Director, Software Engineering

Job Description

Director, Software Engineering (Direct to Consumer)

Responsibilities

Who We Are
NBC News Digital is creating the digital future for one of the world's best-known and most-trusted news organizations. Our Digital Technology organization is at the center of building and improving a suite of digital products including user experiences across web, mobile apps, OTT devices, storytelling tools including CMS and curation systems, and a platform to distribute that content to hundreds of millions of users. Our brands include NBC News, Today, MSNBC, CNBC, E! News, and Telemundo Noticias.

We are hiring with remote flexibility in multiple locations where our teams are based: New York, NY; Seattle, WA; Englewood Cliffs, NJ; Universal City, CA.

Position Overview
This is an opportunity to play a critical role in the digital evolution of the NBC News Group, specifically in the support of our Direct to Consumer products for NBC News Digital, such as CNBC Pro and Jim Cramer's Investor Club.

As a Director of Software Engineering, you will partner with the Product, Operations, Design, and Editorial teams to bring NBC News Digital content to life. You will be a significant influence on our product roadmap, bringing a technical and strategic perspective. You will be a steward of both our technical and overall culture. Your success will be measured by your ability to grow our engineering team, to foster a positive working environment, and to advance our technical vision in alignment with business and product goals.

Responsibilities
• Manage a team of 10+ software engineers (including managers) working anywhere in our stack e.g. front end rendering layers, our content management systems, APIs, etc.
• Groom our future leaders and hire the best talent
• Collapse ambiguity and provide context for your reports to help them succeed
• Partner with cross-functional teams to drive projects forward, and to align our technical vision with product and business goals
• Help shape our platform's technical vision and execute it
• Manage technical risk and promote responsible innovation
• Set the high-level technical roadmap and the quality standards for your domain
• Be accountable for the overall planning, execution, and success of complex projects

Qualifications/Requirements
Qualifications/Requirements
• BS (or higher, e.g., MS, or PhD) in Computer Science or

related technical field involving coding (e.g., physics or

mathematics), or equivalent technical experience
• 10+ years' experience in software development or

related field(s)
• 3+ years recent experience of technical leadership and

people management. Experience managing managers
• Successful track record of advancing technical vision

while delivering on product efforts/initiatives with high

quality
• Able to demonstrate experience building teams and/or
organizations, including hiring and managing

performance
• Thoughtful and compassionate leader
• Excellent written and verbal communication

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d589xz-3-146-221-204-42 in your application.