Director of Engineering

About Hwy Haul

Formed in 2018, Hwy Haul is building a next generation digital freight platform for fresh produce that connects Shippers (Farmers, Distributors, Wholesalers and Retailers) directly with Truckers, by eliminating intermediary friction, introducing end-to-end digital applications, and building advanced cold chain compliance

Our goal is to deliver freshness at your doorstep, reduce wastage during the transportation and create a future for sustainable growth for all the stakeholders

About the Role

You will apply your engineering leadership skills and knowledge of software development to drive ultra-scalable and highly reliable systems. You hold the responsibility for the big picture, determining how our systems relate to each other and use a breadth of tools and approaches to solve a broad spectrum of problems.

Youll oversee some of the most talented engineers, and help them to pursue their passion and transform their careers. Your growth will come from building and supporting strong leaders to whom you can effectively delegate, mentor for peak performance, define clear roles and accountability, communicate clear priorities and maximize cross-organizational alignment.

Your success will be defined by inspire and empower and not by command and control style.

What youll do

• Participate with senior management in co-developing a long-term Product reliability and technology road map
• Be a role model and professional coach for engineers
• Participate with senior management in co-developing a long-term Product and Technology road map
• Be the domain expert who follows industry trends and applies best practices
• Contribute to the hiring and development of talented engineers ranging from junior to senior levels
• Lead cross organizational projects to ensure teams deliver on time and at a high-quality bar, by proactively aligning resources and processes, mitigating risks, and making tradeoffs by taking intelligent risks

Qualifications

• Masters or Bachelors Degree in Computer Science/Engineering
• 5+ years experience managing teams of 10+ Engineers
• 15+ years overall experience in software industry
• Experience attracting, retaining, and developing top engineering talent throughout the industry
• Experience with the full lifecycle of building, deploying, and maintaining a large scale qpplications on Google Cloud or other public cloud
• Experience working in an Agile environment and managing geographically distributed teams

Benefits

• Excellent medical, dental and vision benefits
• 401(k) match
• Paid time off