Director of Engineering
About Us:
The wholesale distribution industry is ready for a revolution, and Proton is
leading the charge. The world relies on distributors to sell nearly every
physical product, but despite its massive contribution to the global economy,
this industry has been left behind in terms of technology. Proton is changing
that. With AI-powered sales software, we’re breaking through the complexity
of selling millions of products and making it easier for distributors to anticipate
customer needs. Our mission is to bring the distribution industry into the
modern age and the results speak for themselves. Distributors using Proton
see 10x ROI, faster new hire ramp-up, and happier sales teams.
In 2022, we raised a $20M Series A backed by Felicis Ventures (investors in
Twitch, Shopify, Opendoor, and many others) and Battery Ventures. This
year, we’re laser-focused on driving customer growth. If you’re excited about
the opportunity to wear multiple hats, and continuously learn and experiment,
now’s the time to join the Proton team.
The Role
2025 is set to be a huge year for Proton. We just wrapped up our best year
yet in 2024, and now we’re going all in. Proton is looking for a Director of
Engineering to join our fast-growing team.
We are looking to hire someone in the greater Boston area who is open to a
hybrid schedule. The position allows working from home two days per week.
What you’ll do
· Design and oversee agile development, testing, and release processes
to ensure product quality and reliability.
· Ensure that development teams adhere to modern agile continuous
integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) software development practices.
· Manage daily Scrum ceremonies and long-term development estimates
to deliver new product features on time and with high levels of testing
and quality.
· Manage forward-looking technology backlogs to maintain low defects,
focusing on security, upgrades, patches, and platform scalability and stability.
· Optimize and drive efficiency within the engineering organization to
deliver projects on time and meet customer requirements.
· Ensure visibility and predictability around engineering processes and
systems to enhance organizational efficiency.
· Measure code quality and workflow efficiency for the whole organization
and develop improvement plans.
· Identify and establish useful metrics and key performance indicators
(KPIs) for the organization, and closely measure the engineering team's
impact on the business.
· Scale and grow the engineering team through hiring, onboarding, and
by fostering a learning environment with professional development,
coaching, mentoring, and performance management.
· Become an expert on our customers by learning and understanding
their needs, collecting feedback, and conveying product features.
· Participate in and engage with sales and/or customer success calls, in-
person sessions, and user research.
· Work closely with the Executive team to ensure that engineering
resources are aligned with business priorities.
· Regularly visit and meet with customers to understand their needs to
support continued organizational success.
Minimum Requirements
· At a minimum, a U.S. Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science,
Computer Systems Engineering, or a related field, or the foreign degree
equivalent.
· 5 years’ progressively responsible, post-baccalaureate experience in
the job offered or a related occupation.
· Experience with software development using the following programming
languages: Python, Go, JavaScript, TypeScript.
· Experience designing architectural patterns of high-scale web
applications, including APIs, high volume data pipelines, and data
structures.
· Experience using Infrastructure software tools, including GitHub
Actions, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Redis, Docker, or Microservices.
· Experience managing/leading a team of engineers throughout technical
software engineering projects.
Salary Range: $223,000-250,000 USD
Benefits
· Competitive Salaries + Company Stock Options - we want to pay you
well (and equitably!) and make you feel like an owner.
· 401k with Employer Contribution (US only, for now!) - we know work
isn’t forever, so we contribute up to 3% of your salary to help you
prepare whether you directly contribute or not.
· Unlimited PTO + 10 Company Paid Holidays - we even have tools
implemented to detect burnout to make sure folks recharge regularly.
· Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance - we cover one medical plan
100% in the USA and cover a premium plan 100% for international
employees (for US- this includes a HSA!) and cover 50% for
dependents on all our medical plan options.
· 12 Weeks Fully Paid Parental Leave - that goes for primary and
secondary caregivers; even if you’re adopting or fostering!
· Company Paid off-sites - time for us to be together, brainstorm, and
make magic happen
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