DISCO is a music-focused digital asset management and discovery platform, trusted by labels, studios and creators with 150+ million tracks.
Head of Engineering role to build high-performance engineering teams, drive technical excellence, and deliver high-quality products.
Reporting to the COO: directly supervise engineering managers and some engineers, partner with People to attract talent, foster an engaged outcome-driven culture, and provide continuous feedback.
Responsible for high-quality, high-velocity execution of the engineering org, identifying and optimising processes to maximise efficiency, and unblocking teams to hit deadlines.
Anticipate scaling challenges and collaborate on scalable solutions; collaborate with product, support and GTM; assist GTM with landing and serving large customers.
Partner with product to keep DISCO ahead of competitors and evaluate buy/build/partner decisions in the music-tech landscape.
Requirements
Proven leader who has successfully taken high-performance engineering teams through scaling (company size 70-100+, engineering team 20-40+)
Strong record of hiring and developing great, diverse talent
7+ years of engineering leadership experience, including experience overseeing an engineering org of 20+
Comfortable operating by motivating teams via managers and directly with engineers
Experience managing hybrid and remote teams across multiple time zones
3+ years overseeing development of AI/ML products with successful outcomes
Experience delivering and maintaining B2B web apps; consumer-facing product experience preferred
Strong sense of urgency to deliver results and inspire the team
Strong sense of ownership and accountability
Strong architectural experience
Willingness to dive into code and get hands dirty when needed
Strong technical mastery with curiosity and commitment to continuous learning