Sr. Director, Onyx Application Engineering
About the role
Sr. Director, Onyx Application Engineering
Key Responsibilities
Recruit, lead, develop, and retain a high-functioning organization of engineers
Partner with
Work with the Product team to build a comprehensive product roadmap
Lead the development and execution of a framework for
Partner with heads of the Platform groups
to build intuitive, simple and elegant interfaces for access to their core services, creating a single-pane-of-glass view of the entire Onyx platform for our customers
- Along with other Heads of Engineering on Onyx,
provide a strong voice for modern architecture across the Onyx organization and beyond.
Basic Qualifications
We are looking for professionals with the following skills and experience:
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
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Significant experience leading
Specialized experience building, leading, and developing
high-performing engineering teams, including leadership of managers and matrixed organizations.
- Strong software engineering background with
experience delivering complex applications
and data products that support business, research, or scientific objectives.
- World class understanding of modern software development practices, including application architecture,
testing, deployment, observability, and lifecycle management.
- Best-in-class working with frameworks such as
JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Python, Go, Rust,
Strong experience implementing
DevOps and CI/CD practices using industry-standard development and deployment toolchains.
- Experience delivering
cloud-native solutions
Proven ability to partner effectively with Product Management teams to define strategy
, prioritize investments, and execute product roadmaps.
- Experience leading Agile software development teams and applying Agile delivery methodologies at scale.
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Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
, with the ability to build trusted relationships across technical and business functions.
- Experience managing multiple priorities and delivering outcomes within
Preferred Qualifications
The following would be advantageous:
- Master’s degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Data Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience leading engineering organizations
supporting AI/ML, scientific computing, research platforms, data science, or advanced analytics environments.
Strong track record of delivering technology solutions
that have driven measurable business, scientific, or operational outcomes.
- Experience integrating
third-party applications with enterprise
Experience in establishing engineering standards
Industry visibility through
technical publications, conference speaking engagements, open-source contributions, or participation in engineering communities.
- Experience attracting, developing, and retaining high-performing engineering talent within competitive technology markets.
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Experience leading global
engineering teams across multiple geographies and cultures.
- Google Cloud Platform certification or comparable cloud certification.
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