Director of Engineering, Observability
AstronomerFull Time
Senior (5 to 8 years)
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Candidates need to be a domain expert in observability and release principles with a proven record of architecting large-scale systems, a seasoned people leader experienced in managing managers and growing senior engineers, a cross-functional collaborator, strategic thinker, culture carrier, and talent magnet.
The role emphasizes a leadership style rooted in transparency, ownership, curiosity, and a bias for action, while cultivating high-performing, high-agency, inclusive teams with self-awareness, humility, a learning mindset, diversity, and experimentation with AI-tooling.
Responsibilities include guiding engineering strategy and execution, partnering for technical excellence, organizational building through managing leaders and scaling teams, providing input on product direction, cross-functional leadership, owning recruiting and retention, and modeling principled values.
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Feature management platform for software developers
LaunchDarkly provides a platform for developers to manage and automate software features. Its main product is a feature management platform that allows developers to control software features, enabling safe code shipping, self-serve experimentation, personalized user experiences, and improved reliability of applications. This platform allows developers to revert feature behaviors without code changes, enhancing productivity. LaunchDarkly operates on a subscription model, charging clients for access to its services. The platform helps clients innovate quickly, automate software releases, reduce delivery costs, and maximize the impact of software features. The goal is to improve software development processes for a diverse range of clients in the DevOps market.