Hybrid Senior Director, Engineering

at Snyk

• Job title: Senior Director, Engineering
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: No Education Requirement
• Location requirements: Hybrid, London, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior Director of Engineering leading Platform Engineering at Snyk. Overseeing cloud infrastructure and developer experience to support secure AI software development.

Responsibilities

• Shaping overall R&D Strategy to achieve Snyk’s company goals as part of R&D leadership team.
• Ensuring effective engineering execution of Snyk’s industry leading applications.
• Building up Snyk’s security expertise and engagement with the wider community.
• Attending to the highest priority items that affect the entire engineering function, as well as your Platform division.
• Staying at least one step ahead of our rapid growth by scaling the impact of engineering.
• Acting autonomously towards achieving goals, and enabling your team to do the same.
• Coaching and developing your team of engineering managers.

Requirements

• Proven experience at the highest levels of engineering leadership in fast moving technology companies.
• Proven experience in Enterprise SaaS at the highest levels of engineering leadership in fast moving technology focused companies.
• A driven, knowledgeable, and dedicated to productivity mindset.
• The ability to plan and succeed, setting milestones along the way, over-communicate, create alignment, rally people and satisfy stakeholders.
• To care about the details and achieving success in your areas of focus.
• An appreciation for a fast moving, energetic, and collaborative environment with a team that is ridiculously easy to work with.
• Have worked within an AI / Security company in the past.

Benefits

• Prioritize health, wellness, financial security, and life balance with programs tailored to your location and role.
• Flexible working hours, work-from home allowances, in-office perks, and time off for learning and self development.
• Generous vacation and wellness time off, country-specific holidays, and 100% paid parental leave for all caregivers.
• Health benefits, employee assistance plans, and annual wellness allowance.
• Country-specific life insurance, disability benefits, and retirement/pension programs, plus mobile phone and education allowances.