9 Month Contract
Salary not provided
Senior and Expert level
London
Role
Who you are
- Skilled Engineering Leader: Extensive experience leading mid to large, distributed engineering teams in a technology-focused company
- Strategic Thinker: Ability to define and deliver an engineering strategy that aligns with the company’s purpose and goals
- Technical Skills: Understanding of modern software development practices, architectures, and infrastructure, with the ability to make informed technical decisions
- Consumer-Centric: A deep appreciation for how engineering decisions shape the experiences of end-users and a commitment to building intuitive, scalable products
- Collaborative Leader: Interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to direct cross-functional initiatives and collaborate seamlessly across teams
- Data-Driven: Analytical skills, with extensive experience in using data to inform strategy and decision-making
- You constantly look to raise the bar for yourself and those around you in everything you do
- You believe that diversity in teams is a key to effective performance
- You promote a culture of continuous feedback and learning
- Even if you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, we'd still really like to hear from you
What the job involves
- As a Director of Engineering at Trustpilot, you will play a key role in shaping and executing our engineering strategy, ensuring our teams are empowered to innovate and deliver at scale
- You’ll lead, inspire, and empower skilled engineering leaders and their teams to build reliable, secure, and high-performing technology that advances Trustpilot’s mission forward
- Your leadership will help define how our platform evolves, enabling us to connect people and businesses globally while enhancing trust online
- At Trustpilot, Engine 2 is responsible for scaling Trustpilot’s B2B app offering. It encompasses seven cross-functional teams: Growth Monetisation, Growth Adoption, Digital Business, Reviews and Core, Product Reviews Foundations, Data Insights, and Enterprise Experience
- As the Engineering Leader for Engine 2, you would play a key role in collaborating with cross-functional counterparts across product, data, design, and security to drive adoption, monetisation, and long-term customer value, with a strong emphasis on sustainable growth and high-quality execution
- Strategic Leadership
- Develop and implement the engineering strategy that aligns with Trustpilot’s vision of becoming the universal symbol of trust
- Drive technical innovation across engineering teams, ensuring the adoption of modern practices, tools, and architectures to support Trustpilot's growth and scalability
- Partner with product and business leaders to align engineering roadmaps with strategic company goals
- Operational Excellence
- Oversee the delivery of high-quality software solutions, ensuring timely completion while maintaining a focus on reliability, performance, and security
- Implement processes and best practices to optimize the software development lifecycle, promoting efficiency, collaboration, and continuous improvement, promoting accountability across teams
- Team Management
- Lead and inspire a team of engineering managers, staff engineers, and their respective teams, promoting a culture of innovation, inclusion, and growth
- Mentor and develop engineering leaders to advance technical capabilities and technical proficiency across the organization
- Build an engineering culture that prioritizes collaboration, learning, and a consistent focus on customer value
- Global Growth
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to expand Trustpilot's platform and adapt to the needs of diverse global markets
- Scale engineering operations to support growth, including entering new markets and building new capabilities
- Establish partnerships across the organization, including with Legal, Product, Data Science, and Marketing, to align engineering efforts with broader business plans
- Innovation and Problem Solving
- Drive the technical vision for Trustpilot, leveraging data and emerging technologies to create substantial benefits
- Address complex engineering problems by promoting a problem-solving culture, encouraging experimentation, and leveraging user feedback
- Promote sustainability and scalability in all aspects of engineering
Salary benchmarks
Engineering Management
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Company
Company mission
To bring people and businesses closer together to create ever-improving experiences for everyone.
Company benefits
- Maternity & Paternity pay
- Train travel scheme
- '20% time' - work on anything you’d like
- 28 days holiday (excl. bank holidays)
- Work from home opportunities
- Pension and life insurance
- Full access to Headspace
- Regular events and socials
- Health cash plan, online GP, 24/7, Employee Assistance Plan
- And more! (Varies by location)
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