Director of Engineering

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November 26

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UpTogether

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Charity • Finance • Social Impact

UpTogether is a systems change organization dedicated to disrupting traditional approaches to ending poverty in the United States. The organization emphasizes that poverty is not due to individual failure, but rather a result of systemic policies that inhibit economic mobility. UpTogether partners with families and communities experiencing financial hardships, providing them cash investments without restrictions. They work to amplify stories and evidence that show the effectiveness of these investments. By collaborating with community organizations, members, and partners, UpTogether aims to foster equitable systems that allow everyone to thrive.

11 - 50 employees

🤲 Charity

💸 Finance

🌍 Social Impact

📋 Description

• Ownership of UpTogether’s Engineering infrastructure and services • Actively participate in strategic, tactical, and operational planning and road-mapping of engineering and security solutions that support UpTogether’s platform and mission. • Be excited about innovating paths forward and identifying solutions that don’t currently exist. • Lead engineering projects from conception to closeout: map out deliverables and timelines, determine scopes of work and delegate tasks to the team, troubleshoot and adjust project scope and milestones, and communicate clearly with multiple stakeholders. • Oversee a team responsible for managing AWS cloud services infrastructure, software development and integration, and a data architecture that supports the organization’s needs. • Maintain a working knowledge of the codebase, guiding technical design of improvements and new features.

🎯 Requirements

• Demonstrated technical vision and leadership drawn from experience architecting & implementing at least one large-scale production application. • Ability to lead engineering in lean environments, and to model a solutions-oriented approach that meets ambiguity with clear, simple, and effective paths forward. • Strong communication skills and the ability to resolve conflicting priorities, understand end user needs, and translate technical requirements and concepts for collaborating partners. • Experience with DevOps management on AWS or related modern cloud infrastructure platforms. • Knowledge of business ecosystems, SaaS, infrastructure as a service (IaaS), platform as a service (PaaS), service-oriented architecture (SOA), APIs, microservices and monolithic patterns. • Vendor- and technology-neutral — more interested in achieving targeted business outcomes than in personal preferences. • At least 10-15 years experience as a software or data engineer, software engineering manager, or equivalent • 5+ years experience leading, developing & mentoring engineers • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent work experience.

🏖️ Benefits

• Medical • Dental • Vision • 401(k) • Vacation