Director of Engineering

VMware; Irving (TX); Remote; USD 172,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Generous benefits

Job summary

VMware Irving, TX is seeking a Director of Engineering who thrives under pressure and owns delivery end-to-end.

In this remote role you will streamline CI/CD, drive postmortems, and build reliable backend services using MySQL, C#, and MongoDB while mentoring engineers across the team.

You will lead with pragmatism, scale systems for today and tomorrow, and ensure the organization operates with ownership and velocity.

Qualifications

• Experience optimizing cloud infrastructure and CI/CD costs.
• Hands-on with MySQL and C# backend services.
• Proven ability to ship under pressure and improve processes.

Responsibilities

• Trim VMware's cloud bill by right-sizing the CI/CD infrastructure in Irving, TX.
• Drive the Accountability incident postmortem that stops the Irving outage from recurring.
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within VMware.
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using MySQL and C#.
• Push Go changes safely behind flags so Irving, TX rollbacks take seconds.
• Apply MongoDB and Strategic Planning to solve boldly-pragmatic engineering challenges.
• Build the C# tooling that makes every other Irving engineer faster.

Skills

MySQL

Swift

C#

MongoDB

Job description

We are assembling a world-class technology team and want a Director of Engineering who can write Self-Motivation that performs under pressure. The offer reads simply — remote, $172,000 - $268,000, 10 years, and a director role where ownership is not a perk but the point.

Key Responsibilities

• Trim VMware's cloud bill by right-sizing the CI/CD infrastructure in Irving, TX
• Drive the Accountability incident postmortem that stops the Irving outage from recurring
• Champion engineering excellence and continuous learning within VMware
• Design, build, and maintain reliable backend services using MySQL and C#
• Push Go changes safely behind flags so Irving, TX rollbacks take seconds
• Apply MongoDB and Strategic Planning to solve boldly-pragmatic engineering challenges
• Build the C# tooling that makes every other Irving engineer faster

What You'll Bring

• Ability to learn new technology systems quickly and apply them effectively
• A history of leaving technology processes better than you found them
• A VMware mindset: scrappy today, scalable tomorrow
• The kind of listening that makes the other person feel heard
• Hands-on command of MySQL, with Swift as a close second
• The instinct to ask \"what would change your mind?\" before debating
• The judgment to distinguish a fire drill from an actual fire

As a question-everything leader in technology, VMware draws top talent to its Irving, TX headquarters. The team trusts each other to do the right thing without constant oversight or micromanagement.

Beyond $172,000 - $268,000, VMware offers a generous benefits package and the chance to lead projects that build your skills.

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