Director of Engineering (Core Experience)
Super
- Canada
- Director/Executive
- 3+ years
- Posted
Skills
Required
- Python
- modern web architectures
- distributed systems
- microservice design patterns
- JavaScript
- Braintree
- Adyen
Preferred
- personalization / recommendation systems / AI-driven
- AI
- modern AI enabled
- software development
- observability
as the Director of Engineering for Core Experience. In this role, you will lead the teams responsible for the shared member experiences that connect
's product verticals. You will own the technical strategy and delivery for the Core Experience organization, lead and develop Engineering Managers and their teams, and drive the organization's adoption of modern AI-enabled engineering practices. You will also guide architecture and system design decisions, shape the organizational structure, and continuously improve the product development lifecycle.
About Super
- Background in startup or scale-up environments where ambiguity, speed, and iteration are part of daily life
- Familiarity with our stack and ecosystem: Python, Node, React, Postgres, Redis, Docker, AWS, and related tools
- Experience working on consumer platforms with multiple product verticals where shared experiences connect the ecosystem
Responsibilities
- Diriger les équipes responsables des expériences partagées des membres qui relient les verticales de produits de
- Assurer l'exécution, la qualité technique et une expérience cohérente pour les membres à travers la plateforme.
- Être un moteur clé des normes d'ingénierie, des meilleures pratiques et des améliorations du cycle de vie du développement de produits.
- Strong interest in modern AI enabled software development and a desire to help teams incorporate AI into their workflows in a thoughtful and effective way
- Strong track record of delivering major product or platform initiatives while balancing speed, reliability, and long-term sustainability
- Experience building or scaling membership platforms, rewards systems, credits or loyalty mechanisms, or other shared product capabilities used across multiple teams
- Experience designing and operating services at meaningful scale, including performance, reliability, and observability considerations
- Proven ability to drive strategic engineering initiatives including organizational design, OKR planning, and multi-team alignment in fast-moving environments
- Deep expertise in either backend or frontend systems design, with working knowledge across the stack to evaluate architectural tradeoffs
Requirements
- Experience owning or contributing to shared platform capabilities or product infrastructure that support multiple product areas or verticals
- Strong understanding of modern web architectures, distributed systems, and microservice design patterns
- Prior depth as a Senior Software Engineer or Technical Lead (3+ years minimum), with strong architectural judgment and the ability to guide senior engineers toward sound technical decisions
- At least 5 years of people leadership experience, including managing managers and senior ICs, with 2+ of those years at a Director level or equivalent
- Experience partnering closely with Product, Design, Growth, Data, Operations, and Finance teams to deliver systems that power engagement, value discovery, and member support
- Proven success leading a multi-team engineering organization delivering consumer-facing products, shared platforms, or both
- Comfortable reviewing and guiding implementations within JavaScript and Python ecosystems
- Experience building homepage, discovery, or engagement surfaces in consumer products
- Experience working on shared platform capabilities that support multiple product teams or business areas
- Experience working on systems that support customer operations or service workflows tied to the user experience
- Experience integrating with payment platforms such as Braintree, Adyen, or similar providers, particularly in the context of subscriptions, memberships, or checkout experiences
Preferred
- Experience building membership, loyalty, rewards, or credit-based systems
- Experience with personalization, recommendation systems, or AI-driven product experiences that improve discovery, cross-sell, or engagement
Pay
USD 215,000 - 316,000
