Director of Engineering

CSC Generation Enterprise (CSC) is an AI-enabled multi-brand platform that acquires and transforms retailers into profitable, digital-first, consumer-centric businesses. CSC's retail platform is purpose built around its core M&A strategy and drives alpha by encoding revenue growth, unit margin management, and other expert-level retail practices into automation and AI. CSC owns and operates more than 10 retail, eCommerce, and wholesale brands, including Sur La Table, Backcountry, and One Kings Lane.

This role is challenging – above and beyond the day-to-day responsibilities, you’ll have a big role within a fast-paced team.

This position will report into the CTO.

• Oversee the SLDC process from planning to deployment and ensure that projects are completed on time and within budget.
• Execute Agile software development methodologies, such as Scrum and Kanban, to ensure the highest quality of deliverables.
• Create roadmaps for each product line in collaboration with product management teams, detailing feature sets that can be achieved within a given timeline.
• Establish engineering best practices that promote team collaboration, code reuse, efficiency, and scalability.
• Connect with stakeholders to discuss SLDC progress reports, anticipate business objectives changes, and identify improvement opportunities.
• Oversee end-user testing from beginning to end - ensuring customer satisfaction and providing feedback on product enhancements or modifications as needed.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field with 10+ years of experience in software engineering leadership.
• Deep experience with software development and technology practices related to e-Commerce.
• Demonstrated experience owning architecture decisions and communicating with the broader organizations on the investments needed & business value of those investments
• Demonstrated experience building and growing teams including coaching and managing performance at an executive level
• Experience in working with vendor software and decision points on build vs buy balancing risk and time to market

• PTO
• Medical/Dental/Vision and a variety of supplemental policies available
• Company 401K match
• Company Health Spending Account (HSA) match
• Company provides group life insurance at no cost
• COBRA reimbursement for salaried employees until health insurance eligible
• Paid Holidays
• Birthday off with pay!
• Pet Insurance
• Generous employee discounts

• 📞 Step 1: Match most of the requirements and qualifications for the position? We want to chat. A recruiter will reach out to you via email to schedule some time to learn more about our company and get to know you better. Remember, you’re also interviewing us!
• 📝 Step 2: Our assessments (if applicable to the role) measure your analytical and business acumen. We use them to better understand your expertise. Each person interviewing for the same role receives the same assessment, which helps us evaluate candidates equally and consistently.
• 👩🏽‍💻Step 3: Virtual or in-person interviews depending on your location. Our hiring team will learn more about your prior experience and challenges you’ve faced. Be prepared with detailed examples. Concise and well-organized answers are ideal.
• ✍🏽 Step 4: Offer! This is where things get really exciting. We gather all data from your interviews and conduct a final review. If qualified for the position, your recruiter will connect with you via phone to present a verbal offer we know you’ll be excited about.

This position may not be performed, in whole or in part, in New York City (whether from an office, in the field, or remotely from the candidate's home). 

CSC Generation family of brands provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws.

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