Director, Engineering

About Nexcess Nexcess provides specialty cloud solutions for organizations where performance and compliance have to coexist. We serve businesses worldwide, from agencies scaling client sites to enterprises running mission-critical operations.

We've built our reputation on deep technical expertise and genuine partnership with every client we work with. Behind every environment we manage is a team of people who take the craft seriously and keep showing up when it matters.

Overview You will run and own the product engineering organization end to end: their architecture, delivery, and engineering roadmap . You are here to build and enable an engineering organization that ships fast and reliably , and how much of it is AI-efficiently enabled.

How we work Business alignment and focus come first. Engineering here exists to move the business. Key Performance Indicators Speed: DORA metrics with High/Elite as the target. Predictable, reliable delivery of quality software. AI adoption and its impact.

Responsibilities

Product and delivery Own architecture design, delivery and engineering roadmap for your teams. Build the partnership with Product: shape it together, commit to it, and then deliver it . Run delivery on monthly cycles with an explicit cut line. Scope, design and deliver demonstrable value each month.

Your teams must have an evidence backed ability to meet commitments rather than explained afterwards. Organization and people Design teams that deliver. Draw team boundaries so a team can finish its work without waiting on any other team.

One accountable Engineering Manager per team, so the owner of any piece of work is known the moment it arrives. Build the manager bench. Hire, develop, and calibrate engineering managers, own the hiring bar, and know who is ready to run each team. Coach them to lead rather than code.

Qualifications

Required 12+ years in software engineering, including 5+ leading engineering teams, and experience leading managers. Evidence you have mad