Senior Director, Engineering

Snyk; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 150,000

Job description

Our Opportunity

As Senior Director, Snyk Open Source Engineering at Snyk you will drive execution of the product strategy for Snyk Open Source, our >$100m ARR Software Composition Analysis product. You will build and run a world-class engineering team which solves technically challenging problems in dependency analysis, security intelligence and remediation, leading the team to innovate strongly, deliver predictably, and delight Snyk’s customers.

You’ll be a technical leader that thrives on the details of building delightful developer tools and high-volume production systems, whilst at the same time being able to lead and grow your team at scale. You’ll be equally happy explaining our roadmap to customers, making trade-offs to deliver the right outcomes for our business, and helping to solve technical issues directly.

You’ll Spend Your Time:

• Build long term strategy for Snyk Open Source that delivers on business priorities and drive its execution, in collaboration with cross-functional partners and peers.
• Own the Snyk Open Source product as a business, optimizing for and trading off the competing requirements of innovation, support, cost, reliability and performance to maximize benefit for that business long-term.
• Create and execute on organizational strategy which proactively identifies requirements for senior talent, and grow or hire to fill gaps as required.
• Lead cross team collaboration across Snyk to quickly resolve issues and risks, and unblock progress.
• Establish clear success criteria for direct reports and the group, monitoring and course-correcting as required.
• Build a high-performing, engaged, world-class team that can deliver on the technical challenge of program analysis in the security domain.
• Serve as role model, mentor and advisor to Snyk’s most senior engineering talent

What You’ll Need:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in technical leadership roles in software engineering.
• Experience in an executive/director level role
• Proven track record of successfully leading software engineering organizations of 50-100 in a product context.
• Expertise in building developer tools, and/or subject matter expertise in software build tools or language ecosystems.
• Proficiency in software development, system architecture, and operational practices.
• Proficient with team tech stack and advanced system design.
• Familiarity with modern software development methodologies and tools.
• Excellent leadership and influencing skills to collaborate effectively with senior technical and managerial stakeholders.
• Strong analytical abilities to support technical decisions with data-driven metrics.
• Exceptional communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop emerging technical talent.

We’d be lucky if you have:

• Ability to plan ahead and visualize the bigger picture and wider team long-term goals. See the broader picture and approach topics with a high-level mindset.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

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