Director of Engineering

Talent Systems, LLC; São Paulo; Presencial; USD 150.000 - 200.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

A leading technology solution provider in the entertainment industry is seeking a Director of Engineering. This role focuses on delivering high-impact product features, fostering collaboration, and driving customer value. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in software engineering and leadership, with a strong customer-centric mindset. Join a dynamic team and lead the development of innovative solutions that enhance the casting and auditioning process.

Qualificações

• 10+ years in software engineering, 5+ in leadership roles.
• Proven track record of delivering customer-focused products.

Responsabilidades

• Lead engineering efforts to build scalable product features.
• Drive agile execution, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality features.

Conhecimentos

Customer-centric mindset

Collaboration champion

Communication and influence

Ferramentas

Typescript

React

NodeJS

Postgres

DynamoDB

AWS

Descrição da oferta de emprego

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*This role will be open to candidates located in Sao Paulo, Brazil only, and please submit your resume in English*

Company Overview:

Talent Systems, LLC is the leading technology solution provider for casting and auditioning to the entertainment industry. Casting directors and agents worldwide use Talent Systems’ portfolio of products to source and manage talent across film, television, commercials, theater, and digital projects, powering an unparalleled, global casting software ecosystem.

We are headquartered in Los Angeles and operate in the US, Canada, Mexico, UK, Australia, and India. Our portfolio brands include Casting Networks, Spotlight, Cast It Systems, Staff Me Up, Tagmin, Casting Frontier, and Cast It Reach.

Job Purpose:

We are seeking a customer-obsessed, product-minded engineering leader to serve as the Director of Engineering for our Casting Networks product. This pivotal role will lead the development and delivery of high-impact product features with a focus on speed, predictability, and cross-functional collaboration. As a champion of engineering culture and agile execution, you will work closely with stakeholders across Product, UX, Platform Engineering, and go-to-market teams to drive customer value and business outcomes.

Duties & Responsibilities:

Product & Customer Focus

• Lead the engineering efforts to build intuitive, scalable, and reliable product features that delight customers and meet business needs.
• Instill a customer-obsessed mindset across the engineering team, ensuring features are designed with the end-user in mind.
• Partner closely with Product and UX leaders to ensure alignment and collaboration at all levels of the organization.
• Build, mentor, and retain a high-performing globally distributed product engineering team, fostering a culture of collaboration, ownership, and innovation.
• Drive agile execution, ensuring timely delivery of product features with high quality and technical excellence.
• Optimize for speed and predictability, balancing fast-paced feature development with maintaining high quality and technical integrity.

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Develop strong partnerships with key stakeholders across Sales, Marketing, Customer Success, and other departments to align engineering efforts with business goals.
• Collaborate with Platform Engineering to influence and leverage shared infrastructure, ensuring seamless integration and delivery.

Operational Excellence

• Provide clear and consistent communication on product feature timelines, progress, and risks to stakeholders and leadership.
• Ensure overlapping work hours and proactive coordination with dependency teams to minimize bottlenecks and improve efficiency.
• Implement and refine processes to enhance predictability, transparency, and accountability across product engineering initiatives.
• Champion a strong engineering culture that prioritizes collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Advocate for best practices in product engineering, ensuring a balance of technical debt and feature delivery.
• Act as a thought leader within the organization, influencing technical and strategic decisions that impact both product and platform engineering.

Qualifications & Attributes:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 5+ years in leadership roles
• Proven track record of delivering customer-focused products with speed, quality, and predictability.
• Demonstrated success in fostering collaboration between engineering, product, and UX teams.
• Customer-centric mindset: Strong understanding of customer needs and the ability to translate them into impactful product features.
• Expertise in driving agile development practices to deliver results in fast-paced environments.
• Collaboration champion: Skilled at building and maintaining close partnerships with cross-functional teams, including Product, UX, Sales, Marketing, and Customer Success.
• Technical acumen: Deep understanding of modern engineering practices and architecture, with the ability to influence platform engineering efforts.
• Experience building applications using modern technologies such as Typescript, React, NodeJS, Postgres, DynamoDB etc on AWS cloud.
• Communication and influence: Strong interpersonal skills, capable of influencing across teams and levels to drive alignment and achieve outcomes.
• Exceptional people leader with the ability to inspire, develop, and retain top engineering talent.
• Strong advocate for a culture of collaboration, accountability, and continuous learning.

*You will be paid monthly, in USD currency.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Industries

  Software Development and Entertainment Providers

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