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Join GBR’s Engineering function and put your name to building, transforming, and solving fascinating challenges at scale.
You will lead Engineering teams across the WP & Publisher Website Squads, with a mandate to help transform the engineering team through intelligent solutions and operational excellence.
As the Head of Engineering for two of our major critical business units, you will have overall ownership of the engineering discipline and technical strategy and will work closely with internal stakeholders, other business units, and customers to develop and execute long-term roadmaps.
In addition to tackling engineering problems and scaling teams, you will solve product and people challenges, leveraging your technical skills and strategic business acumen.
WHAT YOU'LL TACKLE
HOW YOU’LL MAKE AN IMPACT
Drive audience growth and scale by owning the technical roadmap for our multiple media sites, identifying opportunities for innovation and improvement to stay ahead of industry trends and meet evolving business needs. Architect our technical integration strategy for business acquisitions and new capabilities through vendor solutions and bring a critical problem-solving engineering mindset to approach challenges that may be best solved by AI and optimization solutions. Develop leadership skills within the engineering organization and mentor other leaders. Provide technical leadership, foster a team environment, and provide technical direction, eng design expertise, and feedback to technical resources. Build and develop discipline-specific capabilities across multiple teams, equipping individuals with the skills, tools, and standard approaches to improve the overall quality of engineering practices and skill sets. Lead design and architectural discussions to bridge business ask and technical solutions. Assess skill gaps and develop mitigation efforts, including training needs. Active measurement and management of critical metrics for the group’s performance Prioritize hiring efforts to focus on areas of most need, quickly recruit top engineering talent, and enrich retention efforts to foster growth opportunities and unique challenges for existing talent. Motivate the team to deliver solutions, including the ability to examine and assess the effectiveness of software design strategies and methodologies and devise, apply, and share ways to ensure quality, deployment, and continued scale. Build strong partnerships with Project Management to ensure successful deployment and feature launches. Develop successful peer partnerships with other department leaders in Engineering and Product Management and cross-functionally (Data, Sales, Marketing, Content, etc) Foster strong communication and collaboration with stakeholders across the organization, including editorial, design, product, and revenue teams, to align on priorities and deliver impactful solutions. Own the tech budget for engineering resources and tools related to the websites and WP CMS tools, collaborating with the Platform Infrastructure team to optimize utilization.
WHAT YOU’LL NEED
Leadership
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field 8+ years of leading high-performing engineering teams, with a track record of investing in their development Experience successfully attracting, building, and growing teams of engineers Experience leading large cross-functional teams, including product management, UX, and GTM stakeholders, and have experience working with customersTechnical expertise
10+ years of software engineering career path Passionate about software engineering; you know the industry's latest technologies. Extensive experience with WordPress development, including theme and plugin development, customization, and optimization. Strong understanding of technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Node JS, React, PHP, and MySQL.Business acumen
Experience making effective decisions across technology, people, and delivery strategy Ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders Ability to manage varied, sometimes competing, priorities
HOW YOU’LL LEVEL UP
Experience managing blended onshore / offshore engineering teams Strong Architectural & Systems Design Transformative Experience
The salary range for this role is $250,000 - $275,000 per year plus bonus, depending on job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and location.
Benefits
100% Remote Competitive salary with excellent growth opportunity; we pride ourselves in having a team that exudes leadership, high initiative, creativity and passion. Awesome medical, dental and vision plans with heavy employer contribution Paid maternity leave and paternity leave programs Paid vacation, sick days and holidays Company funding for outside classes and conferences to help you improve your skills Contribution to student loan debt payments after the first year of employment 401(k) -- employees can start contributing immediately. After the first year, GOBankingRates matches your contribution up to 4% of your salaryWe are an equal-opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.