Director of Engineering – Infrastructure

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Ziff Davis

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 1927

📱 Media

💰 $650M Post-IPO Debt on 2017-06

Media • Technology • Internet

Ziff Davis is a multi-billion dollar digital media and internet company, home to over 40 leading brands in technology, shopping, gaming and entertainment, connectivity, health and wellness, cybersecurity, and martech. With a focus on mergers and acquisitions, Ziff Davis has deployed around $3 billion in capital, leveraging its deep industry knowledge, technological expertise, and investment acumen. The company is committed to corporate responsibility, emphasizing diversity, equity, and inclusion, as well as environmental, social, and governance practices. Ziff Davis serves millions of customers worldwide, offering a diverse range of digital media and internet services.

📋 Description

• Lead, mentor, and grow a small Infrastructure Engineering team, including hiring and performance management. • Own the technical direction for cloud infrastructure, backend services, our website, developer tooling, observability, and operational systems. • Improve reliability, scalability, security, and engineering effectiveness across the platform. • Make it easier and safer for engineers to build, deploy, and operate software. • Partner with Engineering, Product, Data Science, and business stakeholders on architecture, technical strategy, and operational priorities. • Lead incident response readiness, operational practices, and service ownership across the organization. • Balance long-term technical investments with the needs of a fast-moving product business. • Ensure the platform can support the company’s next generation of products, experiences, and growth initiatives.

🎯 Requirements

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, including experience leading engineering teams, managers, or senior technical contributors. • Strong technical background spanning cloud infrastructure, backend systems, web technologies, and operational tooling. • Experience operating and scaling systems on AWS. • Experience with CI/CD, observability, deployment automation, and modern engineering practices. • Experience supporting consumer-facing products at scale is strongly preferred. • Proven ability to lead small, high-impact teams with a high degree of ownership and autonomy. • Demonstrated success operating in ambiguous environments and driving progress despite changing priorities or constraints. • A growth mindset, intellectual curiosity, and a bias toward action. • Strong communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage • Life and disability benefits • Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) • 401(k) with company match • Employee Stock Purchase Plan • Flexible Time Off • Volunteer Time Off • Paid holidays • Family building and caregiving support • Generous Family Care and Parental leave • Fitness Reimbursement • Access to wellness programs