Director of Engineering
Partnerize
Who We Are
At Partnerize, we're on a mission to transform the way businesses grow. We've built the leading partnership automation platform that empowers brands to discover, engage, and convert their audiences at scale. From affiliate marketing to influencer collaborations, we help our clients build and manage profitable partnerships that drive real results. We're a team of passionate problem-solvers who are dedicated to helping our clients win in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing.
Why Join Us
We're looking for passionate, talented people who want to be part of a winning team. At Partnerize, you'll find a culture of collaboration, innovation, and respect. We're guided by our core values, and we're committed to creating an environment where everyone can do their best work. We also offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, and a flexible work environment that allows you to thrive both personally and professionally. If you're ready to grow your career and make a difference, we'd love to hear from you.
Job Summary:
The Director of Engineering is a key leadership role responsible for overseeing the technical operations and engineering teams within an organization. They play a critical role in driving the development and execution of engineering strategies, ensuring the successful delivery of projects, and fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement. The Director of Engineering collaborates closely with cross-functional teams, including product management, security, technical operations, and other business stakeholders, to align engineering efforts with the overall organizational goals and objectives.
The things you care about:
At the heart of our platform we track performance marketing data and build a number of solutions to turn this data into useful information for our customers. We work with a lot of data, generating over a billion events across our infrastructure daily. We aim to make as much of this data available in real-time as possible, which is no mean feat at this scale! Our platform is powered by our REST APIs and everything is developed with an API-first approach.
The primary technologies we use are PHP, Python, JavaScript (React), and Kafka. Data is stored in MySQL, PostgreSQL, Druid and Redis. We are constantly evolving our platform and tools to take advantage of the ever-changing tech landscape. We deploy to production several times a day.
As a Director, Software Engineer at Partnerize, you will:
- Lead and manage the Engineering managers and Agile Delivery Lead of cross-functional, delivery-focused teams with engineers, QA and Product managers working together using Agile principles in a highly autonomous and collaborative environment.
- Contribute to the development of product and technical strategies and ensure product and tech are aligned and move towards the same goal.
- Serve as part of the senior staff, working in an interdisciplinary manner with their peers in other departments, like Security and Operations, to develop delivery strategies – product roadmap, security tickets, platform change deliverables. Collaborate with them to ensure alignment and integration of software engineering projects with company goals and objectives.
- Works in Product managers and Agile Delivery Leads to ensure on-time, high-quality delivery of Partnerize’s product and technical roadmaps, while keeping the teams motivated and tech debt to a minimum.
- Drive Agile practices across the teams, working closely with the Agile Delivery Lead to ensure efficient and effective project execution.
- Develop and maintain engineering processes, best practices, and standards to enable high-quality software development and delivery.
- Manage technical debt and support the delivery of innovation initiatives in the teams.
- Monitor team performance, provide regular feedback, and make data-driven decisions to improve team efficiency and effectiveness.
- Act as a mentor and role model for the engineering managers and software engineers, providing guidance and support as needed.
- Hire, nurture, coach, and retain talent in the Engineering teams.
You are an experience Software engineering leader with:
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- A minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a leadership or management role.
- Proven experience in leading and managing cross-functional software engineering teams, with a strong focus on Agile methodologies.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively with diverse teams and stakeholders at all levels of the organisation.
- Strong technical background in software development, including a deep understanding of modern software architectures, development practices, and tools.
- Experience in managing engineering managers and guiding their professional growth.
- Demonstrated ability to drive innovation, improve processes, and deliver high-quality software on time and within budget.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- A commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
At Partnerize, we recognize it is unrealistic for a candidate to fulfil 100% of the criteria in this job description. We encourage you to apply if you feel you meet the majority requirements above. We know that skills evolve over time, so if you have a keen appetite to learn and evolve alongside us over time, come join our team!
UK Benefits & Perks
- 25 days holiday in addition to bank holidays
- Enhanced Parental Leave: 6 months full pay for birth parent, 4 weeks non-birth parent at full pay after one year employment
- 5 extra 'Partnerize Parental Days' each year
- Private Medical Insurance through Bupa
- Enhanced pension contributions
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Eye Care Vouchers
- Life Assurance
- Enhanced Wellness Program including access to EAP, Wellness Coaching & Wellness Fridays program
- Regular company events and activities
Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion
We are committed to attracting, developing, and advancing our outstanding team members, regardless of race, ethnic identity, sexual orientation, religion, age, gender, gender identity, physical abilities, or any other dimension of diversity. We strive to foster an environment where people can be their authentic selves, raise concerns and innovate, all without fear; where they are treated fairly and respectfully, have equal access to opportunities and resources and can contribute fully to the organization’s success. Every individual in our business is expected to live this commitment without exception.
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