Senior Director, Engineering & Platform Leadership

Olo; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 242,000 - 292,000; Full time

Job summary

Olo Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Sr. Director of Engineering to unify multiple teams and align engineering with the company’s broader strategy. You will shape cross-functional direction, ensure scalable and secure platforms, and drive architectural decisions across product lines.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud-first deployments, and DevOps best practices, with a focus on minimizing disruption during platform changes. Telecommuting is optional within our hybrid policy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, software engineering, or related field.
• 5+ years building scalable distributed systems and cloud platforms.
• Experience with AWS services and Kubernetes-based deployments.
• Strong understanding of SDLC, DevOps, security, and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple teams and align engineering with company goals and product roadmap.
• Expand from domain focus to cross-functional oversight and higher-level direction.
• Collaborate with product leadership to align roadmaps and manage dependencies.
• Drive process improvements for efficiency, scalability, and business outcomes.
• Provide technical direction on architecture, security, and disaster recovery.

Skills

Distributed systems

Cloud platforms

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or related field

Tools

AWS

Kubernetes

ArgoCD

Python

Node.js

PostgreSQL

DynamoDB

Docker

Redis

ElasticSearch

Job description

Olo Inc. in New York, NY is seeking a Sr. Director of Engineering to unify multiple teams and align engineering with the company’s broader strategy. You will shape cross-functional direction, ensure scalable and secure platforms, and drive architectural decisions across product lines.

The role emphasizes leadership, cloud-first deployments, and DevOps best practices, with a focus on minimizing disruption during platform changes. Telecommuting is optional within our hybrid policy.