Director of Engineering — Latency, Architecture, Remote

Egreenservices; Baton Rouge (LA); On-site; USD 138,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal in Baton Rouge is seeking a Director of Engineering to own its on-site technical roadmap and drive high-impact architectural decisions. You will lead a fast-moving remote team, defend recommendations to skeptics, and focus on swift, measurable improvements in system latency and reliability.

With ownership and a clear milestone-driven path, you will guide the release cycle, mentor teams, and contribute to a culture of dependable Git workflows and scalable software.

Qualifications

• 11+ years that left you with strong instincts and few Illusions
• A point of view, held loosely and defended well
• Familiarity with the rhythms of a fast-moving remote team
• Comfort defending a recommendation in front of skeptics

Responsibilities

• Hunt down the latency spikes nobody at NBCUniversal can explain
• Identify bottlenecks and propose architectural improvements proactively
• Own the Agile release that Baton Rouge leadership has circled on the calendar
• Shave milliseconds off the technology hot path that NBCUniversal users feel every click
• Write clean, well-tested code that scales with NBCUniversal's growing user base

Job description

NBCUniversal in Baton Rouge is seeking a Director of Engineering to own its on-site technical roadmap and drive high-impact architectural decisions. You will lead a fast-moving remote team, defend recommendations to skeptics, and focus on swift, measurable improvements in system latency and reliability.

With ownership and a clear milestone-driven path, you will guide the release cycle, mentor teams, and contribute to a culture of dependable Git workflows and scalable software.