Sr. Director Engineering

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and scale a global platform and infrastructure engineering organization
• Build and develop managers, architects, and senior technical leaders
• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, and engineering excellence
• Drive execution across strategic initiatives, balancing long-term architecture with near-term delivery
• Establish structures and processes that enable sustainable growth and scalability
• Define and execute the long-term platform engineering strategy for Ruckus One
• Lead technical decision-making for core platform services
• Partner with Product and Architecture leaders to align platform capabilities with business needs
• Champion best practices for scalability, resiliency, performance, security, and maintainability
• Drive adoption of cloud-native technologies, AI-driven capabilities, and automation frameworks
• Improve developer productivity, platform efficiency, and engineering velocity
• Ensure the platform scales to support millions of connected devices globally
• Drive improvements in performance, reliability, availability, and software quality
• Establish engineering metrics that enhance customer experience and delivery speed
• Promote modern practices including automation, testing, observability, and continuous improvement
• Partner with Product, Cloud Operations, Security, Architecture, and Customer Experience teams
• Translate business priorities into technology strategy and execution plans
• Communicate platform strategy and impact to executive stakeholders
• Represent engineering in key customer, partner, and executive engagements

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years leading global engineering teams building and scaling large-scale cloud platforms
• Proven track record driving platform transformation, organizational growth, and high-performing teams
• Expertise in multi-tenant SaaS, distributed systems, and cloud-native architecture
• Strong background in cloud-managed / enterprise networking and systems at massive scale
• Ability to translate technology strategy into business impact, balancing innovation, velocity, and quality
• Exceptional executive communication and cross-functional leadership skills

Pay & Benefits

The candidate will be rewarded with a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision plans, life and accidental death insurance, a 401(k) plan, and participation in the Company’s Incentive Plan. Candidates starting with the Company will be eligible for eleven paid holidays in a full calendar year, two weeks of paid vacation (prorated based on start date), as well as other leave options.