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Job Summary:

Dealer Built is a company that empowers individuals to achieve their unique ambitions through tailored technology solutions for the automotive dealership industry. They are seeking a Director of Engineering to lead a team in delivering modern web products while combining technical expertise with leadership skills.

Responsibilities:

• Foster psychological safety and build an engineering team focused on excellence, reliability, and predictable delivery

• Collaborate with senior team members to ensure teams have resources to achieve goals while managing cross-team relationships

• Set and uphold standards for engineering quality, including defining and enforcing practices for code reviews, testing, and documentation

• Maintain technical proficiency and participate in code reviews as needed

• Guide architectural decisions for scalability and maintainability

• Support infrastructure and deployment strategy, including working with AWS services, CI/CD pipelines, and managing environments

• Collaborate closely with Product Management to plan, scope, and prioritize features that deliver value while minimizing technical debt

• Mentor senior engineers, optimize team performance, and establish clear accountability

• Engage with stakeholders to align team objectives with business priorities and craft development strategies supporting long-term growth

• Identify opportunities to enhance system reliability while ensuring compliance with security and regulatory standards

• Develop internal policies and training programs to improve team skillsets

• Oversee hiring, compensation, and performance management while driving recruitment efforts

• Collaborate with HR on onboarding processes and employee retention strategies

Qualifications:

Required:

• BS in Computer Science or similar field with 8+ years of software engineering experience and 3+ years of managing or leading engineers directly

• Experience in SaaS product development, preferably in the automotive industry

• Strong understanding of agile methodologies, and experience leading sprint planning and estimation

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders

• Proven track record of building high-performing teams, delivering projects on schedule, and balancing strategic vision with tactical execution

Company:

Welcome to Dealer Built, where innovation meets automotive excellence. Founded in 1992, headquartered in Mason City, Iowa, USA, team size 51-200 employees, currently Growth Stage.

• Seniority level Director

• Employment type
  
  Full-time

• Industries Software Development

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