Hybrid Director of Software Engineering – Readers, Learners and Institutional Services

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About the role

  • Director of Engineering leading digital initiatives at New York Public Library. Spearheading efforts to modernize reading experiences and improve patron digital engagement.

Responsibilities

  • Own the Technical delivery of Readers, Learners and Institutional Services team’s project
  • Hiring, training, coaching and management of engineering team members
  • Continuous improvement of Engineering practices
  • Our tech stacks, frameworks, vendor tools, and processes
  • Identification and mitigation of risk
  • Teach critical thinking skills, strategic thinking, cross-functional collaboration, and technical decision-making skills to scale the team's impact
  • Mentor teams to proactively identify challenges, offers appropriate, timely and practical solutions
  • Identify new technologies, such as AI-enabled engineering tools to improve workflow
  • Remove roadblocks and advocate for the changes needed to maintain a world-class engineering team
  • Ensure that the team’s time and capacity are adequately allocated in order to deliver on high-priority projects in a timely manner

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience
  • 10+ years in software development with a minimum of 5 years of experience as a Software Engineer
  • 5-10 years of progressive leadership/management experience
  • Expertise in frontend architecture design (e.g., micro-frontends, server-side, design systems)
  • Experience in vendor lifecycle management from sourcing and due diligence through contract negotiation, performance monitoring, and termination
  • Ability to develop and execute a strategic roadmap for development or vendor projects that aligns capabilities (SaaS, outsourced development, etc.) with engineering and business goals.
  • Possesses strong communication skills across all organizational levels
  • Ability to solve complex technical problems at the appropriate level
  • Familiarity with best practices and training for software development
  • Deep understanding of modern deployment and development infrastructure: CI/CD, unit and end-to-end testing, AWS deployment.
  • Proven ability to implement innovative solutions and drive change
  • Demonstrates good judgement in handling situations with multiple good solutions, or situations with no good solution
  • Proactive mindset that solves future problems before they become emergencies
  • Expertise with front end technologies including Javascript and React; Proficiency with at least one strongly typed language (Python, etc); Familiarity with other languages (PHP, Ruby) preferred

Benefits

  • Hybrid Work Environment (3 days onsite in NYC)
  • Office Environment
  • Non-Union
  • Exempt FLSA Status
  • Monday - Friday; 9-5

Job title

Director of Software Engineering – Readers, Learners and Institutional Services

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$165,000 - $185,000 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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