Director of Engineering – SDK
Ticketmaster
full-time
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Location: California • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $198,000 - $248,000 per year
Job Level
Lead
Tech Stack
AndroidiOS
About the role
- Lead the SDK (iOS, Android) and backend API development teams and ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and to the highest quality standards
- Develop strong relationships with clients; partner with them on the ideation and execution of new products and integrations
- Participate in architecture and solution design, mentor engineers, explore frameworks/toolsets/processes to improve productivity and be accountable for quality software delivery
- Build and grow a team of expert engineers, attracting and retaining highly skilled software professionals aligned to company and departmental objectives
- Work closely with product and non-technical staff; author and review code, perform code reviews, and collaborate with QA on test plans
- Oversee software development using Agile methodologies and ensure development projects meet business and end-user requirements
- Own development and adoption of architectural, coding, and security standards/governance
- Contribute to product roadmap prioritization and communicate project status and risks to stakeholders and senior leadership
- Research and recommend software products and services to support procurement and development efforts
- Manage resources within budget, including full time and staff augmentation, and adapt budget based on company priorities
Requirements
- 10+ years of software engineering experience (predominantly within Native SDK Development) and a deep understanding of full-stack development, app performance and architecture
- 4 years of management experience and proven ability to lead a team through the full life cycle of software development
- Strong technical skills in mobile app development, with experience iOS and Android platforms
- Experience with agile development methodologies and project management tools such as JIRA
- Ability to meet commitments and multitask in a fast-paced work environment
- Must be a great Team Player and people manager, exhibiting a positive attitude
- Ability to own and manage multiple concurrent projects, including presenting and negotiating with stakeholders on interdependencies and delivery
- Expert at spotting talent and passionate about growing world class engineers on your team
- Experience building services or applications where performance is an important consideration, including performance tuning and optimizations