Director of Engineering, Cloud Application Platform

OverviewDirector of Engineering, Cloud Application Platform. This is a hands-on leadership role to lead the design, development, and evolution of Legion's cloud-native application platform that powers all of Legion's product teams. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to provide reusable services, APIs, and tools that enable product teams to deliver features rapidly and reliably, while meeting high standards of scalability and security. This is a remote role within the US.This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll spend ~30–40% of your time contributing to design and code, and the rest driving vision, roadmap, and cross-team adoption.ResponsibilitiesHire and build a globally distributed engineering team. Mentor, coach, and manage a team of cloud platform engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.Own the platform roadmap: define, prioritize, and deliver core platform features that accelerate product delivery (e.g., developer self-service, service templates, reusable APIs, observability, security guardrails).Define and measure engineering OKRs.Contribute to design and implementation in Java when needed, ensuring best practices and setting technical direction.Stay current with cloud technologies, trends, and best practices; provide technical guidance and thought leadership.Ensure the platform meets security, compliance, and data protection standards; implement and maintain robust security measures and terface with customer success and implementation teams to resolve customer issues.Participate in the incident management on-call rotation to help meet availability goals, in collaboration with reliability engineers and the development team.Required Qualifications8-12 years of experience in cloud platform design and development.8+ years of experience architecting and delivering large-scale cloud application platforms using Java, Spring Boot, and relational databases such as MySQL.5+ years of experience leveraging observability platforms (e.g., Datadog, Prometheus) to measure and improve platform adoption, performance, and reliability.5+ years of experience with data modeling and relational databases.3+ years of experience managing fully remote teams in a startup environment.Demonstrated experience in the design and implementation of scalable cloud or mobile solutions.Demonstrated experience in timely delivery of a product to market with customer rollout understanding.Proven track record of problem-solving and root-cause analysis.Bachelor/'s degree in Engineering required; Master/'s degree preferred.Preferred QualificationsExperience with leading next-generation technology, including public cloud services.5+ years of experience leading scrum teams (as scrum master or similar).Javascript, Angular or React UX framework experience.3+ years of experience with Kubernetes or other containerization/orchestration pensation & BenefitsSalary Range: Base Salary Range $220,000 - $263,000 + Bonus + Stock EquityAs a fully remote employer, pay is determined using local, national, and industry-specific survey data. Our posted salary range is indicative and may be refined for a candidate/'s region. Salaries are based on location, experience, education, and skills, with consideration of external market rate and internal equity.Benefits include, but are not limited to:$0 monthly premium and other medical, dental, and vision plans401k planDiscretionary Paid Time Off and Paid HolidaysParental LeaveEquityWellness ReimbursementMonthly meals or stipend where applicableAbout LegionJoin Legion/'s mission to turn hourly jobs into good jobs. We are a remote, mission-driven team seeking exceptional talent. Our AI-native workforce management platform delivers measurable ROI. We are recognized for innovation and backed by leading investors. We/'re growing and looking for individuals who want to make an impact.Equal Employment OpportunityLegion Technologies is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-24