Director of Engineering

OpenTeams is looking to hire a full-time Director of Engineering with architecture, systems engineering, design, and development experience to join our software team. In this role you will build and lead the team responsible for the design, implementation, operation, and scaling of the OpenTeams platform and services. You will also work with the executive team to guide and support the creation of new product offerings.

Who we are

OpenTeams is the open-source software marketplace where open source software users can find, vet, and contract with service providers and find products that work well with open-source solutions. At OpenTeams we believe in a culture of do-ers, learners, and collaborators. We are looking for people who are motivated, humble, curious, and respectful of others.

The Ideal Team Member:

• Is self-motivated by the challenge put in front of them.
• Is passionate about investigating new trends, techniques, and technologies and using them to keep products on the leading edge.
• Is passionate about developing people and teams
• Has excellent communication skills and experience

Responsibilities

• Responsible for leading the engineering team including hiring and contracting.
• Responsible for development, execution, and maintenance of OpenTeams engineering projects.
• Responsible for designing and implementing processes, workflows, standards, and best practices in software development and site reliability engineering

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in software development
• Deep experience with and understanding of HTTP and RESTful architecture and design principles
• Deep experience with client-side technologies for web and mobile applications
• Previous management and leadership experience developing and maintaining applications
• Prior experience with the following technologies is a plus: Python, Django REST Framework, FastAPI, Next.js, Typescript, React, Vercel, Postgres, ElasticSearch, GCP.
• Understanding of AI/ML and emerging technologies