Director, Software Engineering

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc.; San Antonio (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. in Texas seeks a senior technology leader to set long-range strategy for our commerce platform and integrated systems. You will guide vision, architecture, and stack, working with technical leaders to make timely decisions.

You will coordinate cross-functional teams, drive policy development for complex business issues, and partner with Product Development to shape what is built for business needs. Strong SDLC, QA, and PM expertise are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related fields, or equivalent work experience
• 12+ years of IT and business industry work experience managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects
• Advanced technical and business knowledge in SDLC, QA, PM and related disciplines

Responsibilities

• Responsible for long-range technology strategy planning for our commerce platform and integrated systems
• Works with technical leaders to define and refine vision, architecture, and stack; leads efforts to make timely technical decisions
• Manages policy development to address complex business issues, provides leadership to cross-functional teams
• Partners with Product Development team to influence what is built for business consumption
• Advocates for enterprise technology initiatives in the enterprise technology backlog structure
• Identifies interdependencies and emerging trends across interrelated technology efforts and programs to continuously improve products and services
• Partners with Program/Project and Tech SMEs to create realistic roadmaps and set expectations with customers; stays close to the product, guides the process to ensure accurate and timely delivery
• Leverages engineering, problem solving and influencing skills to ensure process and risk management solutions are also technically sound
• Coordinates outsourced engineering effort from teams with differing skill sets

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

SDLC

Quality Assurance

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or related fields, or equivalent work experience

Job description

Petco Animal Supplies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for long-range technology strategy planning for our commerce platform and integrated systems
• Works with technical leaders to define and refine vision, architecture, and stack; leads efforts to make timely technical decisions
• Manages policy development to address complex business issues, provides leadership to cross-functional teams
• Partners with Product Development team to influence what is built for business consumption
• Advocates for enterprise technology initiatives in the enterprise technology backlog structure
• Identifies interdependencies and emerging trends across interrelated technology efforts and programs to continuously improve products and services
• Partners with Program/Project and Tech SMEs to create realistic roadmaps and set expectations with customers; stays close to the product, guides the process to ensure accurate and timely delivery
• Leverages engineering, problem solving and influencing skills to ensure process and risk management solutions are also technically sound
• Coordinates outsourced engineering effort from teams with differing skill sets

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering or other related fields, or equivalent work experience
• 12+ years of IT and business industry work experience in managing multiple, large, cross-functional teams or projects, and influencing senior level management and key stakeholders
• Requires advanced technical and business knowledge in software development life cycle, quality assurance, project management and other related disciplines/processes

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