Director of Engineering

What would be your responsibilities if you join us?

• Partner with Symphony clients to craft and deliver digital solutions that unlock new levels of business valueLead the design and implementation of scalable, high-performance architectural solutions. Ensure alignment with business requirements and technical standards.
• Provide expert guidance and coaching to developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and technical excellence.
• Partner with UX/UI Designers, Data Scientists, Product Managers, and other stakeholders to ensure cohesive and efficient delivery of solutions.
• Ensure best practice is applied, and ensure clear communication across teams.
• Implement best practices for performance optimization, security, and scalability.
• Stay at the forefront of industry trends and emerging technologies, integrating cutting-edge solutions to enhance our products and development processes.
• Establish and enforce coding standards and best practices.
• Define and drive the technical vision and strategy for solution architecture, ensuring alignment with company goals and objectives. 

There are some requirements that will make you stand out:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of professional experience in solution architecture, with a significant portion in a senior or lead role
• Backend, frontend and cloud technologies (tech-agnostic)
• Ability to scope and estimate project requirements.
• Ability to present technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong analytical capabilities for identifying and resolving engineering tradeoffs.
• Design and architectural patterns
• Principles of software engineering
• Good understanding of server and network infrastructure, experience with cloud platform(s)
• Experience designing and developing distributed software applications, tools, systems, and services
• Experience with balancing and optimizing large-scale production systems is a plus
• Relational and non-relational database
• Excellent time management, communication, decision-making, presentation, and organizational skills
• Problem solving and a consultant mindset, through partnership with client stakeholders and counterparts.

You will easily fit into Symphony culture if you:

• Are proactive and enthusiastic about your own continuous learning and improvement.
• Have a good analytical and problem-solving attitude.
• Have the ability to analyze and understand the business context and logic behind your job responsibilities.
• Care for the quality of your work and client satisfaction.
• Enjoy working in a pleasant and cooperative atmosphere.
• Excited about working in international teams and using well-written and spoken English daily.