Director of Software Engineering at Acuity leading AI - enabled digital commerce platform development and transforming user experience with modern architecture.
About the role
- Lead the front-end development team managing web and mobile experiences for Caterpillar’s digital product. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure high performance and quality delivery.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor a talented team of front-end developers and QA engineers building web and mobile experiences that matter.
- Provide technical support, and direction to teams and team leaders.
- Acquire resources necessary to accomplish work on time.
- Oversee performance of individual team members, identify and addresses staff training and development needs.
- Collaborate with digital product, UX and platform cross functional teams to define scalable, secure, and high-performing architectures for new features and capabilities aligned on from vision to execution.
- Translate product requirements into actionable engineering plans, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery.
- Set the bar for code quality, performance, and user experience through hands-on guidance, reviews, and technical leadership.
- Coordinate walkthroughs and reviews; ensure conformance to standards and adherence to design specifications.
- Develop detailed work plans, schedules, project estimates, resource plans, and status reports.
- Monitor and troubleshoot performance and schedule issues.
Requirements
- Proven experience leading front-end teams delivering both web and mobile applications.
- Expert knowledge of software development tools and activities; ability to produce software products or systems in line with product requirements.
- Deep technical expertise in modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, React Native) and mobile development (native or cross-platform).
- Extensive knowledge of software product design; Strong understanding of architecture, system design, and performance optimization.
- Experience with Agile methodologies, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation.
- Extensive knowledge of software development life cycle; ability to use a structured methodology for delivering and managing new or enhanced software products to the marketplace.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Extensive knowledge of leadership concepts and ability to use strategies and skills to enlist others in setting, embracing and achieving objectives.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
- Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
- 401(k) savings plans*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
- Health Lifestyle Programs*
- Employee Assistance Program*
- Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
- Career Development*
- Incentive bonus*
- Disability benefits
- Life Insurance
- Parental leave
- Adoption benefits
- Tuition Reimbursement
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