Senior Director, Digital Engineering & Platforms

Kavaliro; Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); On-site; USD 220,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Kavaliro is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering – Digital in the United States to lead client’s customer-facing digital experiences across e-commerce sites and native mobile apps. You will own architecture, delivery, and operations of scalable digital platforms, driving performance, reliability, and security at scale.

This role partners with Digital Marketing, Product, Data/Analytics and business stakeholders to translate strategy into technical roadmaps and measurable business impact.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience, with a focus on customer-facing digital products.
• 7+ years leading and scaling engineering teams (managers/directors) for high-traffic digital platforms.
• Experience partnering with Digital, Marketing, Product and Data leaders to drive measurable digital outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Define multi-year technology strategy for web and mobile experiences aligned to business OKRs and outcomes.
• Lead end-to-end delivery and operations for e-commerce sites and mobile apps with strong Agile practices.
• Provide architectural leadership for headless/composable digital platforms and MACH-aligned architectures.
• Build and nurture high-performing engineering teams, fostering a culture of data-driven decisions and continuous improvement.

Skills

Engineering leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Cloud & DevOps

Headless architecture

Data-driven decisions

Tools

CommerceTools

CI/CD tooling

Job description

Kavaliro is seeking a Senior Director of Engineering – Digital in the United States to lead client’s customer-facing digital experiences across e-commerce sites and native mobile apps. You will own architecture, delivery, and operations of scalable digital platforms, driving performance, reliability, and security at scale.

This role partners with Digital Marketing, Product, Data/Analytics and business stakeholders to translate strategy into technical roadmaps and measurable business impact.