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Senior Engineering Director, Product Engineering
LimeUnited States, United StatesRemotefull_timeVerifiedPosted 25 Jan 2025
💰 $388,000/yr($282,000/yr – $388,000/yr)
About the role
Lime is the world's largest shared electric vehicle company. We’re on a mission to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free. Our electric bikes and scooters have powered 700+ million rides in 250+ cities on 5 continents, replacing an estimated 150+ million car trips. Named a Time 100 Most Influential Company and Fast Company Brand That Matters, Lime continues to set the pace for shared micromobility globally.
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineering Director to lead one of our fast-growing Engineering organizations. This position will oversee our mobile applications, algorithm-heavy backend business logic, and proprietary machine learning systems that power our vehicle positioning systems and computer vision applications.
As the Senior Engineering Director, you will be responsible for setting the technical direction and strategy for the area, and for ensuring the team delivers high-quality products on-time with limited resources. You will also be responsible for fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture, and for developing and mentoring team members to support their growth and development.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success leading and managing multiple managers and teams of engineers, and will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. They will also have strong cross-functional collaboration skills with product managers, data scientists, designers and operation teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.
#LI-Remote#LI-HS1
Why Lime? When you join Lime, you join a global community of smart, caring, talented individuals working together to deliver world-changing results; striving to create an experience that enables Limers to do their best work. Here are some ways we support and invest in our team:
Competitive salaries, performance-based annual bonus and pre-IPO equityHealth and wellness offerings for all team members starting day one including access to top-tier fitness and mindfulness appsFlexible vacation policies with ample paid holidays tailored to country of residenceFully-paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child and financial, medical and educational support for Limers pursuing parenthoodSupport for retirement and financial goals with unlimited access to financial advisorsUnlimited, complimentary use of our vehicles in hundreds
We are looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Engineering Director to lead one of our fast-growing Engineering organizations. This position will oversee our mobile applications, algorithm-heavy backend business logic, and proprietary machine learning systems that power our vehicle positioning systems and computer vision applications.
As the Senior Engineering Director, you will be responsible for setting the technical direction and strategy for the area, and for ensuring the team delivers high-quality products on-time with limited resources. You will also be responsible for fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture, and for developing and mentoring team members to support their growth and development.
The ideal candidate will have a track record of success leading and managing multiple managers and teams of engineers, and will be comfortable working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment. They will also have strong cross-functional collaboration skills with product managers, data scientists, designers and operation teams to deliver high-quality products that exceed customer expectations.
What You'll Do:
- Define the long-term technical roadmap and strategic vision, alongside key stakeholders such as product, design, data science and operation teams.
- Lead and manage multiple teams of talented engineers to deliver on key business objectives.
- Develop and implement engineering best practices and processes to drive quality, scalability, and innovation.
- Provide technical guidance and mentorship to team members to support their growth and development.
- Continuously evaluate and recommend new technologies and tools to improve product development and delivery.
- Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of high-quality customer-facing products.
About You:
- 7+ years of experience as an individual contributor; 8+ years leading teams as an engineering manager, and at least 4+ years as a manager of managers
- Experience leading diverse, geographically dispersed teams in a remote environment
- Relevant technical experience in at least one of the following areas: consumer-facing mobile application, product backend business logic, machine learning systems.
- Owner’s mindset with strong execution. Have the passion and drive to apply engineering principles to solve complex, vague and sometimes urgent business problems
- Experienced in working within high performing teams that consistently deliver business value and operationally excellent systems
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines
- Excellent communication and effective prioritization skills in working with competing priorities.
- Ideally you are still hands-on with technology and enjoy casual coding or tinkering with current technologies.
Preferred Qualifications:
#LI-Remote#LI-HS1
Why Lime? When you join Lime, you join a global community of smart, caring, talented individuals working together to deliver world-changing results; striving to create an experience that enables Limers to do their best work. Here are some ways we support and invest in our team:
Competitive salaries, performance-based annual bonus and pre-IPO equityHealth and wellness offerings for all team members starting day one including access to top-tier fitness and mindfulness appsFlexible vacation policies with ample paid holidays tailored to country of residenceFully-paid leave following the birth or adoption of a child and financial, medical and educational support for Limers pursuing parenthoodSupport for retirement and financial goals with unlimited access to financial advisorsUnlimited, complimentary use of our vehicles in hundreds
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