[Remote] Senior Director of Engineering, Core at LaunchDarkly

United States

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Requirements

10+ years of experience in engineering leadership positions, including 3+ years in a Director+ role leading multiple teams and products
Proven experience architecting large-scale systems and developer-centric workflows
Strong understanding of cloud native architectures and pragmatic approach to technical debt, migrations, and technical evolutions
Prior experience scaling teams and building strong partnerships with product, design, GTM, customers, vendors in a growing company
Experience with reasoning about large scale distributed systems architectures and understanding data flows from SDKs to delivery network to data platforms and back
Good understanding of data platforms, technical design, performance, scalability, reliability
Experience guiding engineering strategy, defining roadmap, and driving execution for core infrastructure, APIs, SDKs, and services
Ability to connect efforts to business outcomes and ensure the platform is resilient, scalable, and ready for the future
Strong technical communication skills, with the ability to negotiate and coordinate broad technical investment efforts across several sets of teams
Experience as a leader in multiple engineering teams, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can grow, thrive, and advance their careers
Ability to model and evangelize a leadership style rooted in transparency, ownership, curiosity, and a bias for action
Experience as a culture champion, with a demonstrated commitment to building inclusive, diverse teams that operate with high agency and autonomy

Responsibilities

Guide engineering strategy, define roadmap, and drive execution for core infrastructure, APIs, SDKs, and services
Connect efforts to business outcomes and ensure the platform is resilient, scalable, and ready for the future
Raise the bar and champion best practices in distributed systems, SDK experience, developer workflows, data platform, technical design, performance, scalability, reliability
Partner with product and engineering leaders across Feature Management, Release Observability, AI, Experimentation, and Product Analytics to deliver seamless platform-wide experiences
Hire, mentor, and support multiple engineering teams, fostering an inclusive culture where everyone can grow, thrive, and advance their careers
Build a leadership bench, with the ability to hire, mentor, and develop next generation leaders
Foster a culture of transparency, ownership, curiosity, and a bias for action, with a demonstrated commitment to building inclusive, diverse teams
Communicate at the right level with teams, peers, and executive leadership, with the ability to negotiate and coordinate broad technical investment efforts
Connect engineering decisions to business goals and customer outcomes, with a strategic thinker who can analyze and prioritize technical requirements
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, GTM, customers, vendors, to shape technical strategy, influence product strategy, and win customers

Skills

LaunchDarkly

Feature management platform for software developers

About LaunchDarkly

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.

Oakland, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2014Year Founded

$321.3MTotal Funding

SERIES_DCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Enterprise SoftwareIndustries

501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Flexible work environment - Making an inclusive space for everyone means recognizing we all have our own individual working styles and needs.

Health and wellness - LaunchDarkly offers full coverage with health, dental, and vision plans for you and your dependents.

Salary and options - We're all in this together. LaunchDarkly offers competitive pay, equity, and the option to participate in a 401(k) program.

Learn and grow - We love to see our own continue to grow their skill sets—whether that's taking a class or attending a conference.

Risks

Competition from Harness, acquiring Split.io, threatens LaunchDarkly's market share.

Guardian Edition's complexity may confuse customers and complicate sales.

Expansion into the EU region may increase operational costs and regulatory scrutiny.

Differentiation

LaunchDarkly offers advanced feature flagging and experimentation capabilities for progressive delivery.

The platform supports EU data residency, enhancing compliance for European clients.

LaunchDarkly integrates feature management with CI/CD pipelines for seamless software delivery.

Upsides

LaunchDarkly's Galaxy Product Release enhances personalized user experiences and feature optimization.

The appointment of Claire Vo as CPO is expected to drive platform innovation.

Recognition as a Strong Performer by Forrester boosts LaunchDarkly's market credibility.

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