[Hiring] Director, Engineering (Data & Insights) @Rithum
Director, Engineering (Data & Insights) @Rithum
Software Development
Salary usd 175,000 - 3..
Remote Location
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA Only
Employment Type full-time
Posted 3d ago

[Hiring] Director, Engineering (Data & Insights) @Rithum

3d ago - Rithum is hiring a remote Director, Engineering (Data & Insights). πŸ’Έ Salary: usd 175,000 - 328,000 per year πŸ“Location: USA

Role Description

As Director of Engineering for our Data & Insights pillar, you possess strong technical and leadership skills required to oversee multiple engineering teams, aligning technology strategy with business goals, and ensuring successful delivery of software products. As a member of the global engineering leadership team, you are responsible for hiring, building, leading and mentoring engineering teams and collaborating with other cross-functional teams around the world.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee and manage multiple software engineering teams, ensuring they are working efficiently and are aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Provide mentorship and career development opportunities to engineering managers and senior engineers, helping them grow as leaders.
  • Lead efforts to recruit, hire, and retain top engineering talent – to ensure we build high-performing, diverse teams that collaborate effectively.
  • Foster an environment where teams feel pride and ownership in their product and Rithum as a whole.
  • Create and nurture a positive, inclusive, and innovative engineering culture that aligns with company values and promotes teamwork, diversity, and collaboration.
  • Encourage an attitude of proactive responsibility (finding problems before the client does) and a sense of ownership and urgency in resolving client-facing production problems quickly.
  • Create a culture where people don't just point out problems but also become a part of the solution.
  • Develop and communicate the long-term technical vision and strategy that aligns with the company’s business goals.
  • Work with C-level executives to translate business needs into actionable engineering plans.
  • Collaborate with product management to develop and prioritize the engineering roadmap, ensuring resources are allocated effectively to meet project deadlines and business priorities.
  • Plan and manage the engineering budget, ensuring efficient use of resources while balancing project needs and cost constraints.
  • Assure education, awareness, and adherence of your team to Rithum software development processes and standards.
  • Continuously assess and refine development processes to increase efficiency, reduce bottlenecks, and improve collaboration between engineering and other teams.
  • Oversee the design and development of advanced software solutions that scale across hundreds of servers and meet aggressive fault tolerance standards.
  • Regularly communicate progress, technical challenges, and project outcomes to the executive team, providing insights that guide broader business strategy.
  • Ensure that all stakeholders, including product, operations, and business leaders, are aligned on technical initiatives and that expectations are managed effectively.
  • Interface with key clients, partners, and external stakeholders when necessary, providing technical insight and ensuring smooth delivery of software products.

Qualifications

  • 10+ years' experience in software development within SaaS industry.
  • AWS data services experience.
  • Strong SQL skills at scale with columnar/analytical query engines (Redshift, BigQuery, or equivalent).
  • Data warehouse design and ETL/ELT pipeline architecture.
  • Experience with data lake patterns.
  • Familiarity with streaming or near-real-time data patterns (Kafka, Kinesis, or similar).
  • Demonstrated ownership of data quality, governance, and schema management.
  • Proven capabilities in building and retaining engaged, high-performing software development teams.
  • Experience managing the entire software development lifecycle of SaaS applications at scale.
  • Evidence of navigating a fast-paced, dynamic industry (like e-commerce) and delivering products that gain market share.
  • Experience using AI tools (ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, etc.) to accelerate and elevate your outcomes.
  • Exceptional written and spoken English.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or a closely related field.
  • Experience with web development, web services, and distributed processing models.
  • Experience scaling applications in AWS and on-premise.
  • Strong troubleshooting and optimization skills.
  • Familiarity with agile software development practices such as Kanban and Scrum.
  • Proven track record of creating scalable software that scales to dozens or hundreds of servers in a distributed, fault tolerant manner.
  • Experience with e-commerce, retail, online marketplaces, or digital marketing.
  • Databricks experience, ideally including medallion architecture (bronze/silver/gold).
  • SQL Server background.
  • Experience building internal data products or self-serve analytics platforms.
  • Exposure to LLM tooling, vector databases, or data pipelines that feed agentic systems.
  • BI tooling proficiency (Tableau, Looker, or Power BI).

Travel Required

  • Up to 20%.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental and vision benefits: Affordable health care plans and company HSA contributions, starting on Day 1.
  • A 6% 401(k) match.
  • Competitive time off package with 20 days of Paid Time Off, 9 Company-Paid holidays, 2 paid floating holidays, 7 paid sick days, 2 Wellness days, and 1 Paid Volunteer Day; at 3 years of service PTO increases to 22 days, and at 5 years it increases to 25 days.
  • 12 weeks primary caregiver leave & 4 weeks secondary caregiver leave.
  • Accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance.
  • Pet insurance.
  • Legal assistance and identity theft insurance plans.
  • Life insurance 2x salary.
  • Access to the Calm app and the Employee Assistance Program.
  • $65/month Remote work stipend for internet.
  • Culture and team-building activities.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Career development opportunities.
  • Charitable contribution match up to $250 per year.
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Director, Engineering (Data & Insights) @Rithum
Software Development
Salary usd 175,000 - 3..
Remote Location
πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ USA Only
Employment Type full-time
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