The Head Of Engineering

Description:

The Head of Engineering is responsible for the overall system development life-cycle.
Preside over the entire Frontend and Backend development teams.
Drive the vision, design, strategy, and implementation of integrated web systems in order to support the business.
Keep up with new technologies and identifies correct schema for the sites/software in development.
Tackle high-level challenges and balances quality software with speed.
Responsible for feature deployment, stability of the technology platform, and the overall quality of the business’s web architecture.
Advise on the long-term technical strategic direction of the company and where or where not to make large strategic technical bets.
Management and execution of site/software development projects against delivery commitments and project plans.
Tasked with the planning, management, execution and implementation of site/software projects, inclusive of the day-to-day project management, scope management, issue and risk management
Work closely with different teams in designing, developing, and deploying scalable technologies that will lead to increased client satisfaction.
Absorb relevant and suitable technology based on the projected benefits to the engineering development departments.
Monitor KPIs and SOPs to assess technological performance
Supervise system infrastructure to ensure functionality and efficiency
Help Sales team during sales process through demos and answer technological needs of prospects
Define processes within engineering team and make sure everyone follows it.

Desired Experience & Qualities
7+ years of working experience in architectural design of multiple large- scale, highly reliable, and highly available web-based applications.
1+ year working experience in PHP.
1+ year managerial experience.
Should have vast experience in software engineering, site/software development and experience working with numerous software-industry business models.
Proven track-record of consistent project delivery, designing and developing complex, interactive web and mobile based applications.
A suitable candidate will further have had vast experience in agile development practices and architectural knowledge of web-based and back end technologies.