Director, Core Engineering Services

 

Our mission is to create the Experience of a Lifetime for our employees, so they can, in turn, create the Experience of a Lifetime for our guests. We own and operate the most renowned destination resorts in the world as well as regional and local ski areas outside major cities, and connect them all through one unrivaled network. We are looking for ambitious leaders, innovators and creators to join our talented team. If you’re ready to pursue your fullest potential, we want to get to know you!

 

Candidates for year-round positions are reviewed on a rolling basis. Applications will be accepted up to 90 days after the posting date, or until the position is filled (whichever is first).

 

Job Summary

Vail Resorts is seeking an experienced engineering leader within the Guest Experience Technology organization to lead and evolve a foundational engineering function that enables digital product teams to deliver faster, more reliably, and at scale.

 

Core Engineering Services provides foundational engineering capabilities that improve consistency, reliability, and scalability across our digital technology landscape. These capabilities include data platform engineering, quality engineering, developer experience and delivery enablement, reusable engineering patterns, and operational excellence practices that reduce friction and improve reliability across the delivery portfolio.

 

This role is suited for an engineering leader who has operated across multiple technical domains, builds and scales strong teams, applies product-oriented thinking to foundational capabilities, and drives measurable improvements in delivery effectiveness and system reliability.

 

Job Specifications:

• Starting Wage: $140,000 - $175,000 + bonus + equity
• Employment Type: Year Round  
• Shift Type: Full Time hours available
• Minimum Age: At least 18 years of age  
• Housing Availability: No

 

Job Responsibilities:

• Own the health, outcomes, and continued evolution of the Core Engineering Services organization
• Oversee and mature data engineering teams responsible for scalable, reliable data platforms, pipelines, and governance capabilities that support analytics, reporting, and AI-driven products
• Improve developer experience through CI/CD maturity, developer tooling, engineering standards, and self-service enablement
• Advance quality engineering practices including shift-left testing, automation strategy, performance validation, and release readiness
• Define and evolve common engineering patterns, APIs, and abstractions that promote consistency, reuse, and speed across application teams
• Drive operational excellence using data-informed insights into delivery performance, reliability, flow, and quality
• Strengthen reliability and resilience in partnership with Engineering, Infrastructure, and Security through effective incident response, root cause elimination, and preventative practices
• Enable product teams with clear paved roads and standards that accelerate delivery without creating bottlenecks
• Partner with Digital Engineering, Program Services, and Product leaders to align foundational readiness with roadmap demand and seasonal peaks
• Hire, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and senior engineers while fostering a culture of accountability and continuous improvement
• Manage foundational technology investments and vendor relationships with a focus on outcomes, scalability, and sustainability
• Partner with Data & Analytics leadership to ensure core engineering practices effectively support the data platform, analytics, decision intelligence, and emerging AI use cases

 

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
• 10+ years of engineering experience, including 5+ years leading managers and multi-team organizations
• Proven experience leading data engineering organizations, including modern data platforms, pipeline orchestration, data quality, governance, and reliability at enterprise scale.
• Experience leading foundational engineering capabilities such as DevEx, CI/CD, quality engineering, data platform enablement, or reliability/operations
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