Director of Engineering

Scentbird is seeking an exceptional addition to our engineering team. We are looking for an experienced Director of Engineering to manage a distributed development team. The responsibilities of a Director of Engineering include leading a large team of engineers, collaborating with product managers, and improving company policies and standards.

To be successful as a Director of Engineering, you should have prior organizational leadership experience, be able to collaborate with team members, ensure that your team(s) successfully deliver on initiatives, and be a strategic problem-solver.  Ultimately, a top-notch Director of Engineering should demonstrate excellent communication skills, an ability to connect with other engineers and developers, and have a solid foundation in software design. 

This is an opportunity to define and reinvent the digital e-commerce space, and a passion for doing just that is critical - we want people who believe in their skills and their perspective and are ready to bring that awesomeness to the Scentbird brand.

This role reports to the CTO.

As a Director of Engineering, you will lead and drive high-performing engineering teams to deliver on our product roadmap initiatives within anticipated timeframes. 

What You’ll Be Responsible For:

• Leading distributed teams of 40+ engineers across different disciplines including mobile development and web development

• Establishing engineering best practices, coding standards, and development processes to drive excellence across the organization.

• Leading critical decisions regarding the architecture and implementation of scalable, high-quality engineering solutions.

• Promoting a rigorous approach to software development, testing, and deployment to ensure quality and reliability.

• Implementing robust processes to track and report key metrics such as service-level agreements (SLAs), performance, quality, and regular updates to stakeholders.

• Building a culture of accountability for meeting performance and quality targets, ensuring timely delivery and continuous improvement.

• Demonstrating effective communication and collaboration across all engineering teams, promoting knowledge sharing.

• Acting as a liaison and key communicator between engineering and other departments including product, marketing, and customer support ensuring alignment and collaboration.

• Ensuring timely delivery of projects while balancing short-term needs and long-term goals.

• Collaborating with HR and the CTO to identify hiring needs and recruit top engineering talent.

What We’ll Love About You:

• Exceptional communication skills with experience communicating with diverse, international teams.

• Significant experience working in late-stage startups (or similar), managing conservative budgets, and meeting aggressive revenue targets.

• Prior experience in B2C organizations with an emphasis on scalable product development for consumers.

What You’ll Need to Have:

• 5+ years of experience leading distributed/overseas engineering teams across multiple geographies and time zones.

• Prior experience leading teams of least 40+ engineers.

• 8+ years of hands-on experience with Java, React, Kubernetes, and AWS (or equivalent technologies).

• Extensive experience with Kanban, Scrum, or other agile methodologies.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent experience).

• Proficiency in Russian is a plus.

What You’ll Love About Us:

• Competitive base compensation    

• Bonus program

• Remote first*    

• Paid Time Off    

• 401k with Company Match    

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits

• Flexible Spending Accounts, as well as Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Complimentary Scentbird Membership

• A fun, creative and energetic work environment

* We are hiring in the following states: Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington

About the Brands:

• Scentbird: The easiest way for fragrance lovers to discover, try, and buy their favorite scented products without a commitment
• Deck of Scarlet: Deck of Scarlet is on a mission to break the clean category, redefining what clean fragrances should smell like. Composed entirely of vegan, cruelty-free ingredients, our fragrances bridge the gap between the clean and luxury categories, using the highest eau de parfum concentrations housed in sculptural, eye-catching bottles. You shouldn’t have to choose between being luxe and refined, or clean and vegan—now, you don’t have to.
• Confessions Of A Rebel: We were born in 2018, holding fast to the idea that the fragrance industry was in dire need of a change. When we looked around, all we saw was a sea of sameness: outdated archetypes of femininity and masculinity paired with unrelatable images of luxury that we had no say in. In truth, we are complex in ways that cannot be contained in the traditional heteronormative stereotypes, existing beyond the binary with raw, unfiltered voices that deserve to be heard.
• Goodhabit: Enriched with a blend of essential oils, Goodhabit’s clean, vegan, cruelty-free fragrances act as bottled intentions you set free with each mist. Our scents are designed to help you align with the good habits you’re building, while working to enhance and boost your mood. Inhale, exhale, and let the good energy flow through you.
• Sanctuary: Created for those who care about the fate of our planets, Sanctuary offers fragrance for a better future. Our clean, community-driven fragrances are inspired by endangered species and their habitats, each aimed at raising money and awareness for the preservation of their namesake.
• Drift: Drift began as an alternative to all of the tacky air care products on the market. Our products are designed to blend in, with amazing scents that stand out. We take pride in our fragrances, keeping them free from the traditional chemicals used in the fragrance industry. We are always phthalate and paraben free. We never skimp on quality of our scents or the products that deliver them. Our design ethos is simple but effective. We love our community, those who won’t settle for ordinary, and we want to deliver a best in class experience.

Scentbird is committed to bringing individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives into the Nest. We strive to uphold an inclusive environment where individuals of all different backgrounds, ages, colors, ethnicities, gender, or gender identities, genetics, physical or mental abilities, protected veteran status, race, religious or sexual orientation, thrive. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated internally to going above and beyond in fostering diversity. Come as you are - we’re excited to meet you.