Head of Engineering

Selby Jennings Ltd
  • Chicago, IL
    18 days ago

    Job Description

    Key Responsibilities

    Technical Leadership

    • Remain actively involved in architecture, design, code reviews, and critical engineering initiatives
    • Contribute directly to the development of core platform functionality and business-critical systems
    • Drive decisions around scalability, reliability, security, and performance
    • Lead troubleshooting efforts for complex production issues and system challenges
    • Establish and maintain engineering standards, best practices, and development processes

    Team Leadership

    • Own engineering execution and delivery across multiple initiatives
    • Partner with product and business stakeholders to prioritize and organize work effectively
    • Mentor and develop engineers at all levels of experience
    • Manage hiring, performance, career development, and team growth
    • Create accountability and clear ownership across projects and teams
    • Foster a culture of transparency, collaboration, and operational excellence

    Organizational Impact

    • Build scalable processes that improve execution without creating unnecessary bureaucracy
    • Ensure engineering efforts align with business objectives and strategic priorities
    • Partner with executive leadership on organizational planning and technical strategy
    • Help shape the future structure and growth of the engineering organization

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationChicago, IL

    Skills

    • Architectural Designunmatched
    • Best Practicesunmatched
    • Business Strategyunmatched
    • Career Developmentunmatched
    • Code Reviewsunmatched
    • Establish Prioritiesunmatched
    • Identify Issuesunmatched
    • Leadershipunmatched
    • Mentoringunmatched
    • Organizational Development/Managementunmatched
    • Process Improvementunmatched
    • Production Systemsunmatched
    • Scalable System Developmentunmatched
    • Team Lead/Managerunmatched
    • Technical Leadershipunmatched
    • Technical Strategyunmatched

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