Director, Engineering - Core Foundations

Camunda; Canada; Remote; GBP 134,000 - 203,000; Full time

Job summary

Camunda is seeking a Director of Engineering for the Core Foundations team. This role involves leading teams to enhance product delivery, drive architectural decisions, and support employee growth in a fully remote environment. Join a company recognized for its flexibility and contributions to digital transformation across industries.

Benefits

Flexible time off

Home office equipment budget

Fitness activity contributions

Professional growth benefit

Virtual stock option plan

Qualifications

• Proven managerial experience leading teams.
• Strong technical knowledge in distributed systems.
• Ability to engage in meaningful technical discussions.

Responsibilities

• Drive strategic direction in collaboration with Product Management.
• Ensure high standards of code quality and security.
• Guide engineering managers in career development.

Skills

Management of managers

Deep experience in data and distributed systems

Technical engagement

Job description

Director, Engineering - Core Foundations

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We are Camunda - where your work will have real impact! Picture yourself at a company where your work isn’t just another task on a list, but a key driver of transformation for hundreds of organizations. Your work will directly shape how hundreds of enterprises like Atlassian, NASA, and Goldman Sachs – orchestrate their most critical processes to drive digital transformation.

In 2024, we crossed the $100 million mark in ARR – an incredible milestone in our growth story. We’ve been named in GP Bullhound’s 2024 Top 100 Next Unicorn list, we’ve earned Flexa’s stamp as a truly flexible workplace, and we proudly hold Great Place to Work certification in both the USA and UK. As a fully remote, global company, we’re rewriting the rules of how modern businesses operate.

And we’re just getting started! We are growing fast and on a mission to find the very best talent in the world. If you’re ready to bring your bold ideas to a fast-paced, dynamic team, keep reading – this role could be the one you’ve been waiting for.

About The Role

We’re hiring for a Director of Engineering focused on our Foundation team, reporting to the Senior Director of Core Application Development. The Foundations team comprises three teams, including Data Layer, Identity, and Distributed Systems. These three teams create the underpinnings on which our other teams build upon and are instrumental in driving the success of Camunda.

We have an evolving roadmap for the product and these teams that is as ambitious as customers are. The successful candidate will be ready to help guide these teams, improve delivery processes, and provide input on architectural direction. The team is currently :16 people, including 2 managers.

At Camunda, our Product Management, Design, and Engineering teams have strong partnerships. You’ll work with your peers in those groups to define the product direction, deliverables, and timelines.

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What you'll be doing:

• Drive the overall strategic direction of the Foundations group in collaboration with Design and Product Management
• Engage with architectural decisions and ensure we target high standards for code quality, security, and scalability
• Help the engineering managers reporting to you develop their careers
• Champion sustainable incident response blameless retrospectives, taking a holistic approach to problem solving during production events
• Navigate occasional customer requests or escalations
  
  

What you bring:

• Ability and/or willingness to use our product
• You must have been a manager of managers previously
• Deep experience with one or more of data, distributed systems, IAM
• Ability to engage in technical conversations related to the product. It’s fine if you’re not coding, but you must be able to engage meaningfully with the team.
  
  

Nice-to-haves:

• Experience in a fast growing start-up
• Experience scaling teams and processes
• Experience with process orchestration/automation
  
  

What We Have to Offer:

Compensation

For external hires, we consider the skills and experience of the incoming candidate, but typically place candidates in the first half of the range to ensure ample room for growth over the entire lifecycle of the role.

Below is the annual Total Target Cash Compensation (Total Cash) range for Camundi located in one of our entities. Total Cash refers to base salary and 100% attainment of variable target, where applicable. Actual Total Cash offered will depend on factors such as skills and qualifications related to the role. To comprise the Total Rewards package, Camunda also offers equity (where applicable) in the form of a Virtual Employee Stock Option Plan and benefits based on the country of residence.

The annual Total Cash range for this position for Camundi in our entities is as follows:

• United States: $208,200.00 to $312,300.00
• Germany: €138,500.00 to €207,700.00
• United Kingdom: £134,900.00 to £202,400.00
• Singapore: S$258,600.00 to S$387,800.00
  
  

If you are outside one of these countries, you would be employed by our Preferred Employer Organization (PEO), Remote. After applying for the role and speaking with one of our Talent Acquisition Partners, you will be provided a link to access the Camunda Total Rewards Calculator which will outline the Total Cash range for your country.

Benefits

• A remote by design culture, we believe talent is global!
• We support our employees in maintaining a healthy work/life balance, so we offer and encourage flexible time off at Camunda. Use your flexible time for anything that helps you recharge your batteries or maintain your life outside of work.
• A home office equipment budget and the choice of hardware. Mac, Windows, Linux - you choose what works best for you or/and you can work from a coworking space.
• We are committed to fostering a nurturing workplace where your health is prioritized and we help you to thrive. That's why we've teamed up with Modern Health to provide a global well-being program accessible to all Camundi.
• Beyond therapy and coaching sessions, Modern Health also offers guided meditations, digital wellness kits, and accessible learning content ranging from mental health, financial wellness, physical movement and more!
• To promote movement we also pay towards your fitness activities.
• Power your self-driven learning journey and elevate your skills by unlocking up to 1000 $/€/£ annually with the Professional Growth Benefit.
• We understand our employees contribute immeasurably to Camunda’s success. To allow employees to benefit from that success, every Camunda employee is offered virtual shares from our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).
  

More of what we offer globally & in your country can be found here.

"Everyone is welcome at Camunda” — this is a celebrated component of our culture. We strive to create an inclusive environment that empowers our people. At Camunda, we honour diverse cultures and backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to gender, race, ethnicity, religion, belief, sexual orientation, age, disability or any other protected characteristics under applicable law. We are looking forward to your application!

Did we pique your interest? Apply now and learn more. For a complete list of jobs at Camunda, please check out: https://camunda.com/career/.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Engineering and Information Technology

• Industries

  IT Services and IT Consulting, Software Development, and Information Services

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