Director of Development
Description
Liquid Web, a leader in managed hosting and cloud solutions, has been empowering businesses and developers around the world with high-performance hosting platforms for over 25 years. We are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service and delivering reliable solutions to help our clients succeed online.
The Director of Development plays a key role in leading our development team to deliver world-class digital products and innovative hosting solutions. This position requires a dynamic and strategic leader with a deep technical understanding, hands-on experience with development methodologies, and a vision for scaling and optimizing digital services. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise in modern front-end frameworks, particularly React and Vue.js, and a proven ability to inspire and manage teams in building scalable, high-quality applications.
This is a permanent, full time, remote, direct hire position with a salary band of $125 - $150K annually.
Responsibilities:
- Manage the entire product life cycle from strategic planning to implementation
- Collaborate with stakeholders to meet the needs and goals of the company
- Represent the team’s interests in cross-team planning sessions
- Manage and mentor development resources to maximize productivity and quality for each project
- Foster a collaborative and inclusive environment by embodying servant leadership principles, ensuring the team has the tools and support needed to succeed
- Mentor developers in their professional growth, conducting regular 1:1s, performance reviews, and skill-building sessions
- Provide timely and accurate communications with business partners.
- Provide strategic roadmaps for systems and processes and present to business owners and stakeholders
- Help create & track concrete, objective measurements to organization level goals & KPIs
- Investigate defects and suggestions for improving internal systems
- Assists with patch management testing and deployment
- Determine plans for efficiently incorporating new products into production workflow
- Keep job knowledge current by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications
- Reflect on company goals and articulate how engineering work aligns with the broader company vision, goals, and objectives
- Manage departmental budget in conjunction with company overall budget
- Participate in the incident management process
Skills, Competencies, and Qualifications:
- 10+ years of experience in software development, including 5+ years in a leadership role
- Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or commensurate experience
- Proven track record of fostering high-performing teams using servant leadership principles
- Hands-on experience with React and Vue.js, including knowledge of component design, state management, and application optimization
- Proficiency in modern web technologies (JavaScript/TypeScript, CSS/SASS, HTML5) and RESTful APIs
- Well versed in all aspects of Software Development Life Cycles
- Strong communication abilities, both written and verbal
- Proven ability to lead a large team with a broad array of focus areas
- Strong business acumen in managing costs, developing business cases, and delivering cost effective solutions
- Demonstrated success in being a change agent, with a vision to transform internal systems and operations to fully support our customers
- Ability to plan and manage concurrent tasks, assignments, projects, and deadlines
- Ability to work independently and creatively, learn quickly, and solve complex problems in high-pressure situations
- Strong organizational, administrative and documentation skills
We Offer:
- Excellent Employer paid Benefits options - Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription
- Traditional and Roth 401k with company matching
- Fun employer-sponsored events
- A collaborative team culture
- Consistent/set work hours
- Challenging non-redundant daily duties
- A voice in how things get done
- Access to ongoing training
Disclaimer:
This job description is only a summary of the typical functions of the position. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of all job responsibilities, tasks, or duties. Additional duties and tasks may be assigned as part of the job function. Liquid Web Inc. reserves the right to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in a way that best supports the organizational needs. The job description in no way creates or implies an employment contract. The employment contract remains “at will”.
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy: Liquid Web is committed to offering equal employment opportunity without regard to age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, military status, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristic.