking ownership of their roadmaps, execution, and quality
  • Drive technical delivery of key enterprise-grade B2B SaaS features, such as permissions, public APIs, core integrations, and reporting
  • Partner closely with Product Management and Design to ensure teams build the right solutions, balance technical debt, and deliver high business impact
  • Lead, mentor, and grow a high-performing team of ~10 engineers, with a plan to scale beyond that
  • Recruit and develop next set of leaders, including homegrown managers and senior/staff-level individual contributors
  • Act as a key member of the engineering leadership team, partnering with SVP and peers to refine processes, set strategy, and scale the R&D organization
  • Mentor new managers and develop senior ICs to meet their potential

Skills

AWS
SRE
CI/CD
New Relic
CloudWatch
SLOs
SLIs
incident response
developer platform
observability

LeanData

Automates lead routing for Salesforce users

About LeanData

LeanData automates go-to-market operations to enhance productivity within Salesforce by optimizing lead routing processes. This involves directing potential customer information to the appropriate sales or marketing teams, allowing businesses to follow up on leads more quickly and effectively. LeanData's software solutions enable clients to visualize and adapt their lead management workflows based on data-driven insights. The company's goal is to help sales, marketing, and revenue operations teams work more efficiently, ultimately driving increased revenue.

Sunnyvale, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2012Year Founded
$41.4MTotal Funding
SERIES_CCompany Stage
Consulting, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries
201-500Employees

Benefits

Employee insurance covered up to 90%
Stock options for all full-time employees
Flexible vacation program
401k plan

Risks

Emerging startups offer cheaper lead routing solutions, threatening LeanData's market share.
Salesforce's native lead routing features could reduce LeanData's demand.
Economic downturns may lead to reduced spending on LeanData's solutions.

Differentiation

LeanData excels in Lead-to-Account Matching and Routing solutions.
The platform integrates seamlessly with Salesforce, enhancing CRM capabilities.
LeanData offers a unified approach to sales and marketing operations.

Upsides

Rising demand for AI-driven lead scoring boosts LeanData's market potential.
Remote work trends increase the need for LeanData's cloud-based solutions.
Emphasis on data privacy aligns with LeanData's secure data management features.

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